Families Fly Free

After returning from a trip to Miami, a new destination for Lyn and her family, she shares the tricks she's developed traveling 6 times a year to quickly get familiar with a new destination as your family begins to travel more. Check some of Lyn's favorite destinations she's visited with her family in these episodes: My Family's Top 15 Bucket List Adventures Flying Free Insider Tips for Visiting O...

Travel in 2022 is already proving to be crazy in February, and Lyn thinks it's only going to get even busier! Here's what she thinks you MUST know if you're going to travel this year from planning and hotel point devaluations to airport security lines and where to travel. Get ready! Want to stay up to date on the state of travel throughout 2022 AND fast-track your family to flying free? Join us in...

A small business can greatly increase your ability to fly free both by allowing you to earn miles and points on your recurring business expenses and by qualifying you for small business travel cards. In this episode, Lyn shares how to let your small business fund your free travels and offers some ideas for starting your own small business.  Thanks for using our affiliate links to apply for any sma...

If you could ask Lyn a travel question, what would it be? In this week's episode, Lyn shares a recording of a recent live Q&A she hosts monthly with Families Fly Free members. In this session, she answers questions about travel insurance, best travel cards, booking Southwest flights, flying to Europe, the Southwest Companion Pass and more. While her Fly Free Formula is easy to learn and follow...

When you start flying free multiple times a year, you're going to need to find a way to save on accommodations, as well. One of my favorite tactics is to rent other people's timeshares to get vacation rental space with resort amenities for pennies on the dollar of what you'd pay for either a resort or vacation rental. Helpful Links: TheBudgetMouse.com David's Vacation Club Rentals Get more help wi...

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. Become a Families Fly Free member and get your family on the fast track to easily flying free forever GUARANTEED: https://www.familiesflyfree.com/join Download Lyn's FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks she uses to personally f...

Now in her second year of flying her family of 5 free, Amylee Udell, of ProductiveMama.com , shares her insight after her first year of using miles and points along with her family's monetary savings and why you shouldn't wait to start flying free with your own family. Amylee also talks about taking a slower pace into miles and points, how simply changing how she pays for her everyday spending mad...

In today's crazy times, airlines are canceling many flights due to staffing, weather and the pandemic. In this episode, Lyn reviews your rights if an airline cancels your flight and walks you through what to expect specifically if Southwest Airlines cancels your flight. Helpful Links: DOT website (rights if an airline cancels your flight) Avoiding Flight Delays During Busy Travel Periods podcast e...

Meeting a travel credit card minimum spend can net you a lot of points for free travel, but sometimes we do this the hard way. Lyn's got 10 creative ways to quickly and easily meet a minimum spend -- and get those points in hand ASAP -- that you may not have thought of. Become a Families Fly Free member and get your family on the fast track to easily flying free forever GUARANTEED: https://www.fam...

People come to Lyn with lots of concerns about the process of flying free, but in all cases, they simply have misinformation. In this podcast, Lyn dispels these common "travel lies" that keep you from easily being able to fly your family free, giving you the hard and fast facts. Listen to episode #51 with Jill Wright on how to have the right mindset for travel abundance: https://podcasts.apple.com...

It takes the right mindset to be able to travel free abundantly. In this episode, Jill Wright, the Money Coach, and Lyn review common troublesome mindsets that prevent people from being able to travel free and explain how to shift into a more abundant, positive mindset. Listen to Lyn's interview on Jill's Money Lies podcast: What Makes Saving Money Easy?   Jill's Money Lies Podcast Work With Jill:...

Have you earned all the points you need to get your Southwest Companion Pass by December 31? If not, the counter starts over at 0 points on January 1. Lyn shares to 5 easy ways to earn large amounts of Southwest points fast and what you can do to avoid missing out on Companion Pass. Please note that Southwest has updated the number of points required to earn the Companion Pass from 2023 forward to...

Cheryl explains how her family has saved more than $5,000 on free flights in just 5 months as a member of Families Fly Free, more than doubling the number trips they would have taken before. She explains how she took the money they were saving toward their next trip and invested in the membership. Cheryl feels like she's part of a family as a member of Families Fly Free and loves the ability to ge...

