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Want to make more family travel memories without breaking the bank? Lyn Mettler, aka Go to Travel Gal, shares her top tips to help families quickly and easily travel for less and inspires you with ideas of where to travel on your next vacation.

Families Fly Free Lyn Mettler

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.3 • 60 Ratings

Want to make more family travel memories without breaking the bank? Lyn Mettler, aka Go to Travel Gal, shares her top tips to help families quickly and easily travel for less and inspires you with ideas of where to travel on your next vacation.

    Veteran Tips From a Man Who's Taken 100+ Cruises: Gary Bembridge of Tips for Travellers

    Veteran Tips From a Man Who's Taken 100+ Cruises: Gary Bembridge of Tips for Travellers

    If you've got a question about cruising, Lyn's guest Gary Bembridge has answers! 
    Gary, who runs the Tips for Travellers YouTube channel, has been on more than 100 cruises and has traveled every month for the last 30 years.
    Gary shares some of his best cruise tips in this episode of the podcast.
    Related Episodes:

    Planning Your Cruise on the Disney Wish
    Top Cruising Tips with Sheri of Cruise Tips TV

    • 44 min
    5 Ways to Simplify Your Travel Rewards Strategy

    5 Ways to Simplify Your Travel Rewards Strategy

    Traveling for free doesn't have to be overwhelming, confusing or time-consuming. In this episode, Lyn shares 5 steps you can take to instantly simplify your travel rewards strategy, while still allowing you to accomplish all your travel goals.
    Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...Learn more
    Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...https://familiesflyfree.com/7hacks

    • 22 min
    Success Story: "Blessing Your Family With Travel" With Single Traveler Cheryl Claybrooks

    Success Story: "Blessing Your Family With Travel" With Single Traveler Cheryl Claybrooks

    Lyn interviews single traveler Cheryl Claybrooks about the creative ways she's saved on travel and how she's been able to bless her family using what she learned in Families Fly Free.

    • 33 min
    STOP! Don't Apply for a Southwest Card Until You Listen to THIS

    STOP! Don't Apply for a Southwest Card Until You Listen to THIS

    It's incredibly important that you don't apply for a Southwest personal card at the wrong time. Lyn explains why and WHEN to apply in this episode.
    Want to get on the fast-track to always fly your family free? Come join us inside the Families Fly Free membership, the BEST way to learn how to fly free using travel rewards...Learn more
    Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally fly her family free...https://familiesflyfree.com/7hacks

    Related Episodes:
    But I Like Delta Better... What You're Saying No to When You Choose Another Airline Over Southwest
    5 Most Common Mistakes With Travel Rewards I Saw in 2022
    Not All Companion Passes Are Created Equal: Comparing Delta's and Alaska's With Southwest's
    The Chase 5/24 Rule Explained
    10 Creative Ways to Meet a Credit Card Minimum Spend

    • 21 min
    Planning Your Cruise on the Disney Wish With Doug of Rope Drop Radio

    Planning Your Cruise on the Disney Wish With Doug of Rope Drop Radio

    Ever wondered what it would be like to take a Disney cruise? Lyn interviews Disney cruise expert Doug McKnight of the Rope Drop Radio and Rope Drop on Deck podcasts to share what it's like to take a cruise on the Disney Wish, Disney’s newest ship.
    Resources:

    Podcast: Get Your Cruise on! Top Cruising Tips With Sheri of Cruise Tips TV - Episode 83
    Podcast: Disney Holidays 2022: Making Merry With Mickey With Doug of Rope Drop Radio - Episode 84
    YouTube: Get Your Cruise on! Top Cruising Tips With Sheri of Cruise Tips TV
    YouTube: Disney Holidays 2022: Making Merry With Mickey With Doug of Rope Drop Radio

    • 1 hr 9 min
    But I Like Delta Better... What You're Saying No to When You Choose Another Airline Over Southwest

    But I Like Delta Better... What You're Saying No to When You Choose Another Airline Over Southwest

    Are you unsure about flying free if it involves Southwest Airlines? I often hear people say, "But I'd rather fly Delta..." In this episode, Lyn explains what you're truly saying no to, so you can make a more informed decision.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
60 Ratings

60 Ratings

Jamie LHM ,

Their guidance gave me confidence to travel hack!

There is plenty of info out on the web for you to muddle through and do it in your own (with anxiety that you’re doing it wrong the whole time)! That is exactly what kept me from sitting on the sidelines of travel hacking for the last few years. I bit the bullet and subscribed to FFF program in January and after one big trip across the country for my family of four, the subscription has already paid for itself! There is endless learning with the information they put out constantly via podcasts, the classroom app, etc.

Awesomeperson068 ,

It’s an infomercial

If you are looking for a travel podcast with a lot of useful information, try Frequent Miler. Families Fly Free is simply an infomercial to advertise a program which is targeted to people who don't have time to figure things out on their own by reading Reddit r/awardtravel or other travel websites. Occasionally Lyn will have guests on her show and Lyn will basically ask them to recommend her program to the listeners. There are many sites out there that tell you how to time the earning of a companion pass (travelbykatie.com) I haven't joined her program but I am curious about her Southwest Hack. If I were to guess, I would think it is either 1) keep checking prices after you've booked and change your flight if the price drops to the exact same flight to save on points; 2) Book with the lowest amount of points for a Wanna Get Away Plus and call the day of the flight and switch for free to any other flight with availability; or 3) if the companion pass holder is low on rapid rewards, have a person who does have rewards book a flight for the companion pass holder and have the CP holder add the person who had the points (or whoever is listed as the companion). These are just my guesses, but I wouldn't be surprised if I am wrong. Although you might save money as a result of joining this program, you would save far more if you just did a little research on your own. The price, $1,595.00, is really for people who have plenty of money, aren't curious about finding things out on their own, and just want someone to hold their hand, of which there are many. 😁

Applelady13 ,

Don’t waste your time - I’d give it no stars if I could.

If you are looking to learn about points and miles travel- scroll on by. There is nothing to learn here. It is an infomercial for this woman’s paid service. You will Learn absolutely NOTHING but how good her service is from her and her guests. It is entirely possible that her service is decent but based on the fact that she keeps the price a secret- you know it’s probably expensive. The only good review on here seem to be written to those who paid for it. There are plenty of podcasts in here that have great content FOR FREE.

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