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Send a text Want to get away for the holidays, but can't imagine the cost for traveling at such a busy time of year? Don't stress! Planning a Christmas vacation on a budget is easier than you think. Today we share our step by step guide to how we planned this year’s vacation and how you can steal our formula year after year for some holiday cheer. In this episode we cover: How to choose a Christmas vacation destination How far in advance do you start looking for a Christmas Vacation When do you book a Christmas vacation How much does a Christmas vacation cost Link for Local Cheap Flights Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text So you’ve signed up for flight alerts and picked your favorite airport. You snagged a deal for a favorite city, but now it’s still the only top deal you can find. In this series, we take you to hidden gems outside of those major destinations to help you make the most of every flight deal, even when it’s always for the same airport. In this episode, we talk about: Hidden gems in the greater Boston area and beyond for weekend getaways How to hit 3+ states in one 4 day weekend if you're looking to scratch off some states on your US map The difference between New England towns in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Today we are going a little outside of our normal interview and podcast topics to bring you a fun, spooky edition of the Travel More Podcast. When I think of traditional, spooky destinations I always think of places like Salem or New Orleans, or maybe haunted attractions like the Headless Horseman Hayride or Halloween Horror Nights. But, I don't often think about National Parks. Today's guest will inspire you to create your own ghost tour in the most unlikely of destinations. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Looking for inspiration for a long weekend trip that has something for everyone? Today’s featured destination has just that. Eclectic, gritty, artistic, and in our opinion a gem of an American city, New Orleans is a perfect getaway to explore again and again. Listen as we share our breakdown of a three day itinerary including our top picks for food and fun in this historic city. In today's episode we... Break down a three day itinerary to explore the highlights of New Orleans Share our top picks for food and drink Share our favorite spots for music, culture and fun Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Think traveling during school vacations and holidays is impossibly expensive? It can be the busiest time to travel so you’re stuck, right? Not necessarily! We almost exclusively travel at these times during the year and have mastered the art of doing it on the cheap. Today we share our top 5 tips for traveling on a budget during school vacations. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Do you know what type of traveler you are, or more importantly, the type of travelers coming with you? Understanding your travel style is the key to planning a successful trip. Whether you like a fast paced tour, seeing new sights everyday, or want to embed yourself in the vibe and culture of a city, staying as long as you can, understanding your preferences and priorities will save you time, money and avoid conflicts on your next adventure. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Planning to take a trip that might challenge or change your current travel style? Not sure how best to prepare for a vacation with other family members, friends, a new addition to your family, or perhaps even going on a solo adventure? Today we audited our summer travels to bring you four key tips that will ensure your next trip is a stress free success, no matter who you bring. Four travel tips for your next trip: Take your Time Pack light Plan Activities that Include Everyone Budget for More Convenience Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Today’s guest on the Travel More Podcast is someone you don't want to miss. He’s been to nearly every country on the planet with stories and perspectives to fill a thousand episodes. Keep listening to hear poignant examples of the importance of traveling to lesser trod destinations, opening your mind to new cultures and building your adaptability skillset. Our guest also brings some deep cut recommendations for your next adventure. On today's episode we discuss with our guest: On traveling... How do you navigate being inquisitive while also being respectful of cultural norms and habits? What was an experience that changed your point of view? What destination did you think had it “all figured out," or in other words, exemplifies what’s most important in life? How do you feel about learning languages when you travel? Is there a place that you feel like learning the language is a must or at least some phrases? Destination recommendations for... city exploring nature adventure culture Top experiences... What’s the best cup of coffee you’ve had? What was your favorite transportation experience, bus-train-ferry-etc The most unusual food you’ve eaten Coolest accommodation you’ve ever stayed in Of all the “tourist traps” what was your favorite? Link to EzDubs - translator app Link to Hamada's blog - FINAL 50 Namibia river crossing disaster! - Video Link Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text With changing trends since Covid, travel costs can seem out of reach for many, even with the number of travelers growing each year. Today we talk about the five things we