128 | Southwest Elite Status: Is It Worth It?

Disney Top Tips and Hacks with Leah Althiser: Leah Althiser, of The Budget Mouse blog and podcast, provides some excellent not-to-miss tips for families planning a trip to Walt Disney World. by Families Fly Free

27 min listen

You Should Never "Pay" to Fly "Free"! Earning Frequent Flyer Miles Without Ever Setting Foot on a Plane: Lyn shares the first secret you need to know about flying your entire family free: It's easy to earn frequent flyer miles without ever even flying. she shares 4 easy ways to earn miles from home that you can later use to book your family on free flights. by Families Fly Free

21 min listen

The Hawaii Vacation of Your Dreams: How to Make It a Reality by Families Fly Free

20 min listen

Ever Thought of Taking Your Kids on a Trip Without Your Spouse? Lee Huffman Explains the Benefits: Traveling alone with your kids can be an amazing way to create travel memories you'll never forget. Lee Huffman, of the We Travel There podcast, shares his tips and recommendations especially for dads who want to take their kids on a solo trip. by Families Fly Free

46 min listen

You Can Earn Free Travel While Holiday Shopping! Here's How...: Learn how to easily earn miles and points for future free travel while doing your holiday shopping. by Families Fly Free

24 min listen

How in the World Do I Use Travel Credit Cards to Fly Free? A Beginners' Guide: Lyn reviews 5 things beginners need to know in order to use travel credit cards to fly their family free. by Families Fly Free

19 min listen

Best Vehicles for a Family Road Trip That Allow You to Work From Anywhere with GMC: Mikhael Farah with GMC Communications joins Lyn to talk about what the auto company is hearing from families about what they want to have in a vehicle to be comfortable on a family road trip. Farah shares all the latest innovations, including in-vehicle W by Families Fly Free

38 min listen

The ONE Airline Perk That Makes Flying Free Easy for Families: Looking for the ONE step you can take to fly your family free? This is it! Learn which airline perk can get your family flying free in a jiffy. by Families Fly Free

23 min listen

There IS a Best Airline If You Want to Fly Your Whole Family Free and It's...: Learn the simplest and easiest airline for families to fly free with the goal of taking as many flights as possible. Lyn shares her top 5 reasons to this airline is the best option for flying free and reviews the one downside and how to overcome it. by Families Fly Free

20 min listen

National Parks in Winter? Absolutely! Ash Nudd Explains Where to Go & What to Do: Former National Park Ranger Ash Nudd, who runs the DirtinMyShoes.com blog, shares her tips and recommendations for planning a National Park visit during the winter months and offers her favorite options for both warm and cold weather. by Families Fly Free

51 min listen

What It's Like to Stay in a Hotel During the Pandemic: Interview With Hilton's CleanStays Leader: What's changed in light of the pandemic in terms of hotels? Lyn shares her recent experience staying in three different hotels with her family and chats with Phil Cordell, head of Hilton's CleanStays initiative, to learn how Hilton is adapting to promote by Families Fly Free

43 min listen

I Can't Believe It! How My Family Switched Entirely to Carry-ons: In a shocking switch, Lyn's family who's long checked bags because it's free to do so on Southwest, made the decision to switch to all carry-ons and they love it! Lyn shares how they arrived at this decision, how they made it work and what they like about by Families Fly Free

22 min listen

Welcome to the Car Rental "Carpocalypse": How to Avoid Paying as Much as Your Mortgage: In this episode, Lyn gives you a sneak peek inside one of her Families Fly Free membership weekly webinars. This April webinar hosted by her team member, Cami, centered on the best ways to save on car rentals during the "carpocalypse," a situation happeni by Families Fly Free

47 min listen

Please Don't Do This When Trying to Earn Your Southwest Companion Pass!: The Southwest Companion Pass is hands-down the best deal in travel, but there are a lot of ins and outs you need to understand to avoid making a critical mistake when trying to earn one. Lyn shares the top mistakes she sees when consulting with her Famili by Families Fly Free

26 min listen

What It's Like to Travel With a Family During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lyn shares her family's experiences of travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, including tips on airports, flying, hotels, dining, Lyft and the National Parks. by Families Fly Free

