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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94 | Don’t Put Off Travel! Success Story With Retiree Kay Wallingford

Retiree Kay Wallingford shares how she and her husband traveled around the U.S. and to Europe using Lyn's simple fly-free...
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93: Travel Planning 2023: 5 Tips

It's time to plan your 2023 travels! Lyn offers 5 travel planning tips to help you decide where to go...
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92 | Comparing the Southwest, Alaska and Delta Companion Pass

When people hear me talk about the Southwest Companion Pass, they sometimes say, "well I fly Delta/Alaska and they ALSO...
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91 | Success Story: Flying Free With Young Kids & $10K Saved With Thea Cabanilla

Learn how this family of 5 saved a record $10,000 in travel expenses and had so many points, they were...
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90 | Disney Vacation Club Direct vs Resale With Chad Pennycuff of My DVC Points

If you've ever considered Disney Vacation Club, you first need to understand the 2 methods to becoming a member: direct...
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89 | Disney World at Thanksgiving Trip Recap: Disney Vacation Club, Space 220, Genie+ and More!

Lyn shares all the details of her Thanksgiving 2022 trip to Disney World, including the latest on Genie+, how she...
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88 | How to Increase Your Credit Score ASAP

Need a higher credit score before you can start collecting frequent flyer miles to fly free? Lyn has multiple time-tested...
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87 | The Chase 5/24 Rule Explained!

Selecting and timing your travel cards correctly is a key part of using travel rewards in a simple and easy...
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86 | All About the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card: A Review

Capital One Venture X is one of my favorite travel cards, which offers a flexible rewards system. I share my...
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85 | From Skeptical to 8X ROI in Free Travel With Jerry Quinn

Jerry shares how his Oregon family of 4 prioritized family travel with his college-age kids and learned how to really...
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84 | Disney at the Holidays with Doug McKnight of Rope Drop Radio

Lyn chats about going to Disney during the holidays with Doug from Rope Drop Radio. They both share lots of...
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83 | Cruising Tips With Sheri of Cruise Tips TV

Flying free is a great way to get to ports for cruising! Sheri Griffith with CruiseTipsTV joins Lyn to talk...
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