Families Fly Free

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Longtime travel journalist Lyn Mettler shares her top tips to help families quickly and easily travel for less using rewards points and inspires you with ideas of where to travel.

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37: How My Family Got Started Flying Free

Lyn shares her travel story and how she got started flying her family free back in 2015. Get inspired for...
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36: The Scoop From Disneyland & Grand Californian Resort Summer 2021

Lyn shares the state of Disneyland in July 2021, as well as her review of the Grand Californian. Learn about...
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35: When Your Friends & Family Think You Travel TOO Much: It Happens to EVERYONE in This Hobby

Once you master how to fly your family free, you're likely to start getting comments and eye rolls about how...
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34: I Can’t Find Any Good Deals! How to Find Travel Deals When Demand Is Bonkers

Demand for travel is insane right now, so how do you find good deals? I walk through my family's strategy...
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33: Best Vehicles for a Family Road Trip That Allow You to Work From Anywhere with GMC

Mikhael Farah with GMC Communications joins Lyn to talk about what the auto company is hearing from families about what...
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32: The Quickest Way to Learn a Language Slowly: How I’m Learning Italian Inspired By My Travels

For Lyn, travel is about learning and it inspired her to take up language learning, first with Italian. She explains...
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31: Top 10 Mistakes People Make Flying Free

After doing numerous new member consults for her Families Fly Free membership, Lyn shares some of the top mistakes she...
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29: Welcome to the Car Rental “Carpocalypse”: How to Avoid Paying as Much as Your Mortgage

In this episode, Lyn gives you a sneak peek inside one of her Families Fly Free membership weekly webinars. This...
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BONUS EPISODE | How Advanced Travel Rewards Users Can Benefit From Families Fly Free With Kristin P.

Listen as Lyn interviews Families Fly Free member Kristin, who's been travel hacking for many years. Kristin shares how the...
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28: Oh the Places We’ve Gone! My Family’s Top 15 Bucket List Adventures Flying Free

With the idea of inspiring to think outside the box when it comes to things you can do while traveling,...
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27: Earn Southwest Points Without Paying for Flights! 10 Ways to Boost Your Account

Sure you can earn Southwest points to book free flights by flying and using travel credit cards, but here are...
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BONUS EPISODE: The Lifetime Impact of Free Travel for Your Family + “Snowbirding” With Travel Rewards with Catherine Branch Stebbins

Families Fly Free member, Catherine S., a new retiree, shares how the membership has been key to her "snowbird strategy"...
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