Next year we've got three big trips on the docket - Thailand, Scotland/ London, and Switzerland/Italy. By mixing cash fares, smart point redemptions, and repositioning, we share the exact math behind paying cash to Asia, and two goals to keep travel calmer and on budget. • booking strategy for a family of five using points, cash, and portals • why one‑cent redemptions lost to Amex travel offers and 5x earning • routing choices to access lounges and smoother layovers • Thailand plan with Phuket, Koh Samui, and Bangkok as bases • London and Edinburgh logistics for seven travelers • chasing return award space after routes vanish • Aeroplan business class to Zurich and Boston repositioning • hotel approaches in Zurich, Lake Como, and Italy • domestic add‑ons to Oceanside and Disneyland with Hyatt certs • budget tracking on trips to curb overspend • ADHD medication updates improving family travel dynamics I think I’m like very close to a thousand followers on Instagram. So if maybe you don’t already follow, go over and give us a follow @travelpartyof5

Next year we've got three big trips on the docket - Thailand, Scotland/ London, and Switzerland/Italy. By mixing cash fares, smart point redemptions, and repositioning, we share the exact math behind paying cash to Asia, and two goals to keep travel calmer and on budget. • booking strategy for a family of five using points, cash, and portals • why one‑cent redemptions lost to Amex travel offers and 5x earning • routing choices to access lounges and smoother layovers • Thailand plan with Phuket, Koh Samui, and Bangkok as bases • London and Edinburgh logistics for seven travelers • chasing return award space after routes vanish • Aeroplan business class to Zurich and Boston repositioning • hotel approaches in Zurich, Lake Como, and Italy • domestic add‑ons to Oceanside and Disneyland with Hyatt certs • budget tracking on trips to curb overspend • ADHD medication updates improving family travel dynamics I think I’m like very close to a thousand followers on Instagram. So if maybe you don’t already follow, go over and give us a follow @travelpartyof5

Next year we've got three big trips on the docket - Thailand, Scotland/ London, and Switzerland/Italy. By mixing cash fares, smart point redemptions, and repositioning, we share the exact math behind paying cash to Asia, and two goals to keep travel calmer and on budget. • booking strategy for a family of five using points, cash, and portals • why one‑cent redemptions lost to Amex travel offers and 5x earning • routing choices to access lounges and smoother layovers • Thailand plan with Phuket, Koh Samui, and Bangkok as bases • London and Edinburgh logistics for seven travelers • chasing return award space after routes vanish • Aeroplan business class to Zurich and Boston repositioning • hotel approaches in Zurich, Lake Como, and Italy • domestic add‑ons to Oceanside and Disneyland with Hyatt certs • budget tracking on trips to curb overspend • ADHD medication updates improving family travel dynamics I think I’m like very close to a thousand followers on Instagram. So if maybe you don’t already follow, go over and give us a follow @travelpartyof5

Booking 2026 Travel on Points - Thailand, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy? (+ a few Travel Goals!)

<div>Do you struggle to understand how people travel using points and miles from credit cards? It can be easy to waste a lot of time learning travel hacking on your own, especially if you find it complex and confusing. &nbsp; Let us pull back the curtain and show you how you can maximize money you're already spending to earn enough credit card points and miles to travel with your family for nearly free.&nbsp; We've used credit card points and miles to take our family of 5 on trips to places like Costa Rica, San Diego, Disneyland, Oceanside, NYC, Washington DC, Hawaii, and next year we have already booked Paris, Spain and Japan!&nbsp; Using credit card points and miles (often called travel hacking) doesn't have to be overwhelming or take a ton of time, and we can show you how.&nbsp; Can you earn a lot of points and miles without opening up multiple credit cards? Only if you have a really high amount of spend each month. For people with larger families, opening new cards is the easiest and fastest way to earn enough points and miles to take a couple of really low cost (but not low budget) family vacations every year!&nbsp; If you want to learn ways to help you and your family travel more affordably using credit card points, this show is for you.&nbsp; </div>

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Do you struggle to understand how people travel using points and miles from credit cards? It can be easy to waste a lot of time learning travel hacking on your own, especially if you find it complex and confusing.   Let us pull back the curtain and show you how you can maximize money you're already spending to earn enough credit card points and miles to travel with your family for nearly free.  We've used credit card points and miles to take our family of 5 on trips to places like Costa Rica, San Diego, Disneyland, Oceanside, NYC, Washington DC, Hawaii, and next year we have already booked Paris, Spain and Japan!  Using credit card points and miles (often called travel hacking) doesn't have to be overwhelming or take a ton of time, and we can show you how.  Can you earn a lot of points and miles without opening up multiple credit cards? Only if you have a really high amount of spend each month. For people with larger families, opening new cards is the easiest and fastest way to earn enough points and miles to take a couple of really low cost (but not low budget) family vacations every year!  If you want to learn ways to help you and your family travel more affordably using credit card points, this show is for you. 

Do you struggle to understand how people travel using points and miles from credit cards? It can be easy to waste a lot of time learning travel hacking on your own, especially if you find it complex and confusing. &nbsp; Let us pull back the curtain and show you how you can maximize money you're already spending to earn enough credit card points and miles to travel with your family for nearly free.&nbsp; We've used credit card points and miles to take our family of 5 on trips to places like Costa Rica, San Diego, Disneyland, Oceanside, NYC, Washington DC, Hawaii, and next year we have already booked Paris, Spain and Japan!&nbsp; Using credit card points and miles (often called travel hacking) doesn't have to be overwhelming or take a ton of time, and we can show you how.&nbsp; Can you earn a lot of points and miles without opening up multiple credit cards? Only if you have a really high amount of spend each month. For people with larger families, opening new cards is the easiest and fastest way to earn enough points and miles to take a couple of really low cost (but not low budget) family vacations every year!&nbsp; If you want to learn ways to help you and your family travel more affordably using credit card points, this show is for you.&nbsp;

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