Travel Strategy for 2023: How I plan on traveling better, smarter and optimizing benefits along the way this year
Issue #1-23 features a look at strategies on how to travel better, smarter and optimize benefits along the way
Welcome to the new year! As we look ahead to all the adventures and travels that await us in the coming year, I feel it's important to make sure that we're doing everything we can to travel better, smarter, and optimize for value. There is no right or wrong way to go about traveling or trying to maximize and optimize your travel value, but there is always a better way.
Whether I’m planning a trip around the world or a quick getaway close to home, my main goal when traveling with my family is to travel better, travel smarter and optimize for value as much as possible.
Optimizing for value can mean many things, but can include saving money on hotel stays, flights, rental cars or other value that can come in the form of time savings, extra benefits like breakfast, room upgrades, lounge access, free checked bags or experiences. For 2023, I have started planning out our trips and am doing my best to optimize our hotel stays, flights and tours we plan on doing in the destinations we plan on visiting.
To give you an idea of things to come, I’ll be discussing some of my travel strategies I use and plan on expanding on the following topics in the coming weeks:
What's in my Wallet? How I optimize my travel rewards and save big on family travel
Points, Miles or Cashback?
Optimizing Hotel Travel: How to get the elite experience without elite status & make yourself a VIP
Optimizing Flights: What you need to know & how to find the best deal on your next flight
Optimizing your next Car Rental: What you need to know about car rental company alliances, maximizing credit cards perks, corporate codes, insurance and loyalty program status
Optimizing your next Cruise: Want to cruise better? Here's three ways to maximize your next voyage
My Secrets on how to optimize family travel, especially when traveling with young kids
Chasing Hotel Elite Status: What you need to know about hotel credit cards, loyalty program status and why you should care
Chasing Airlines Elite Status: What you need to know about airline credit cards, loyalty program status and why you should care
When to use a travel advisor?
Reasons why you don’t need to use a travel advisor
Reasons why you should consider using a travel advisor
“Travel’s biggest gift to us is making us realize we are all more alike than we are different”
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FAMILY TRAVEL OFFERS & INSIGHTS
Featured Special Offers of the Week
Save Up to 25% on Rooms at Select Disney Resort Hotels This Spring and Early Summer
Stay in the magic with this special offer and spring into fun or make sweet summer memories at Walt Disney World Resort.
Save on rooms at select Disney World Resort hotels:
Save up to 25% on stays most nights April 10 through July 10, 2023
Save up to 20% on stays most nights March 1 through March 31, 2023
Fly to New Zealand for as low as $1,175 roundtrip
From now until January 12, you can book flights to New Zealand for just $1,175* roundtrip for travel February 9 - November 27, 2023, when you fly United or on our Star Alliance partner, Air New Zealand.
Turtle Bay Resort New Year Sale
Save 20% in 2023 at Turtle Bay Resort when you book your next trip by January 16.
Book a suite with 2 night minimum length of stay and receive fantastic nightly rates and the following:
VIP round trip transportation service to and from airport
Lei greeting upon arrival and VIP escort to suite
Early check-in and late check-out based on availability
Welcome amenity
Royal Hawaiian History book
Daily breakfast for two at Surf Lanai
Complimentary one time use of Malulani cabana (Prestige Suite) or beach chaise lounge and umbrella set (Garden and Ocean Suite)
Two Mai Tais daily at Malulani Pool
Daily VIP turndown service
Personalized Concierge service
$200 resort credit per stay
Resort fee waived
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I hope this email helped spark some travel inspiration!
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