Lyn shares what she's learned after trying out Disney World's new replacement for FastPass, Genie+, and a recap of her trip, spending 4 days in the parks over Thanksgiving 2021, including a review of the Very Merriest After Hours Party and Beach Club Resort. Confused about Genie Plus, Disney's FastPass replacement system? Download our Genie Plus Strategy Sheets FREE: https://familiestravelfree.com...

Carlos and Angelica are members of Families Fly Free, who have a family of 7 ranging from toddlers to young adults, share how they've made the Fly Free Formula work to take their family to many places and save thousands of dollars on each flight. They discuss flying free around school schedules and some of the perks of membership like networking and splurging on travel expenses they would not have...

Lyn shares her top tips to reduce the odds of experiencing flight delays during busy travel periods like the holidays. Join our email list at: FamiliesFlyFree.com Follow Lyn's travels on Instagram: Instagram.com/FamiliesFlyFree Learn more about how to easily fly your family free as a member of Families Fly Free: FamiliesFlyFree.com/join Download our FREE list of 7 INSIDER hacks Lyn uses to fly her...

Wondering if flying and traveling free works for larger families? Stephanie Antin of AlmostFreeFamilyTravel.com is a great example of how families of 5 and larger can also easily travel free. Stephanie shares her tops tips for making it work in this episode. Check out Stephanie's travels at AlmostFreeFamilyTravel.com . Learn more about how to easily fly your family free as a member of Families Fly...

Families Fly Free team member Cami shares her tips after returning from an amazing road trip through the southwestern portion of Utah and Arizona through Zion, Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon North Rim National Parks and several state parks. Throughout the trip they stayed at Best Westerns and she gives a review of each and explains why Best Western is a great choice for your next National Park...

My family recently decided to purchase an annual travel insurance policy due to the ongoing struggles with the airlines. I explain why, which company and policy we chose and why I think you should consider travel insurance, too. Show Notes: Allianz Annual Travel Insurance YTravelBlog.com Learn more about and join the Families Fly Free membership before the price increases Nov. 2... FamiliesFlyFree...

Families Fly Free member Diane Francis shares the joy of saving on travel that she's learned from the Families Fly Free membership, how she's easily putting all the pieces together, how she's already earned back the value of the cost of membership and how much she enjoys the weekly live webinars for members. Get more information and join Families Fly Free below: FamiliesFlyFree.com/join Download o...

For more Halloween fun, consider Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights. While I was unsure about this event for years because I was too scared, I've learned how to enjoy the amazing sets and incredible atmosphere they create without being terrified. Here's a guide to Horror Nights from my tips for enjoying yourself, how to avoid crowds and what there is to see and do. Happy Halloween...

My family loves Disneyland at Halloween, and in this episode I share all the reasons from the Haunted Mansion Holiday to the Oogie Boogie Bash that you may want to add it to your family's list of trips to take flying free. We also talk a little bit about Disney World at Halloween and the difference between the two. Happy fall and Halloween! Read more about Disneyland at Halloween on my blog post:...

Lyn chats with Families Fly Free member Mike who shares how he's used the membership to take his extended family of 7 on a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation to Hawaii for only 80,000 points, saving him $3,000-$4,000 and more than doubling his membership investment. Mike also shares his favorite parts of membership including Zoom consults, insider travel hacks, real-time tips and live travel webin...

Unfortunately, I lost my healthy and fit 78-year-old father to COVID-19 on September 5. My dad, Harry Maddox, was a lifelong traveler and flyer and inspired in me a love for travel and adventure. I share this interview I did with him in August 2020 where I asked him to share his best travel tips and his favorite things he's done while traveling, including swimming with sharks, metal detecting, scu...

Timing is everything when it comes to the amazing Southwest Companion Pass! In this episode, I share everything you need to know to time your Southwest Companion Pass in the best way possible. Please note that Southwest has updated the number of points required to earn the Companion Pass from 2023 forward to 135,000 points (up from 125,000), though that doesn't affect the method Families Fly Free...