31. California Dreamin’: The Ultimate Guide To Making Your SoCal Adventure A Reality

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

Alex, Pam and Jess

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

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Hello, fellow travelers! We're the Travel Mom Squad—Pam, Jess, and Alex. In this episode, we're taking you on a virtual journey to sunny Southern California, and the best part? We're showing you how to do it all on points and miles!

We all love visiting Southern California. It's a quick flight for Pam from Denver and Alex from Salt Lake City, and even for Jess from Houston, it's not too bad. The weather is always perfect, and it's a hit with our families.

In this episode, we're covering all our favorite ways to get to Southern California, the best places to stay, and so much more.

We've flown into various airports depending on our destination within SoCal, including San Diego, John Wayne, and Long Beach. And we've found some really good redemptions. For example, Alex's recent trip to Huntington Beach cost just 48,000 miles round trip for four tickets. That's less than one signup bonus for a Southwest card!

When it comes to accommodations, we have a few favorites.

But that's not all! We also discuss tips for making the most of your points and miles, and so much more. So come along with us as we take you to Southern California today, all on points and miles, of course!

Hit play to hear the full conversation! A trip to Southern California is sure to be a memorable one for the entire family. There is so much to do and see all for pennies on the dollar! Make sure you register for our Free Masterclass “How to Start Traveling for Nearly Free.” Links below!

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Episode Minute By Minute:

0:02 Favorite ways to travel and stay in Southern California
1:21 Alex gives her preferred flights when traveling to Southern California
2:58 Why smaller airports can make for easier travel and better redemptions
3:54 Why Southwest prices and redemptions are best for large family travel
4:15 Pam always flies United and saves miles and points for business class seats
5:13 Jess prefers Southwest for her family, utilizing the companion pass
6:02 Favorite places to stay in San Diego
6:21 Jess gives a glowing family review of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
9:57 Pam loves the Andaz San Diego for a more bougie, classy feel
11:56 Jess mentions the most luxurious and expensive option, the Park Hyatt Aviara
16:30 Pam offers the Coronado Marriott as another family friendly alternative
18:04 Alex shares her experience staying at the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort
20:06 The Grand Pacific is walking distance from Legoland and condos for families
21:35 Places to stay in Huntington Beach
25:28 Jess and Alex give their review of the Hyatt Globalist breakfast
28:47 Alex shares her experience at the Seabird
29:08 The Seabird has more of a boutique feel that overlooks the ocean
31:51 The Hyatt Regency and The Seabird are both great ocean-side options for families
37:04 A look into the Travel Mom Squad next planned trip to Southern California

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.
0:10.5	Southern California is known for its sunny weather and dramatic Pacific coastline.
0:15.1	It's also a popular family destination and an amazing place to reading Points and Miles.
0:20.0	Come along as we take you to Southern
0:21.4	California today, all on points and miles, of course. Welcome to the Travel Hacking Mom Show. We are
0:28.1	three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands
0:32.8	of dollars in travel expenses for nearly free. We've used credit card points and miles to take vacations to places like Hawaii, Paris, Greece,
0:41.0	the Maldives, Italy, and so much more.
0:43.1	And the best part?
0:44.4	We each still have an 800-plus credit score.
0:46.9	Imagine being able to book a vacation without having to check your bank account.
0:50.4	It's totally possible, and we're here to show you how.
0:53.5	Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom.
0:57.6	And I'm Jess. We are travel hacking moms. So all three of us love visiting Southern California.
1:04.6	It is a pretty quick flight for Pam from Denver and Alex from Salt Lake City. then I'm in Houston so it's still not too bad
1:13.2	of a flight for me. The weather is pretty much always perfect and it is a popular destination with
1:20.1	our families too. So we thought that it would be a great idea to have an episode dedicated to
1:26.5	traveling to Southern California all on points
1:30.2	and miles. So first, we are going to start off with flights and our favorite ways to actually
1:35.6	get to Southern California. So, Alex, what is your favorite way? I think I know. But tell us what
1:43.7	your favorite way to get to Southern California is.
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