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The Disney Points Podcast
by Samantha Holland & Kim Shearer
Save cash by visiting Disney parks using credit card points & miles!Follow us on Instagram and the web:Kim @vacation_pointers www.vacationpointers.comSam @almostfreetraveling www.almostfreetraveling.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samantha-holland3/support
Episodes
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48. Jamie's First Disneyland Trip!
What happens when a Disney World guy visits the original California Parks? Listen in to find out. Jamie's family really packed a lot into their trip, including a night at a luxury property in Huntington Beach, a stay at the new Disneyland Hotel Discovery DVC tower, Oogie Boogie Bash and even Club...
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47. Disneyland Trip Report Pt. 2: Special Genie + Edition
Kim & Sam talk in depth about when you should buy Genie + and how to strategize your days at Disneyland. Sam shares other Disneyland tips, including the location of her favorite new secret bathroom and where she found the greatest Christmas ornament on the planet. Ink Business Preferred Credit...
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46. Disneyland Trip Report!
Kim & Sam talk about how they hacked flights, lodging & admission for their recent Disneyland meetup. They're also diving into all the food they liked (and didn't care for), some new rides they rode and how they got into The Office, the secret room at Lamplight Lounge! Credit cards mentioned in...
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45. Kim Helps Sam Decide if Sam Should Get Southwest Companion Passes
Are you wondering if you should go for a Southwest Airlines Companion Pass or Two? Or maybe you're not even sure what a Southwest Companion pass is? Kim & Sam are talking it all through, discussing the elevated 75K bonus, and by the end of the episode you'll know if Sam is getting passes or not!...
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44. Tokyo Disney: Using Points for Flights & Lodging
Sam's business class flight to Tokyo Disney cost $19, and her hotel was free. Find out which airline she flew, where she stayed and exactly which points and miles she used, as well as heaps of other details you need to know if you're headed to Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea! Cards mentioned in this...
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43. Magical Deep Dive on the Chase Freedom Flex & Unlimited
What's the best card to use in between welcome bonuses? What are entry-level, no annual fee cards that still earn you buckets of cash back or, with the right companion card, flexible points? Kim & Sam discuss some of their favorite cards to use between minimum spends, as well as the maximizing…
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42. Using Bank Bonuses for Travel Cash
Kim & Sam share how to find and use bank bonuses to pay for extra travel expenses. They're also covering which cards they're opening, what expenses they're putting on them, and the elevated Chase Ink Cash/Unlimited 90K bonus. And if you're looking for a Disney Points Podcast community, you'll…
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41. Disability Access Service in the U.S. & at Disneyland Paris
Disney gets five stars for their accessibility services in the U.S. & beyond. Beth from @vfamilytravels is back to share stories and lots of tips about DAS in the U.S. parks and at Disneyland Paris, including who qualifies, how to get one, managing DAS in the parks and what kind of special access...
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40. Listener Mail! How to Spend one day Hopping Between the California Parks
For our 40th episode, we're responding to a listener request to strategize how to maximize one day at the California Parks. We're sharing seven tips that you could implement at Disneyland or Disney World to make the most of your time, but first, we're chatting about the 5 free nights Chase…
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39: Tokyo Disney With Mahogany
Mahogany @DealduchessLA thought she didn't like Disney parks--until she hacked a trip to Tokyo Disneyland with her husband and daughter! She's sharing how the three of them hacked flying both ways in business class, stayed at a fancy hotel on points, used their Suica cards on the trains and spent...
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38. A Tale of Two Hyatts (at Disney World)
Kim is on a mission to stay at every Hyatt in the greater Disney World area. Listen as she compares and contrasts two Hyatt resorts nearest to the parks--and also explains how to open one credit card & earn enough points for a week-long stay at either property! Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card...
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37. Flying to Tokyo Disneyland on Points
Do you think Kim and Sam are dog or cat people? You'll have to listen to find out. Related in a roundabout way: they're both headed to Tokyo Disneyland within the next year, and today they're breaking down multiple ways to use points & miles to book flights. You'll hear about different cards you...
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36. Disney on Points for Larger Families
Jenna from @thetravelinghansens leaves next month for a three week European tour with her family of six! Disneyland Paris is one of their stops, and she's sharing how she saved 50% on tickets, and why they chose Parc Disneyland as a day-trip from the city. Also discussed: the best hotel brands…
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35. What Cards We're Opening (and How We're Using the Points for Disney)
Kim and Sam's lives have both gotten expensive recently. Listen in to find out what cards they're opening to pay for home headaches and college payments. They're also covering cards that have "big" minimum spends, including the Ink Business Preferred--the card with the minimum spend that just...
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34. Disneyland Trip Report: How to get the Dining Reservation you Want & More
After 18 months, Sam finally returned to her precious California Parks. It was a trip of firsts: first time taking the first Alaska flight out and storing a bag in Disney lockers, first time taking the Toy Story shuttle and staying at a Sheraton, and first time enjoying park hopper and Genie…
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33. Flying a family of seven to Disneyland Paris. In Business Class!
