Points and miles helped Laura take a multi-generational trip to the Northeast with her grandparents during the July 4th week. Here is her reader success story – Boston to Maine with grandparents.   Flights and Hotels in Boston We started with our flights on Southwest® for the six of us.  After earning the Southwest® Companion […]

Emily sent us her reader success story to Puerto Rico, and we had to share it with you. Our readers love beach vacations so we know you will enjoy this one. Here is her story…   Emily Meets the Travel Mom Squad We are a one-income family of six (kids ages 7, 9, 11, and […]

Elizabeth took her daughter McKenna on an unbelievable college graduation trip to four countries. Here is her story: My daughter and I took a trip to celebrate her college graduation and relax a bit before she started law school. My objective was a no-stress trip, to see as much as we could and decide where […]

Michelle sends us her reader success story to London and Edinburgh. We love both cities, so we can’t wait to hear how she did it!   Michelle’s Story I started leveraging credit card welcome offers to redeem flights and hotels in 2021 when my best friend showed my husband and me how to navigate this […]

Next up is a reader success story to Kona, a seaside town on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Here is Michelle’s story: My family and I wanted to go on a weekend getaway to Waikoloa last October with another family to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Everyone knows that the Hilton Waikoloa […]

Switzerland on points and miles is a trip that Stephanie went on, then posted about in our Facebook Group. She kindly said that we could share it on the blog to help the rest of the Travel Mom Squad. On a personal note, I have traveled to much of where she went and it is […]

Here is Sayre’s reader success story to Europe on points and miles… and cash. She used a mixture of these things to craft the perfect 10 day trip to Europe! Here is her story:     I started using credit card points/miles with the simple goal to fly cheaper/more frequently from Raleigh, NC to New […]

I thought it would be fun to hear from some of our readers, particularly our Award Travel Academy Students, about their points and miles journey. I asked them to tell us about their first redemptions and their journey from beginner to booking that first trip with credit card points and miles.   Olivia’s Story with […]

Here is Sierra’s Reader Success Story – Family trip to Washington, D.C. We love that so many people have been inspired to go to the nation’s capital after a trip Alex and I took there. After listening to the Podcast Episode about Washington, D.C., I decided it was the perfect place to take my family. […]

Elizabeth sent in her reader success story on going to St. Kitts on points and miles. That is a trip on my radar so I was excited to read it! Here is her story. I wanted to share our recent family trip to St. Kitts on points and miles. With our family growing over the […]

 I want to say THANK YOU! Without your podcast, my family of four’s trip would not have been possible. We spent two weeks island hopping on our trip to Greece with points. This trip had a cash value of $35,000 but only cost us $2,000 due to the system you taught me to use. I […]

Heather’s reader success story is about Greece in luxury and we’re here for it! Greece is one of our favorite destinations and luxury is our theme of travel except for family vacations. Here is her story:   First of all, I’m a huge fan! I’m so excited to share my success story with you. My […]

Elizabeth sent us this reader success story of her family trip to Amsterdam on credit card points and miles. This trip was taken with two young children, and we appreciate her sharing it with all of us. Here is her story: Hi! Thank you for all the life-changing information I learned from your podcast and […]

Melissa recently shared her incredible reader success story to Secrets Akumal in our Facebook Group and graciously said I could share it with all of our readers. I was incredibly excited to read about her stay as it is one that I’ve considered for a while. We love that she and her hubby could make […]

Meghan sends us her reader success story to San Antonio, a popular Texas destination. Here is her story: My name is Meghan, and I love getting a good deal, so when I heard more about traveling on points two years ago, I was hooked. My husband, I, and our two young boys recently returned from […]

Our latest reader success story shows you how to score major points with your teenager by taking them to a concert at an international location. Christina’s story is about Amsterdam and a concert on points and miles!   Christina’s Story In a podcast, Jess mentioned that she would follow Taylor Swift around Europe. My 12-year-old […]

We have a doozy of a points and miles redemption for you today! CJ shares her reader success story: One Month in Italy! Yes, a FULL month! Hello! Since Italy is a popular travel hacking destination, I wanted to share how we booked a one-month summer trip on points. This is for 2 adults and […]

Our latest reader success story comes from Cheryl and is all about three European cities on points and miles. Cheryl just started in 2023 and has had some amazing success! Here is her story:   Cheryl’s Story with Credit Card Points and Miles First of all, I wanted to say Thanks!   I started my […]

Kayla shared her 8-day reader success story to the United Kingdom in our Facebook Group and said that we could share it with everyone here. We love, love, love to hear about your successes and know that they inspire all those who read about them.    Flights to the United Kingdom My husband and I […]

Amanda sent in our latest reader success story to Sedona and Scottsdale. The impressive thing is that she has only been in the points and miles hobby for about a year! Here’s her story: It’s been almost 11 months since I started following Travel Mom Squad, listening to the podcasts from episode 1, and joining […]

We met Beth a couple of years ago before she knew anything about points and miles. Here is her first-year reader success story, and it is a doozy—congrats, Beth, on all your success!   For the past 27 years, I have focused on raising my three boys and working full-time for a nonprofit. I never […]