Travel rewards and credit card points strategies to save thousands on family hotels! Learn unconventional booking hacks from a family travel expert.

Maximize your credit card points and travel rewards with four game-changing hotel strategies. Melissa reveals how her family uses points transfer bonuses, hotel credits, and smart booking tactics to slash accommodation costs on trips to the Azores, Porto, and beyond.

In this episode:

• Save 50%+ booking multiple rooms with travel rewards vs. expensive suites
• Master credit card points transfers like Amex to Hilton 1:2 and Citi to iPrefer 1:4
• Stack hotel credits from Chase, Amex, Citi, United, and Capital One cards
• Access luxury perks using credit card points through Fine Hotels & Resorts and more

Perfect for families wanting to maximize travel rewards, stretch credit card points further, and unlock insider hotel booking strategies.

00:00 Welcome to Family Travel Unpacked
00:13 Unconventional Hotel Savings Strategies
00:35 Strategy 1: Book Multiple Rooms
01:41 Strategy 2: Optimize Points Transfer Ratios
04:11 Strategy 3: Maximize Hotel Credits
06:16 Strategy 4: Luxury Hotel Booking Programs
09:29 Conclusion and Additional Resources

Free travel resources for families

Amex Platinum personal - Hilton status, FHR credits
Amex Platinum business - Hilton status and quarterly credits, FHR credits
Chase Sapphire Preferred - $50 annual hotel credit
Chase Sapphire Reserve - $300 annual travel credit, The Edit hotel credits
Capital One Venture X - $300 annual travel credit, Premier Collection hotels
United Explorer & Business - two $50 hotel credits per year

Don't miss this inspiring, practical travel with kids podcast hosted by family travel expert Melissa Conn, founder of The Family Voyage, certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, and mom of two who proves family travel is achievable for everyone.

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