Are you ready to fly free around the U.S. with your family, best friend, spouse or any person of your choice? Enter the Southwest Companion Pass! Flying free is incredibly easy and my goal here at Secrets of a Travel Journalist is to show you the simplest ways to travel nearly free or save significantly….
Author: Lyn Mettler
Use Your Year-End Donation to Earn Points for Free Travel in 2025
Do you make an annual donation to charitable organizations at the end of the year? If they will accept a credit card, why not use that opportunity to earn points that you can use for free travel in 2025? You have 2 options… 1) Pay for your donation with a card you currently hold This…
Choose FI Travel Rewards Tips & Tricks with Lyn Mettler (Episode 353)
As a guest on episode #353 of the Choose FI podcast with Brad Barrett, I share some of my best tips and tricks when it comes to making travel rewards simple and easy and NOT overwhelming. Learn how to simplify travel rewards and STILL accomplish all of your travel goals (and maybe even more than…
169 | Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Travel in 2025
What are some trends I’m seeing in travel among my Families Fly Free members? In this episode, I share not silly, made up travel trends like “multi-generational” travel or “babymoons” but real, on-the-ground things that I’ve seen in 2024 regarding flights, hotels, vacation rentals and more that you need to prepare for in 2025. Don’t…
TRTL Pillow Review: How This Amazing Pillow Helps You Sleep on Planes
Sleeping on planes … is it really possible? My husband would say no, but I’m lucky enough that I CAN actually sleep on a plane; however, I need to be in a spot where I can lead my head on something. That means a window seat. No window seat? No sleeping! Enter the TRTL pillow….