In this video, I share my favorite way to use Chase Sapphire Preferred, my FAVORITE travel card, to book free Southwest flights paired with my family’s Southwest Companion Pass, which we ALWAYS have in our wallet.
I show you the SIMPLEST system to earn the Southwest Companion Pass for 2 years at a time and ALWAYS have one inside my Secrets of a Travel Journalist Club.
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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 Fly Free Formula and her insider tips for traveling easier gained from 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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