A Couple's Anniversary Trip to Istanbul + Cappadocia on Points!

About this episode

The episode features a couple's anniversary trip to Turkey, focusing on travel strategies using points and miles.

Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise Istanbul Full Day Guided Tour Reliable Travel (booked everything in Cappadocia for them) Balloon Turca (booked by/through Reliable Travel) Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge (an SLH property!) We trade our usual family travel format for a couple’s Turkey anniversary recap that is packed with points and miles tactics you can steal for your own peak season trips. Melissa walks us through how she booked business class flights, stacked hotel perks, and built a Cappadocia ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Raya, Duane

Guest: Melissa

Topics covered

• anniversary trip
• Istanbul
• Cappadocia
• points and miles
• travel tactics

Keywords

• Istanbul
• Cappadocia
• points
• miles
• travel tactics
• business class
• hotel perks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Balloon Turca, Reliable Travel, Ariana Sustainable Luxury Lodge, SLH

Places: Istanbul, Cappadocia

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