Points Redeeming, Travel Tips

January 22, 2024

Umrah Travel and Booking Using Points with Amena Bakali

Episode Description

There are tons of incredible uses of points that allow you to have new travel experiences, take trips more regularly, or travel in style and luxury for a fraction of the cost. While many of us use our points for leisure travel, points can also help with booking travel that is of religious or cultural significance. One example of that is how my guest this week used points to book a trip to observe Umrah, the Islamic pilgrimage to their Holy City: Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Amena Bakali is an award travel educator, travel blogger, and family travel enthusiast. She loves to take on new adventures, make memories with her family, all thanks to points & miles, and teach others how to do the same. Travel doesn’t have to stop when you have kids, and Amena loves showing other families on how to make travel work for all budgets, preferences, and lifestyles.

Tune in this week to discover Amena Bakali’s tips for booking a culturally significant trip like Umrah using points. Amena is walking us through how she chose her hotels, flights, and experiences during this pilgrimage, and she’s sharing her tips for planning a trip like this for you and your family.

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What You’ll Learn from this Episode

  • How Amena started seeing the potential that points travel offers.
  • Some of the amazing leisure trips Amena has taken her family on using points.
  • The religious, cultural, and historical significance of Umrah.
  • Amena’s tips for booking Umrah as cost-effectively as possible.
  • The importance of being flexible when booking a trip like the Umrah Pilgrimage.
  • 4 loyalty programs to focus on to make Umrah as cheap and comfortable as possible.
  • Amena’s top tips for securing air travel for Umrah using points.

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