July 24, 2025

Reader Success Story to Moab

Pam

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Amanda is a fairly new reader of ours. She followed a prior reader success story that we’d published to Moab, Utah, and replicated it! Here is her Reader Success Story to Moab:

Since finding Travel Mom Squad a year ago, I  have taken three domestic trips and have the Netherlands and Denmark booked for May! I am going to tell you about my family’s (me, my husband, and our four-year-old daughter) trip to Moab because I followed your exact tips, and we had a great time!
 

Flights on Credit Card Miles

On Southwest® Airlines, we flew roundtrip from San Jose, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah. We used a total of 37,000 Southwest® Rapid Rewards® miles for this.

 

Hotels on Credit Card Points

We booked the Hyatt Place Moab for three nights at 23K points/night. We also booked the Hyatt Place Salt Lake City for one night at 15K points/night. We each opened a card_name for this trip. I opened the first one, referred my husband, and then he opened one as well.

 

Hyatt Place Moab (photo from Hyatt).

 
 

Details of Our Moab Trip

We flew into SLC and rented a car through Turo. We charged this expense to a new card, which helped with our spending requirement.  The drive to Moab was about four hours, and I planned a few stops along the way, including a huge kids’ museum in Lehi.
 
The Hyatt Place Moab was a perfect choice for us. It featured a large pool, hot tub, splash pad area, breakfast, and gym, and was conveniently located in the center of town. We visited Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and hiked to a waterfall on the Mill Creek Trail over three days. All of these places were within thirty minutes of the hotel.  There were more than enough hikes that even our four-year-old could complete.
 
 
Man with girl on shoulders in front of red rocks.

There were plenty of hikes for young hikers in Moab.

 
Moab also had plenty of food choices, a rock shop (our four-year-old loved this), and a dinosaur lovers’ dream open-air museum called Moab Giants.
 
I booked a night in SLC at the end of our trip so we wouldn’t have a long drive right before our flight. All in all, it was a success! I sincerely thank you all for the information.  My family is traveling more and in a better style because of you!
 
 
We love hearing about trips like these, Amanda!  Seeing these reader success stories is why we do what we do. 
 
 

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Women and little girl in front of red rocks

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