@travelpointsrob is one of the first accounts I followed, and Rob is an all-around great guy. Earlier this year, he pulled off an amazing feat: flew his family of seven from the West Coast roundtrip to Europe in business class--and stopped over in Disneyland Paris for his wife's birthday on the…
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32. Convincing my Husband to Hack Disney Trips
Sam here, and I've brought my better half Mr Almost Free Traveling on the show today! Listen as he describes his transformation from minimalist guy who wanted one virtual credit card to full on Player 2 travel hacker. He's also sharing why he appreciates not only Disney parks but the whole…
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31. Trip Report: How Sam Hacked her Latest Disney World Trip
Grab your Mickey ears and join us for another magical trip report! Sam's excited to share hacks from her latest Walt Disney World trip. We're walking through every step of the journey, from booking flights and lodging with points, to finding discounted Disney tickets. She'll also talk about…
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30. How to Save Money and Earn Points on a Disney Cruise
Do you know what a fish extender is? You're about to: @Alitravelpoints just got off a Disney Fantasy Cruise, and is here to tell us how she saved money and earned 35,000 Ultimate Rewards booking this vacation. Ali was born and raised in Panama; in fact, her first trip to the U.S. was to Disney...
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29. Sapphire Preferred Elevated Bonus Emergency Episode
Thinking of opening the Chase Sapphire Preferred with the elevated 80K bonus? Most hackers consider this the best starter card, and we're explaining all the benefits, ways to redeem the points for Disney, what Disney expenses to charge on the card to earn the most points and more! We would love…
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28. Points & Miles for Disney World Annual Passes
Disney surprised and delighted us all by dropping new Disney World annual passes, available as early as April 13 for qualified DVC owners. We're discussing the different passes and whether we'll be buying Incredi-Passes, and we're also exploring earning and burning credit card points and miles…
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27. Reducing Stress With Little kids at Disney, Plus big Savings for Military Families
Did you know active and retired military families save big at Disney World? Jessica for @wellhellodisney is here with all the details, and she's also sharing her top tips for reducing stress at Disney World with little kids. You'll love her money saving ideas and learn all about her favorite...
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26. Earning & Burning Marriott Points at Disneyland & World
Kamree from @ourfamilypassport is a Marriott expert--she and her husband have six Marriott credit cards between the two of them! Find out which card is her favorite, because it comes with Platinum Status that feeds her blended family of six free breakfast when they travel. She's advising us on...
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25. Disney Questions With an Ink Business Chase(r)
This is a fun episode where we answered all the Disney questions you asked us, including what we like to eat and do at the parks, which parks are our favorites, how long we like our Disney vacations to be and more, BUT FIRST: we're discussing the quickly fading best ever offer on the Chase Ink...
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24. Lifecycle of a Credit Card: When to Keep, Downgrade or Close
This bonus episode features real-life third grade teachers Katie and Nicole from @pointsandmilesteachers teaching us tips and tricks for when to close, downgrade or keep our credit cards open. We talk at length about specific cards (Sapphire Preferred) and banks (Chase & Amex) and cover credit...
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23. A Tokyo Disneyland Trip on Points
With Happy Entry, Standby Passes, Entry Request and Premier Access, there's a lot to understand about Tokyo Disneyland & Disney Sea. Serena from @passionforpoints is here to decipher it all for us, and to share how and why she booked a Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and tickets using credit card miles....
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22. Earn up to 50,000 Points Annually Paying Rent on Your BILT card
Richard Kerr is a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder and self-proclaimed Disney bougie Adult, who identifies with Buzz Lightyear and loves Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. He's also Senior Director of BILT Rewards, and on today's episode explains why everyone (not just renters) should have a BILT...
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21. Save 20-35% on Disney Admission
First off: if you're considering the current Southwest Airlines Companion pass promo, Kim's got you covered! We'll discuss pros and cons in the first five minutes of the epiosde. Second: Convention Rate Tickets are the greatest Disney hack around. Listen to how we have both used this trick to…
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20. Trip Report: Kim's latest Disney World Trip
Kim is back from an epic Disney World trip (and already planning her next one, which Sam will try to crash). Because it was a split stay, you'll hear the pros and cons of both staying on property at the Dolphin with Marriott points, and off property using Hyatt points. She'll share how she got...
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19. What's all the Hyatt Hotel Hype About?
You're going to love hearing from our resident Hyatt Hype guy Geoff, here to explain why travel hackers are obsessed with Hyatt and what it has to do with Disney. Geoff uses points to save thousands on trips for his family of 7--or getaways with his wife--at Hyatts in Puerto Rico, Cancun, & the...
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18. Hacking Discounted Disney Tickets
Links for purchasing discounted conference rate tickets are hiding in plain site all over the internet. Listen as Melissa from 10X Travel teaches us how to find the tickets, and why it's perfectly fine to use these public friends-and-family links to buy admission for your next trip. She also…
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17. Our 2023 Points & Miles/Travel Preview
Kim and Sam are hitting the ground running this year: finishing credit card minimum spends, planning their next moves, trying to figure out when to travel with school-age kids and more. They're also sharing some non-credit card ways they're earning travel money this year, as well as giving you a...
