So we went to Europe and Africa…

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I recently received an amazing travel rewards success story from Heather that started out like this: Subject: So we went to Europe and Africa… Hi Brad, Just wanted to let you know that one of our bucket list trips is done, many thanks to you!! Itinerary: Murren (Switzerland); Chamonix, Lyon and Villefrance-sur-Mer (France); Varenna (Lake…

How To Get 5 Star Treatment On Your Honeymoon

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Although traveling for nearly free with rewards points never gets old, there are always times when it feels good to be pampered.  When we travel, we normally fly economy and stay in 3 star hotels but for our honeymoon we wanted to do something special.  After all, a honeymoon really is a once in a…

Success Story: Zina and Sam’s Honeymoon

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Here’s a fantastic travel rewards success story from Zina Kumok of the personal finance blog DebtFreeAfterThree.com. When I met Zina last September at the FinCon conference in New Orleans, she was engaged to be married and they hoped to spend their honeymoon in Croatia. Zina was familiar with credit card rewards points and had used…

Book Your Next Trip To Mexico With Southwest

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Southwest Airlines has long been been a staple in my travel rewards arsenal.  In fact, the first credit card I ever got solely for the miles was a Southwest card back in the day.  And even though I’ve come a long way since then, Southwest is still one of my favorite airlines to rack up…

Family Travel is…Nearly Free

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I was asked to join a wonderful group of travel and family bloggers for a month-long series entitled “Travel is…”  Each of us is sharing how travel has enriched our lives.  My post is about how we’re able to travel the world for nearly free using rewards points and miles (and click below to see…

How to Book a Free Stopover using United Miles

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In a prior post I showed how easy it can be to book an award flight to Europe using United miles (specifically on Lufthansa, but also true on many of their Star Alliance partners).  At that time I promised a future video on how to book a “free stopover” on an international round-trip flight using…

The Best Miles Redemption Of All Time

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Since discovering the wide world of travel rewards almost 5 years ago, I’ve been fortunate to partake in some pretty amazing trips.  A lot of them would not have happened without the free hotel rooms and free flights either.  It’s hard to justify a $10,000 European honeymoon when your wife is in medical school.  But when…