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I’d rather be cold at the beach than cold in Tex

I’d rather be cold at the beach than cold in Texas!

✈️The downside to having family in vacation towns is that flights can be expensive. Flying on major holidays such as Christmas Eve/Christmas or New Year’s Day sometimes means lower fares, though, so in the past we’ve flown on those days. This year Southwest was offering 25% off for 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, or 1/1. We weren’t able to fly on these dates this year due to Ryan’s work schedule, but it’s definitely something to consider!

✈️Of course it’s always possible to book on points, but if you want to book flights during holidays, you’ll need to plan really far in advance. Depending on paid fares, it may or may not be a good value to use points on domestic flights.

Happy Holidays, everyone!! I’ll be back in 2023 with more educational award travel content!

#awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #30aflorida #siestakey #sarasotaflorida

Epcot is okay, and of course our kids love Disney

Epcot is okay, and of course our kids love Disney World. But I prefer the real thing, plus Disney on #milesandpoints isn’t as easy (or as valuable for your points) as it used to be 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇯🇵

#disneyworld #notadisneyadult #awardtravel

🌧🇹🇭Rainy season is June-October for most

🌧🇹🇭Rainy season is June-October for most of Thailand including the parts we visited. We were told that for the most part, in the south at least, it rarely rains all day every day. We had really good luck with the weather except for this one day. Honestly, the rain made the elephant experience magical and I’m not sure it would have felt the same if we had a clear sunny day.

🏝We had originally planned to do a boat trip to visit Phang Nga/James Bond Island but this was the one day of our trip that it rained heavily for most of the day. Our hotel concierge suggested visiting an elephant sanctuary instead of waiting to see if the weather would clear. It continued to rain so we’re glad we took her advice!

🐘Phuket Elephant Care sanctuary rescues elephants that have been abused and overworked. No riding, no chains, and no abuse. Elephants are free to roam the vast property (they only put them in an enclosure during feeding time for safety reasons), and they receive daily mud bath spa treatments from visitors.

#phuketthailand #phuketelephantsanctuary #rainyseason #elephantsantuary #jwmarriottphuket

✈️We finally got to fly on a Qatar a380 (this

For legal reasons this is a joke. He’s aware of

For legal reasons this is a joke. He’s aware of every credit card he opens and our credit scores are great

#awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #youwillbedealtwith

Of course you can always save on airfare with mile

Of course you can always save on airfare with miles and points but let’s talk about hotels⛷

🎿It’s not always easy to book hotel stays on points during ski season (at least not at a great value) so I definitely recommend planning ahead, but this can be a great value for certain types of points. World of Hyatt points almost always have the best value, so I always start by looking at my Hyatt options.

💳We stayed at Grand Hyatt Vail last spring break for 25k WOH points (some were transferred from blue gem 💎) per night. Room rates were were over $1500 so this is a great value! Using a cash back type card or a card that lets you redeem at a rate of 1 cent per point would mean you need 150,000 points to cover $1500. Transfer partners like Hyatt are your friend! We don’t value Marriott points as highly as Hyatt points, but the free night certificates that come with some Marriott co branded cards can be used at some great ski resort properties.

Also the photo w the Free Flights ski run was in #Angelfire. We didn’t use points for that one, but I had to include the photo for obvious reasons.

#awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #businessclasstravel #luxurytravel #vailcolorado #traveltips #luxuryforless #steamboatsprings #whistlerblackcomb #parkcity

Most of these hotel stays were also covered with m

Most of these hotel stays were also covered with miles and points. This is possible thanks to 💳 miles and points. Award travel isn’t for everyone, but if you’re responsible with credit cards, it’s a great way to step up your travel game. If you pay your cards on time, in full each month, you won’t pay interest and your credit score won’t suffer. Lots more info on my website!

#awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #businessclasstravel #luxurytravel #phiphiislands #traveltips #luxuryforless #perutravel #hawaiitraveltips #japantravel

Kind of cringe, kind of cute ♥️ We’ve stepp

Kind of cringe, kind of cute ♥️
We’ve stepped up our travel game big time since those first years, while spending less money on travel than we did back then! Our flights to and from Thailand were in business class and we paid less than the price of an economy flight thanks to #milesandpoints

#anniversarytrip #travelbloggers #traveltheworld

There are a few days out of the year when Thailand

There are a few days out of the year when Thailand is dry from midnight-midnight. This includes hotel bars and restaurants, basically any establishment other than duty free shops at the airport. We arrived in Bangkok on one of said days. We still managed to find a few restaurants that served, but im not trying to throw them under the bus! And actually the hotel staff suggested drinking from the mini bar (which was very reasonably priced) 🤷‍♀️.

#onenightinbangkok #bangkokthailand #travelgram #storytime

☕️If you spend $5 at Starbucks every day for 1

☕️If you spend $5 at Starbucks every day for 10 yrs you would earn 18,250 miles from this partnership. That’s not even enough for most RT domestic fights.

✈️I love delta as an airline and I even like their loyalty program as far as elite benefits. But generally, if your goal is free flights, esp in business class and first class, Skymiles are not the miles you want to be collecting.

#deltaskymiles #deltaairlines #awardtravel #milesandpoints #pointsandmiles #awinisawin

11 years of collecting passport stamps and memorie

11 years of collecting passport stamps and memories 🌏✈️

#awardtravel #bucketlisttravel #travelbloggerlife #milesandpoints #travelgram #krabithailand #phulaybayritzcarlton #phuketthailand #bangkokthailand #anniversarytrip

We did it Joe #phuketthailand #inspirationalquotes

We did it Joe #phuketthailand #inspirationalquotes

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