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16. Genie Plus: Lessons From an Expert
Remember when Kim & I were confused by Genie Plus? @ashleygetsaround swooped in and saved the day. Turns out she's not only a wizard at finding the cheapest business class flights and hacking American Airlines status--she also once had a Walt Disney World cast member remark that they'd never seen...
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15. Hacking a Family Disney World Trip on Points & Miles
Jamie @man_mac85 is a D.C. Firefighter who grew up loving Disney World and now takes his family of five whenever he can. A DVC owner at Old Key West, he's not loyal to one airline and prefers earning and using flexible points and miles to book flights. Listen as he shares about his split stay...
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14. Fun, Free Things to do at Walt Disney World
Do you know how to get a wake-up call from Mickey? What about landing a free tour at Animal Kingdom Lodge or Grand Floridian? South Florida resident and pixie pass holder Monique is also an expert when it comes to saving money and finding fun free things to do on Walt Disney World property. She's...
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13. Trip Report: Disney World Dolphin Marriott Deluxe Resort
Sam booked the Walt Disney World Dolphin Deluxe Resort on Marriott points; listen to why she loved it and and to what she'll do differently when she stays there again! She's also sharing how she saved almost $400 on transportation, spent only $800 on food for a family of five over eight days, all...
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12. Disney Trips Using Elevated Bonus Offers
Have you noticed all the elevated credit card offers available? We're breaking down our favorites and explaining ways to use them for Disney trips! We're covering the elevated Southwest Airlines personal cards (and how to use them for companion passes), The Chase Sapphire Reserve (ends 12/1), Ink...
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11. Using Marriott Points to Stay on Walt Disney World Property
Kim planned a Disney trip! She's using Marriott points to stay on property as Disney World, and we're talking at length about how the Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve compare to renting DVC. Plus, you'll learn even more ways to save money on tickets by combining credit card promos and shopping...
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10. Bonus Episode: All About Business Cards
Did you know you could open a business card with as little as $100 in annual side income? This bonus episode is all about business cards: detailed tricks to filling out applications (just be honest), why you should consider business cards, how close together to open them (and when to close them),...
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9. Hacking 14 Disney Trips in 5 Years
Summer didn't fall in love with Walt Disney World until she was an adult, but then she fell hard. She just recently became a DVC owner, and has taken fourteen trips in the past five years, hacking each trip better every time. One of her secrets is playing travel agent for her family of…
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8. Trip Report: Kim visits Universal Studios Orlando
Kim's family hacked Universal Orlando passes this year, and they've visited the parks four different times! She's sharing how they fly to Orlando on the cheap, how to status match your SW Companion pass to Frontier airlines, why she loves the Hyatt at the Orlando airport, how she hacked Unlimited...
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7. Hacking Disneyland Paris with points & miles
Sam's back from Disneyland Paris, and in this episode we're covering everything from transportation, tickets, hotels and food, to how many days to spend in Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios. Credit Cards mentioned in this post: Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card
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6. Cashing out Ultimate Rewards for Disney Trips
Did you know it's possible to perpetually open Chase cards and earn more Ultimate Rewards? Listen as Heather from @Homeschoolingonpoints explains her methodology for funding all her Disney trips with Chase Ultimate Rewards! She's an expert on opening Ink Business cards, and we discuss how to open…
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5. Creative Ways to buy Disney Tickets
Beth from @vfamilytravelonpoints hacks points & miles Disney trips for her family of six. Listen as she explains all the ways she pays for tickets--from Capital One miles, to Swagbucks, bank bonuses, selling items around her house and more!
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4. Disney Vacation Club (DVC)
Kim & Chelsea from @Disneypointgals www.disneypointgals.com own AND rent Disney Vacation Club (Disney's version of a timeshare). You can save over 50% booking a DVC villa or studio at a Deluxe Resort, and end up paying hardly more than you would at a value or moderate resort on property at Walt...
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3. The Southwest Companion Pass: How to Qualify for one or two Passes per Family!
Want to pay $6 to bring a companion with you every time you fly Southwest Airlines? October begins companion pass season, when you can earn one or two companion fares for your family simply by opening two or three credit cards. We're breaking it down for you in this episode featuring a bonus...
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2. New To Points & Miles? This Episode is for You!
Listen as we share beginner best practices such as staying aware of Chase's 5/24 rule, maximizing Player 2 mode, taking advantage of Business Cards, how we stay organized, workarounds for authorized users and more!
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1. Our Disney on Points & Miles Origin Stories
Join Kim and Sam on our first episode where we talk about how we got into Disney on points & miles in the first place!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Save cash by visiting Disney parks using credit card points & miles!Follow us on Instagram and the web:Kim @vacation_pointers www.vacationpointers.comSam @almostfreetraveling www.almostfreetraveling.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samantha-holland3/support
HOSTED BY
Samantha Holland & Kim Shearer
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Save cash by visiting Disney parks using credit card points & miles!Follow us on Instagram and the web:Kim @vacation_pointers www.vacationpointers.comSam @almostfreetraveling www.almostfreetraveling.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samantha-holland3/support
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