22 min listen

There's a BETTER Way to Use Miles & Points for Free Travel by Families Fly Free

19 min listen

Earn Southwest Points Without Paying for Flights! 10 Ways to Boost Your Account: Sure you can earn Southwest points to book free flights by flying and using travel credit cards, but here are 10 creative and surprising ways to earn Southwest points that you may not know about. These include everything from switching your utility compan by Families Fly Free

20 min listen

BONUS EPISODE: Even Advanced Travel Hackers Can Adopt a Simpler System & Benefit From Families Fly Free With Kristin P.: Listen as Lyn interviews Families Fly Free member Kristin, who's been travel hacking for many years. Kristin shares how the membership provides her family tremendous value through 1-on-1 consults, huge time-savings and even inspired her family to take the by Families Fly Free

20 min listen

5 Family-Friendly Vacation Destinations for 2021: Trying to decide where to travel in 2021? Here are 5 awesome family-friendly destinations that Lyn has visited with her family and recommends for 2021. by Families Fly Free

43 min listen

They'll Never Forget the Memories You Make Together: 5 Priceless Reasons to Start Traveling More With Your Kids: Lyn shares some amazing benefits of travel for your kids that are absolutely priceless from increased confidence to spending time as a family to making invaluable travel memories. by Families Fly Free

20 min listen

I Never Travel Without These! 7 of My Favorite Must-Have Travel Items: Here are 7 travel products that Lyn WILL NOT travel without from her favorite footwear and sunglasses to luggage must-haves and travel backpacks. by Families Fly Free

24 min listen

Insider Hacks to Save at Disney World With Vacation Planner Kelley Barker: Learn how to save on everything from park tickets to dining to accommodations with Kelley Barker, who has planned more than 750 Disney World vacations for families over the last 20 years. She also has some great hacks for booking on-property Disney resort by Families Fly Free

36 min listen

But I Don't WANT to Get Up Early! Tips for Traveling With Teens With Tamara Gruber: Tamara Gruber, co-host of the Vacation Mavens podcast, chats with Lyn about how to engage your teenager on your family's trips, teen-friendly destinations and catering to their unique needs. by Families Fly Free

33 min listen

The Glory That Is Utah: Why This State Is One of My Favorites for Families Flying Free: Looking for a great outdoors destination where you can be adventurous and socially distance? Lyn shares why Utah is tops for her family and provides her tips for visiting Utah's Mighty 5 National Parks and state parks, as well as where to stay. by Families Fly Free

32 min listen

5 Reasons to Make Friends With Chase Ultimate Rewards Points to Travel Free With Your Family: Learn about Lyn's favorite flexible travel rewards program, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and how these points can both simplify and maximize your family's ability to travel free. by Families Fly Free

17 min listen

The "Game" of Flying Free With Families Fly Free Member Diane F. by Families Fly Free

29 min listen

Are You a 1-Vacation-a-Year Family? How to Shift From a Vacation Mindset to a Year-Round Travel Mindset: Learn the benefits of shifting from a once-a-year vacation mindset to the mindset of someone who simply "travels" from saving money to seeing more places to learning how to relax more often. by Families Fly Free

24 min listen

The Inside Scoop on Traveling to Oahu: Local Tips From Amylee Udell: Amylee Udell of ProductiveMama.com shares her experience inside Lyn's Families Fly Free membership and offers her inside tips, growing up visiting Oahu, of what to see and do as an "almost" local from free beaches to what to look for in a hotel to afforda by Families Fly Free

55 min listen

Flying Free Is Amazing, But So Are These Other Side Benefits That Come With It: While flying your whole family free is plenty amazing in itself, there are also quite a few side perks that you may not have thought of! Lyn maps out a few of them in this episode. by Families Fly Free

13 min listen

When Your Friends & Family Think You Travel TOO Much: It Happens to EVERYONE in This Hobby: Once you master how to fly your family free, you're likely to start getting comments and eye rolls about how much your family travels just like we do. Here are Lyn's tips for how to prepare and handle these comments and judgements from those around you. by Families Fly Free

17 min listen

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