Ga iyalan da suka tashi zuwa wuraren hutu, abu ɗaya ya tabbata: Ba'a da kyau.
Kyauta ko kyauta kyauta kyauta ne Grail na tafiya, kuma Lyn Mettler ya gano yadda za a kai ga iyalinta hudu.
Ta hanyar yin amfani da tsarin amfani da kamfanin na Southwest Airlines 'Rapid Rewards tsarin kula da' yan jarida mai zaman kansa da kuma blogger ya iya tafiya tare da iyalinta daga gidansu a Indiana zuwa wurare daban daban, ciki har da Denver, Fort Myers, da kuma San Diego, a cikin shekara guda.
Sun yi amfani da kusan 175,000 mil kuma sun biya kasa da $ 100 domin iyalinta su tashi kowane tafiya-tafiya jirgin.
Lyn ya cika wannan ta hanyar sanya hannu ga katunan bashi wanda ya ba da kyauta a kan Kudu ta Kudu. Ta kuma sayi sayayya kamar yadda ta saba. Ɗaya daga cikin makullin nasarar ta tana biyan kuɗin kuɗin katin kuɗin ta a kowace wata don haka ta sami damar tsai da matakai ba tare da samun bashi ba.
Ga Q & A akan yadda ta yi haka:
About.com Family Vacations: Bari mu fara da yadda tsarin kudu maso yammacin keyi aiki da abin da ke sa ya bambanta da wasu shirye-shirye.
Lyn Mettler: Kudu maso Yammacin kasar yana da kyakkyawan shiri mai yawa wanda aka kira sunan jirgin sama na sama a Freddie Awards. Ina son shi domin babu wani kwanciyar launi, wanda ke sa yin rajista haka mai sauki. Zaka iya canzawa ko soke jirgin sama ba tare da biyan kuɗi ba kuma maki ba zasu ƙare ba. Zaka iya samun maki ta hanyar tashi, shiga cikin katunan kudancin kudancin keta, cin kasuwa ta hanyar tashoshin yanar gizon intanit, cin abinci a gidajen cin abinci a cikin abincin cin abinci, tare da karbar motar.
Har ma na samar da maki 1000 sau daya kawai don shiga watanni uku na Wall Street Journal na $ 3.
About.com Family Vacations: Ta yaya kuka rack up da yawa maki?
Lyn Mettler: Na tara waɗannan matakai ta hanyar sanya hannu ga katunan bashi guda biyu: katunan kudancin kudancin kudancin da Chase Sapphire da aka fi so, dukansu sun ba da kyauta na 50,000 bayan sun kashe kusan $ 2,000 zuwa $ 4,000 a kowace katin.
Da zarar na tara maki 110,000 ta hanyar sanya hannu ga Chase Southwest Rapid Reward na sirri da katin kasuwancin, saduwa da mafi yawan ciyarwa da yin amfani da katunan don kudade na yau da kullum (da biyan kuɗin a kowane wata), Na sami matsayin matsayi na Sahabin. Wannan yana nufin cewa mutum ɗaya zai iya tashi tare da ni har zuwa shekaru biyu, ko muna buga jiragen sama tare da maki ko tsabar kudi. Wannan ya sa iyakata na Ra'idodin Sakamakon ya shimfidawa har yanzu, kamar yadda nake buƙata kawai don amfani da maki don ajiye littattafai uku maimakon hudu ga iyalina. Saliɗar Tsarin Sahabbai yana da kyau daga lokacin da ka sami shi har zuwa ƙarshen shekara ta gaba.
Har ila yau, ina kula da littattafai na takardun jiragen ruwa a lokacin sayar da farashi na Kudu maso yammaci, saboda yawan adadin da aka ba da littafi mai ba da izini ya rataya a farashin tikitin, don haka idan farashin ya sauka don haka yawan adadin da ake buƙata don yin littafi. Na kuma ci gaba da samun maki ta fara duk kasuwancin yanar gizo a kudancin kudu maso yammacin Rapid Rewards portal da kuma amfani da shirin cin abinci na Rapid Rewards, wanda ke samun maki yayin da kuke cin abinci a gidajen cin abinci.
About.com Shirye-shiryen Iyali: Akwai wasu lokuta na shekara da sukafi sauran don tara maki? Akwai lokacin shekara wanda yafi kyau don tafiya?
Lyn Mettler: Idan kana so ka sami haɗin Shine Safiya, yana da kyau a fara farkon shekara. Fasalin yana da kyau daga lokacin da kuka sami shi har zuwa ƙarshen shekara ta gaba, don haka a baya da kuka sami shi, ƙima za ku iya amfani da shi. A cikin kwarewa, ƙarshen shekara (a kalla a bara) yana da farashin mafi kyau akan jiragen. Yara da kuma lokuta sune lokuta masu yawa tare da iyalai masu yawa da suke tafiya da tarho ba su da kyau. Tsarin hunturu da kuma fall sune mafi kyau lokuta don tafiya don samun mafi yawan daga cikin Rapid Rewards points.