consider to avoid overpaying for travel in 2026. Shoutout to Mary and Terry for supporting summer school through Buy me a coffee! Flights are getting more (and less) expensive It pays to be late or early. The middle is going to get you. Flight alerts are more important now than ever The credit card landscape is changing fast Lots of deevaluations, perks are harder to get, things are changing all the time. Earn and burn is the name of the game and we’ll play it as long as we can Fees are everywhere Reading fine print is super important. If its super cheap, its probably too good to be true- sometimes hidden fees end up costing more than the nicer option. Traveling light gets you further and on more trips Things are crowded Planning ahead is super important but even more important? Find trips off the beaten path. Get off instagram and follow the deals for less expensive, less crowded options AI is sending people to a pp ll the same places Do your own research. If you rely on AI you’re going to end up in the same places as everyone else- meaning (typically) lackluster options at expensive prices. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Do you find the internet overwhelming or are you turning to AI to plan your trips? Don’t do that! Instead use this list of websites and apps to help plan your next trip and make navigating a new place easy as you travel with confidence. Today’s episode is a doozy, there are so many travel websites and apps out there- these are the best ones we’ve come across and ones you need to add to your bookmarks page or download on your phone ASAP! We’ve broken these down into 2 categories- planning and booking, and travel tools. Planning and Booking Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Have you racked up credit card points but are stuck on how best to use them? Is worrying about whether your redemption rate is worth it stopping you from spending? Today we discuss three main ways to use your well earned points and miles, and why each method has its place to ultimately help you travel more and for cheaper. What we cover in today's episode: What are all the options for using credit card points What are the pros and cons to redeeming credit cards points in the portal When would you use the portal vs cash back/purchase eraser What are the pros and cons to transferring credit card points to partners Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Are you overwhelmed with the endless must have travel products newsletters clogging your email? Do they all seem to say the same thing time and time again? Are you looking to upgrade your travel quality of life without researching for hours on end? Today we list our top 8 travel products that are actually worth the money and will change your travel experience for the better. In Today's Episode, we cover: 8 travel products and services that will instantly elevate your travel experience Free services that you should be using right now to travel smartly A couple of travel products worth the one time investment for years of upgraded travel Osprey Travel Pack Final Press Pocket Pharmacy Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text So you’ve met your minimum spends, earned those bonuses, and are sitting on a hoard of credit card points. But now you don’t know what to do with them. Or maybe, you’re stuck in the cash back purchase eraser stage of travel hacking, and you want to take it to the next level. You want to score one of those crazy redemptions you see on social media, but you don’t know where to start and are starting to wonder if it is even possible. Today, we break down three ways to find the best redemptions and explain why it isn’t just possible, but actually easy to get an instagrammable deal. In Today's Episode, we cover: Strategies that you can use to search for credit card point and miles redemptions The best way to learn the ins and outs of searching for point and miles redemptions Free and paid services that can help you search for point and miles redemptions if you have a specific trip coming up or your sort on time. Points Path Pointhound Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Have you ever started to plan a trip and immediately felt overwhelmed with all the hotel choices? Are you nervous that you aren't going to pick the correct accommodation or that you're going to miss out on an even better choice because there's just too much to search through? Well we've got you covered. In today's episode, we're going to break down our step by step strategy for booking a great hotel, every time. In today's episode, we talk about: How we find great hotels in every city- the steps we take and the things we look for in reviews How to search for the best hotels Tips and tricks on how to find affordable hotels that you actually want to stay in When to consider AirBnB or VRBO home rentals Gondola.ai Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text On this episode of the Travel More Podcast - Summer School Edition, we share a cautionary tale of when booking a room through a third party went wrong. If your go to for booking travel is to visit Expedia, Priceline or browse through your credit card travel portal, keep listening. Learn when and how to use these tools, and more importantly what to avoid before booking your next trip. In today's episode, we cover: The two big reasons why you should not use third party OTA (online travel agent) portals. Examples of those include Expedia, Priceline, credit card portals, etc. One reason why we would