29. A Scottish Adventure: How We Traveled On Points To Scotland

Points Talk®: Your Travel Dreams, Made Possible by Points

Alex, Pam and Jess

Places & Travel, Education, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to the show! Today, Pam and Jess are excited to share their incredible adventures in Scotland. Scotland holds a special place in our hearts, and we can't wait to share the scoop with you!

Let's start with Pam's journey. It was a nail-biter as she narrowly caught her flight to Edinburgh after dealing with a delayed positioning flight from Denver to Newark. But the icing on the cake? She scored Air France business class seats for just 58K Amex points, thanks to a fantastic transfer bonus. Talk about getting luxury for less!

Now, let's dive into Jess's success. On their first Scottish adventure, her family of 6 used a whopping 360,000 United miles, flying from Houston to Chicago and finally landing in the enchanting city of Edinburgh. On their second trip, they took advantage of the Singapore fifth freedom flight, scoring direct flights from Houston to Manchester for just 25,000 miles per person each way. A fantastic deal for a family of six!

Despite our different stories, Scotland captured our hearts with its stunning beauty and left us with treasured memories. And the best part? We accomplished it all without breaking the bank, thanks to our award travel skills.

If you're itching to hear more about our Scottish escapades and learn insider tips on traveling on points, hit that play button and tune into the full episode.

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Links For This Episode:

Booking an Airbnb with Points and Miles

Scotland on Points and Miles

Happy Tours day trip to Isle of Skye

Episode Minute By Minute:

0:00 Ready to go to Scotland? Here is how!
1:58 How we got to Scotland from Denver: Tips you need to know
7:41 A look inside Jess’s two times in Scotland with the family. (And why they are ready to go back!)
13:53 Pam’s top picks and stays in Scotland
16:28 The best activities in Scotland for all ages
30:26 What Jess did and what she loved about her first stay in Scotland
33:17 How Jess upgraded her stay in Scotland the second time around

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad, previously known as the Travel Hacking Mom Show.
0:05.8	Follow the links in the show notes to stay up to date with what the Travel Mom Squad has been up to.
0:10.4	If you want to visit a country that has rugged coastlines, beautiful landscapes, castles, and the kindest lads and lassies you'll ever meet,
0:19.6	then you'll want to listen up as Pam and I discuss
0:21.9	how we've traveled to Scotland, on points and miles, of course.
0:25.6	Welcome to the Travel Hackey Mom Show.
0:27.7	We are three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel expenses for nearly free.
0:35.5	We've used credit card points and miles to take vacations to places like
0:38.8	Hawaii, Paris, Greece, the Maldives, Italy, and so much more. And the best part, we each still have an
0:45.3	800 plus credit score. Imagine being able to book a vacation without having to check your bank account.
0:50.3	It's totally possible and we're here to show you how. Hey, I'm Jess and I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And Alex isn't here today. You don't want her to be here today. She has a got a cold and really you cannot understand her. We thought that she could maybe speak and just not talk as much. We listened to her. We go, no, you can't speak. We don't want you on this.
1:12.8	But we are all travel hacking moms. And just as a little side a bit, everybody thinks that I'm the
1:21.9	mom of both Alex and Jess, but I'm actually just Alex's mom, although Jess and I, we've decided are very much alike.
1:30.9	We're both kind of Monica Gillers. And so she could easily be my child. But she isn't.
1:39.5	Yeah. In some ways, I feel like I'm like your fifth daughter that you never had because we are very much alike.
1:48.1	So today you're just going to be my mom for today's episode while Alex is not here.
1:52.3	So in today's episode, we are going to be spilling the tea on how Pam and I have both visited Scotland on points and miles.
2:01.7	Scotland is still one of my favorite countries that I have ever visited,
2:05.7	and we cannot wait to share all the details with you.
2:09.1	So Pam just got back much more recently than I did.
2:12.5	But so Pam, why don't you tell us all about how you got to Scotland from Denver? Yeah, this trip kind of came about
2:19.6	because Alex and one of my other daughters and I, we had gone on points and miles to Borah Bora.
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