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Travel Party of 5 | Points & Miles for Family Travel
Let us pull back the curtain and show you how you can maximize money you're already spending to earn enough credit card points and miles to travel with your family for nearly free.
We've used credit card points and miles to take our family of 5 on trips to places like Costa Rica, San Diego, Disneyland, Oceanside, NYC, Washington DC, Hawaii, and next year we have already booked Paris, Spain and Japan!
Using credit card points and miles (often called travel hacking) doesn't have to be overwhelming or take a ton of time, and we can show you how.
Can you earn a lot of points and miles without opening up multiple credit cards? Only if you have a really high amount of spend each month. For people with larger families, opening new cards is the easiest and fastest way to earn enough points and miles to take a couple of really low cost (but not low budget) family vacations every year!
If you want to learn ways to help you and your family travel more affordably using credit card points, this show is for you.
Travel Party of 5 | Points & Miles for Family Travel
Can I Travel to Maui Now?
In this episode we are sharing all the details of our trip to Maui in March of 2023. Unfortunately in early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations, caused widespread damage, killing at least 100 people and leaving four persons missing in the town of Lahaina on Maui's northwest coast. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Maui as they rebuild.
Maui reopened for tourists on October 1st 2023, and because their economy relies so heavily on tourism, it seems to be recommended to visit. However, as we discuss in the episode, please give the people of Maui grace as they adjust to their new normal. Be respectful, and be kind.
Flights to Maui: Southwest
Where we stayed: Hyatt Regency Maui (UPDATE SINCE RECORDING: the pool grotto we mentioned in this episode has since been closed due to structural issues with no plans to reopen at this time).
Activities we mentioned:
Jungle Zipline
Whale Watching Tour - Makai Adventures
Surfing Goat Dairy
Restaurants we mentioned:
Currently open:
Kihei Caffe Lahaina
Leilanis on the Beach
Currently (at time of recording) listed as temp closed:
Down the Hatch
Ululani's Shaved Ice
Paia Fish Market
808 Grindz
Great resource for updates on whats open: https://kaanapaliresort.com/maui-travel/
Oahu Hikes:
Diamond Head
Koko Head
Pu’u Ma’eli’eli
Oahu Restaurants:
Haleiwa Joe's
Boots & Kimo's