85. Travel Smart: Last Trip Booked and How We Did It on Points!
Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad
Alex, Pam and Jess
4.9 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Ever wondered how the Travel Mom Squad makes those dream trips happen using points and miles? Well, buckle up because in today’s episode, we're diving into our latest bookings and the clever strategies behind them. From spontaneous deals to meticulously planned adventures, we’ve got a load of tips and tales that could turn you into a points and miles guru, too.
Join us as Alex kicks things off with a jaw-dropping deal to Spain. Imagine snagging business class tickets for the price of economy! Thanks to an alert from Thrifty Traveler Premium, Alex, along with Jess and Pam (albeit on different flights), managed to book business class seats to Spain for an incredible points price. Hear how they navigated limited availability and strategic airport choices to make the most of their miles.
But that's not all. While Alex and Jess will be enjoying the luxuries of business class together, Pam shares her solo travel charm, opting for a different route but meeting up in Spain nonetheless. The excitement doesn't stop in Spain though; they’ve got their eyes set on exploring both Madrid and Barcelona, with luxurious stays planned at Hyatt properties.
In this episode, we also get a peek into their future travel plans and how they intend to use their points for upcoming trips. Whether it’s leveraging hotel points for lavish stays or choosing the right credit cards for accessing those hard-to-snag flight deals, the squad leaves no stone unturned.
So, whether you're planning your next big adventure or just dreaming about your first points-funded trip, this episode is packed with actionable advice and infectious excitement. Ready to turn your travel dreams into reality without the hefty price tag? Hit play and join us on this globe-trotting journey powered by points and miles. Your next epic adventure awaits!
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http://thriftytraveler.com/premium
Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad
Episode Minute By Minute:
- 0:45 Alex's Exciting Alert: Business Class to Spain for Economy Prices
- 3:20 Booking Strategies: Navigating Limited Seat Availability
- 4:55 Why We Chose Different Flights and Airports
- 6:10 Jess and Alex's Plan: Flying Out of Dallas
- 7:30 Pam's Solo Flight Strategy: The Benefits of Traveling Alone
- 9:00 Anticipating the Luxuries of Business Class
- 10:15 Planning Our Stay in Madrid and Barcelona
- 11:40 Future Travel Plans: How We Use Points to Plan Ahead
- 13:20 Tips for Using Points for Hotel Stays and Luxurious Experiences
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | With all the points in miles travel we do, we are often either booking or thinking about booking a trip. |
| 0:06.8 | Today, get a sneak peek into the most recent trips we each booked and how we did it. |
| 0:11.9 | Welcome to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad. |
| 0:14.8 | We are three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars of travel expenses |
| 0:21.6 | for nearly free. We've used credit card points of miles to take vacations to places like |
| 0:26.5 | Hawaii, Paris, Greece, Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the best part, we each still have |
| 0:33.4 | 800 plus credit scores. Imagine being able to take the vacation of your dreams for nearly free. |
| 0:39.1 | It's totally possible and we're here to show you how. Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. |
| 0:46.0 | And I'm Jess. Let's talk points. Today we are talking all about the trips we each most |
| 0:52.4 | recently booked on points and miles. And also we are looking |
| 0:55.9 | ahead to the next trip on our radar to book. So Alex is going to kick us off. And Alex, Pam and I have |
| 1:03.1 | no idea what trip you most recently booked. So please enlighten that. I know you guys are going to be so excited. |
| 1:13.4 | Spoiler alert, they booked the same trip. We're all going together. So I saw an alert for |
| 1:20.6 | from Thrifty Traveler Premium from their email subscription service, which I'll link to that |
| 1:26.3 | and the show notes. Basically, they send out alerts for all sorts of flight deals. |
| 1:31.9 | Cash points, business class economy. |
| 1:35.4 | And we really enjoyed it this year. |
| 1:39.1 | I think we've each probably booked, well, altogether, I think we booked like three of their deals. |
| 1:43.2 | And this was one of them. |
| 1:44.5 | So they sent an alert out for flights from the U.S. to Spain on Iberia for 34,000 miles each way in business class, which is insane. |
| 1:57.1 | That's economy prices. |
| 1:59.5 | That's actually about pretty good economy price or about average economy |
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