We revisit a year of family travel to rank the hotels, flights, and upgrades that delivered real value, and we tell two travel stories that never made it to air: a runaway carry-on on an escalator and a seatmate who ate our snacks. We also reassess elite status and share where we’ll spend points next year. • best hotels across Barcelona, Cabo, Lake Tahoe, Cologne • worst stay experience at Thompson Dallas and why • top suite upgrade at the Seabird with ocean views • business class joy on the return from Europe • economy comparisons between JAL and Singapore Airlines • practical value of Hyatt Globalist for a family of five • metro over location myths in Barcelona • stressful escalator mishap and how we handled it • the strange snack incident on a short-haul flight • points strategy over pricey short cruises Happy holidays to you, Merry Christmas, happy holidays to you, your family, and everyone you know. We will be back in two weeks with a fresh new episode.

We revisit a year of family travel to rank the hotels, flights, and upgrades that delivered real value, and we tell two travel stories that never made it to air: a runaway carry-on on an escalator and a seatmate who ate our snacks. We also reassess elite status and share where we’ll spend points next year. • best hotels across Barcelona, Cabo, Lake Tahoe, Cologne • worst stay experience at Thompson Dallas and why • top suite upgrade at the Seabird with ocean views • business class joy on the return from Europe • economy comparisons between JAL and Singapore Airlines • practical value of Hyatt Globalist for a family of five • metro over location myths in Barcelona • stressful escalator mishap and how we handled it • the strange snack incident on a short-haul flight • points strategy over pricey short cruises Happy holidays to you, Merry Christmas, happy holidays to you, your family, and everyone you know. We will be back in two weeks with a fresh new episode.

We revisit a year of family travel to rank the hotels, flights, and upgrades that delivered real value, and we tell two travel stories that never made it to air: a runaway carry-on on an escalator and a seatmate who ate our snacks. We also reassess elite status and share where we’ll spend points next year. • best hotels across Barcelona, Cabo, Lake Tahoe, Cologne • worst stay experience at Thompson Dallas and why • top suite upgrade at the Seabird with ocean views • business class joy on the return from Europe • economy comparisons between JAL and Singapore Airlines • practical value of Hyatt Globalist for a family of five • metro over location myths in Barcelona • stressful escalator mishap and how we handled it • the strange snack incident on a short-haul flight • points strategy over pricey short cruises Happy holidays to you, Merry Christmas, happy holidays to you, your family, and everyone you know. We will be back in two weeks with a fresh new episode.

Our Best (& Worst!) of 2025 Travel!

<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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