About.com Shirye-shiryen Iyali: Mene ne wasu hanyoyin da kake da shi don ƙaddamar da maki / darajar tare da shirin Kudu maso yammacin?
Lyn Mettler: Na lura da farashin farashi-duka a cikin dala da kuma maki - don wuraren da muke so. Wannan hanya zan iya gane abin da yake-da kuma abin da ba daidai ba ne.
Sai na gwada kuma jira har sai fares sun kasance dan kadan don biyan jiragen mu.
Tabbas, saboda babu takunkumin sakewa tare da Kudu maso yammacin, za ku iya rubuta littafi a kowane lokaci sannan ku canza ko soke idan shirinku ya sauya ko kuna samun farashin kima. Sayen lokacin sayen tallace-tallace yana da muhimmanci, kuma Kudu maso yamma yana da tallace-tallace da yawa. Na gano cewa mafi kyau tallace-tallace su ne waɗanda kuke ganin tallata a talabijin.
Har ila yau, yana da mahimmanci don Sahabinka ya wuce saboda haka baza ku sami fansa ga maki daya ba. Ga ma'aurata, Haɗin Kasuwanci ya yanke maki da ake buƙatar ku ciyar don rabi cikin rabi. Ga iyalina, muna buƙatar fansa maki don uku daga cikinmu maimakon hudu.
About.com Family Vacations: Wane shawara za ku iya ba wa wanda ke farawa tare da shirin?
Lyn Mettler: Kudu maso yammacin shine babban shirin ga duk wanda yake so ya fara koyo yadda za a yi amfani da mil da maki don tashi ko kyauta. Yana da sauqi a bi da kuma samun matakai da sauri. Tare da wasu kamfanonin jiragen sama masu yawa, kawai wasu wuraren zama a kan wasu jiragen saman suna samuwa don yin tafiya tare da mil, yayin da Kudu maso yammacin yana ba ka damar yin ajiyar kowane wurin zama a kowane jirgin.
Abu na farko da kowa ya kamata ya yi shi ne rajista don asusun Rapid Rewards sannan kuma amfani da lambar mamba a lokacin da ya tashi. Wata hanya mai sauƙi don fara samun maki shine fara kasuwancin yanar gizo a kasuwannin cinikin su da kuma shiga cikin cin abinci.
A kan labarina, Go To Gal Gal, Ina koyaushe game da hanyoyin da za a sami matakai na kudu maso yammacin Rapid Rewards da kuma matakai na samun zuwa matsayi na Abokan Saƙo. Na kuma faɗakar da masu karatu lokacin da Kudu maso yammacin yana da sayarwa kuma ko yana da kyau ko a'a. Har ila yau yana da kyakkyawan ra'ayi don duba Kudu maso yammacin duniya a kai a kai don ganin canjin canje-canje ga wuraren da kake shirin ziyarta.
About.com Shirye-shiryen Iyali: Shin kuna shirin shirya wani tafiya ta hanyar amfani da Kudu maso yamma? Mene ne tsarinku?
Lyn Mettler: A koyaushe ina tsara shirin tafiye-tafiye na gaba ta amfani da mil da maki. Miji ya ce, "Ka san, wata rana za mu biya bashin jirgin." Na ce, "Babu hanya!"
Mun riga muka yi tafiya zuwa New York City da kuma Denver wannan lokacin rani kuma za mu yi tafiya zuwa Orlando ba da daɗewa ba don fadawa. Sa'an nan kuma yana da zuwa Keystone Resort a Colorado a kan bukukuwan. Har ma ina da manufofinta na 2017.
Za mu ƙaura daga cikin manyan abubuwan da na tara, ko da yake zan iya samun maki ta wajen bayar da kayan yau da kullum, cin kasuwa da cin abinci. A wancan lokacin miji zai fara aiwatar da shiga ga katunan.
Domin mutum zai iya samun kyautar katin bashi na 50,000 kawai kowane watanni 24, zan jira har 2017/2018 don sake yin haka. A halin yanzu, miji zai sanya hannu ga katunan katunan kudancin kudancin, ya sami matsayi na Sahabin Safiya kuma ya tara 150,000 zuwa 200,000 maki a gare mu da za mu iya amfani da shi ta 2018. Sa'an nan kuma zai zama lokacin da zan sake aiwatar da shi gaba daya.
Don ƙarin koyo game da yadda za ku tashi kyauta a kudu maso yammacin Yammacin Turai, duba littafin e-Lyn, "Jagoran Mataki na Mataki na Nasarawa da Haɗin Kasuwancin Kudu maso Yamma da Flying Free kewaye da Amurka," wanda yake samuwa a matsayin saukewa kyauta.