107. Meet the Team Behind Travel Mom Squad: Megan, Traci, and Claire!
Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad
Alex, Pam and Jess
4.9 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
You’ve heard us share our travel stories and tips, but today we’re introducing you to three incredible women who help make Travel Mom Squad possible. Megan, Traci, and Claire aren’t just our teammates—they’re passionate travelers and moms with their own inspiring journeys in the world of points and miles. In this episode, we dive into how they got started, their favorite travel wins, and what keeps them motivated to help families travel better. Hit play to hear their stories!
Megan: From Student to Digital Manager
Megan is the glue that holds our team together, managing everything from card consultations to staying on top of the best credit card offers. A longtime points and miles enthusiast, Megan took her first points-funded trip to China in 2014, booking round-trip flights and two weeks of hotels for free! Fast forward to today, and she’s orchestrating epic family adventures, including a two-week trip to Hawaii and Australia. Her advice? Don’t be afraid to expand your plans. As Megan says, “We were already halfway to Australia, so why not go all the way?”
Traci: The Fact-Checking Pro
Traci’s role is all about keeping our blog and content accurate and compliant, but her travel experience is just as impressive. She’s been in the points and miles game for over a decade and even introduced Jess to this world! Traci shared highlights from her family’s DIY around-the-world trip, pieced together with points and miles. From art tours in Milan to a luxury cruise in Ha Long Bay, Traci’s travel philosophy is all about maximizing memories while balancing practicality. And yes, she admits economy ankles are real—but so is the joy of exploring new destinations!
Claire: Building Memories with Birthday Trips
As our Facebook community manager, Claire is a familiar face to anyone in our group. But did you know she started her points journey by buying Travel Mom Squad’s course for herself? Since then, Claire has turned family birthdays into opportunities for travel. Her next adventure? Taking her oldest to London and Paris for senior photos—a dream trip made possible with points.
The Takeaway: Your Team, Your Inspiration
What makes Travel Mom Squad special isn’t just the places we’ve been—it’s the team behind the scenes, working to help you unlock the magic of points and miles.
Whether you’re new to points or a seasoned pro, this episode will inspire you to dream big, plan smart, and keep making memories with your family. Tune in now to hear their stories and start thinking about your next adventure!
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Episode Minute By Minute:
- 01:15 – Megan’s role at TMS and how she got started with points and miles
- 07:00 – Megan’s most memorable family trip and how points made it possible
- 15:30 – Traci’s background in points and miles and her favorite travel style
- 22:45 – Traci’s incredible DIY around-the-world trip with her family
- 33:00 – Claire’s introduction: How she discovered TMS and her role as the Facebook community manager
- 41:00 – Claire’s approach to birthday trips and favorite points-based travel moments
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You know the saying it takes a village? Well, here at Travel Mom Squad, it takes a squad to make |
| 0:05.2 | the magic happen. Today we're going to introduce you to three other members of the squad, Megan, |
| 0:10.2 | Tracy, and Claire. Welcome to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad. We are three moms who've |
| 0:16.5 | discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars of travel |
| 0:21.7 | expenses for nearly free. We've used credit card points of miles to take vacations to places |
| 0:26.8 | like Hawaii, Paris, Greece, Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the best part, we each still |
| 0:33.6 | have 800 plus credit scores. Imagine being able to take the vacation of your dreams for |
| 0:38.5 | nearly free. It's totally possible and we're here to show you how. Hey, I'm Alex and I'm Pam, Alex's mom. |
| 0:47.2 | And I'm Jess. Let's talk points. So we know that you are all familiar with the three of us, |
| 0:53.8 | but you may not know that we have three |
| 0:55.6 | amazing women and moms who help us so much behind the scenes. So we thought it would be really |
| 1:02.1 | fun for y'all to get to know our team TMS members today. So we are going to start out with |
| 1:08.2 | Megan. So Megan, welcome to the show again. |
| 1:11.8 | Megan, this is what you're like third or fourth time being on our show. |
| 1:15.2 | I know. |
| 1:15.5 | I was like, I feel like I know what I'm doing now. |
| 1:18.9 | So Megan, first, tell us about your role at TMS, what all you do, and how you got started with points and miles to begin with okay um so i am the |
| 1:30.6 | digital business manager which is kind of like i put all the things that i do into chat dbt and was like |
| 1:36.6 | what title let's do what this be um so i help with the back end of the business i help with |
| 1:42.6 | our i do like our email card consultations. I update our |
| 1:47.0 | card pages. I stay on top of the offers when they change and try to make a keep the list of what we |
| 1:52.1 | need to update after that. And I'm kind of here as like a sounding board for advice or if you need |
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