suggest using a third party booking system- this is a very specific example! Some real world examples of problems we've encountered booking with third party portals (or OTAs) Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text On this episode of the Travel More Podcast - Summer School Edition, we return to travel hacking bootcamp. Does your head spin watching influencers on social media brag about earning 100,000 points and more year after year? Are you counting yourself out of the travel hack game because there’s no way you could spend enough money to rack up all those points? Today we dispel myths and fears around earning points and share how anyone can bring in those big numbers. In today's episode, we cover: How to earn 100,000+ credit card points every year An explanation of how the points and miles "game" can affect your credit score How to tell if a credit card's annual fee is really worth it How to decide whether or not to open a new credit card **This is not financial advice, please talk to your financial advisor before making any decisions!** Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Have you heard the best time to buy plane tickets is on a Tuesday, or that you should buy your tickets at least 6 months or more in advance? Has your first search for a flight abroad discouraged you from continuing to plan the trip at all and made you feel that you could never afford to go anywhere? On today’s episode we dispel old myths about buying plane tickets and bring you our data driven tips on how to get the cheapest airfare for whenever and wherever you want to go next. In this episode we cover: When is the best time to buy plane tickets according to price data across different platforms Tools for finding the best flight prices Myths around the time to buy plane tickets and why buying plane tickets too early could be costing you hundreds of dollars! The difference in buying plane tickets with "cash" vs points and miles Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Have you found yourself struggling to find cheap flights using your points and miles? Do you see other people post about redeeming their points for business and 1st class trips around the world, but you can’t even find a deal on a basic economy seat for under 60,000 points? Today’s guest breaks down all the ins and outs of finding those deals, plus we talk about some must have tools for redemption searches including a free browser plug in that takes all the guess work out of your next search. Julian Kheel has been covering points and miles topics since 2014 in various different news outlets. He has been a contributor to the “big boys” of points and miles, including Frequent Miler and the Point’s Guy where he was a director and senior analyst before breaking away and starting his own travel start up, Points Path- a game changer for point redemptions, which we know is the hardest part of the points and miles hobby. Topics we cover today: Strategies for point and miles redemptions; including how to choose travel destinations, how to begin points and miles searches and how to level up over time. Best redemptions we've found and some ones we're looking for in the future The best free and paid tools to take some of the guesswork out of redemptions (or make it easier to get started). Some of the tools we talk about: Points Path - Just go ahead and download this, its free and a no brainer! Point.me Seats.aero Points.yeah **this is not a paid ad and we are not affiliates as of the recording of this episode, we just really like this product! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text Today we venture outside the typical itinerary and bring you to the land of the midnight sun, polar bears and walrus safaris. If you think exploring the world's more distant destinations are out of reach or out of budget, think again! Learn how to expand on a trip you may already have on the books and think off the beaten path. In this episode we discuss... How and why we chose Svlabard as a destination How we budgeted for expedition type travel How to make the most of trips you may already have booked Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.

Send a text This week on the Travel More Podcast, we are breaking down the best ways to find cheap hotels (or accomodations) in expensive cities. We have traveled to some of the most expensive destinations in the world and have had to get creative with finding places to sleep! We are not the type of budget travelers to couch surf or share bunks with strangers, so we had to go outside the box on some of these! In this episode we cover: Where to start when looking for hotels or accommodations in expensive cities Some creative ways to find unique and trendy places to stay in expensive cities When to look outside the cities, and what to keep in mind when searching Some incredible stays we've had while staying on a budget in big cities How to use points and miles to find great deals in big cities Support the show Subscribe to our Newsletter for a bi-weekly points and miles tip, an update on the best current travel deals, points and miles transfer bonuses and interesting places we've found in our travels. Join our Travel Community on Facebook to connect with other like minded travelers, share stories, tips, tricks and travel hack wins- Travel More Insiders Visit our Website https://travelmorepodcast.com/ Join Going (Scott's Cheap Flights) Use code: MAGIC20 for 20% off your first year! This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission.