Lyn Mettler

Lyn Mettler is a travel expert, author and longtime travel writer for US News & World Report, USA Today and The TODAY Show. Lyn is also the creator of the Secrets of a Travel Journalist Club, where she shares her secrets for saving on travel and traveling with less stress learned from her 25+ years as a professional travel journalist. She is one of the industry's foremost experts on collecting and using travel rewards with her expertise featured in major media outlets and on podcasts, television and radio.
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The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, My Favorite Card to Travel Free

The card_name is my FAVORITE travel card, which always has a strong bonus. It currently lets you bonus_miles_full Annual Fee:...

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179 | Southwest Airlines Ends Free Checked Bags + Other MAJOR Changes: What You Need to Know…

Southwest ends free checked bags and announced other MAJOR changes recently, including a new “Basic” fare. While much of these...

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101 Ways to Earn Southwest Points to Fly FREE [2025]

If you want to fly free, you’re going to need to earn Southwest points … well … LOTS of Southwest...

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177 | What Travel Rewards ACTUALLY Is Versus What You Think It Is

A lot of people have mistaken assumptions about travel rewards that simply aren’t true. In this episode, Lyn lays out...

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176 | The Latest on Southwest Airlines’ Changes Coming Soon

Lyn shares the latest about the changes coming to Southwest Airlines this year and next year, including assigned and extra...

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175 | The Best Credit Cards for Airport Lounge Access

When you start flying more because you’re using miles and points, having access to airport lounges can be a nice...

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174 | Success Story: Flying Free for Travel Sports with Amy Heffern

Learn how Amy Heffern, a mom of 2, has used travel rewards and Southwest Airlines specifically to not only save...

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173 | Shhh… 5 Things They Don’t Want You to Know About Travel Rewards

Here are 5 things that banks, airlines, hotels and others DON’T want you to know about travel rewards because it’s...

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Earn 140,000 Points for up to 8 Free Hotel Nights With IHG Credit Cards

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is one of my favorite hotel chains, as they own both EVEN Hotels and Hotel Indigo,...

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