About this episode

Mary Ellen shares her family's adventure in Copenhagen, Denmark, offering travel tips and insights on maximizing points for travel.

If 🇩🇰Denmark has been on your travel bucket list, this episode is full of inspiration and practical tips to help you plan your own adventure. We take you along as Mary Ellen and her family of 5 explore Copenhagen, sharing how she booked their flights to Europe using points and miles on American Airlines, and how airport lounge access made their long travel day much more enjoyable. Once she arrived, she discovered why Copenhagen is consistently ranked as one of Europe's most livable cities, from biking through charming neighborhoods and strolling colorful streets to spending an unforgettable day at the magical Tivoli Gardens. She also shares her experience staying at the Absalon Hotel, navigating the city with kids, and the little travel lessons learned along the way. Whether Denmark is your dream destination or just the first stop on a larger Scandinavian itinerary (Hello Norway 🤩), this episode is packed with ideas to help you maximize your points, minimize your costs, and make the most of your time in one of Europe's most charming capitals. Also included, a side quest for dinner in Malmo, Sweden at the Malmo Food Hall! 🇸🇪 Links: 💜15% off Comfrt Hoodies (Mary Ellen used…

People in this episode

Host: Mary Ellen

Topics covered

• travel tips
• Copenhagen
• budget travel
• points and miles
• family travel
• Scandinavia

Keywords

• Copenhagen
• Denmark travel
• points and miles
• family travel
• Tivoli Gardens
• Absalon Hotel
• Malmo
• budget travel

Sponsors

Comfrt Hoodies, Relief Band, Y!Wonder Newsletter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Airlines, Absalon Hotel

Places: Denmark, Copenhagen, Malmo, Tivoli Gardens

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