Why (& how) you should travel domestically with points.

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for lots of travel options.

America rocks. And not in the I have a large flag in the back of my giant pickup truck kind of way, but in the there’s a WEALTH of travel options way.

Florida’s beaches, the Rocky Mountains, Lake Michigan, Lake Tahoe, there’s so much!

I’m living it up in Utah right now, and feeling inspired about domestic travel.

Let’s chat about how to use points for domestic travel.

Flying around this place:

Here are my top airline programs to book cheap domestic flights:

1) American Airline AAdvantage

• Fly around the U.S. for as low as 12,000 points roundtrip? Sure. This is the best.

• Earn points with their credit cards.

2) Alaska Mileage Plan.

• Massive update. You can now transfer Amex points to Alaska. You need this or this Amex card now.

• Fly short-haul flights as low as 9,000 points roundtrip.

3) Southwest Rapid Rewards

• I love Southwest. Prices vary a ton but you can find some great deals around the U.S.

• Pick up 90,000 points you could transfer to SW with this card.

4) Delta SkyMiles

• ONLY if you’re shopping from this site - the key to cheap Delta award flights.

• Snag 80,000 SkyMiles with a $0 annual fee in year 1 with this card.

5) JetBlue TruBlue

• If you live in the Northeast, this is killer.

• 8.8k one-way to fly 6.5hours across the whole country? Insane deal.

• Want to earn a bunch of JetBlue points? Look at Chase & Amex cards.

Where to sleep?

Hotels are expensive.

Airbnbs are expensive.

It’s all expensive.

Your best bet to stay for cheap is Hyatt Hotels (shocker, right?).

They have hotels here starting for only 3,500 points/night.

Personally, I prefer Airbnb.

I want to highlight this awesome site you’ve never heard of that helps you find great deals on vacation rentals:

Bonus: My top 3 places in America.

I have not traveled enough in America, sadly. But, so far, my top 3 cities are:

1. Boston, MA.

2. Naples, FL.

3. Chicago, IL.

Top 3 destinations:

1. Utah Valley, Utah.

2. Colorado Springs, CO.

3. Santa Barbara, CA.

Don’t sleep on America. It is awesome.

Me and the wifey enjoying Utah this week (toddler was picking up rocks):