Mari • Family Travel (@marionthemap)

✨ Manifesting your family’s next (or first!) international trip in 2026? Here are the top places we recommend for an unforgettable and stress-free international trip for both seasoned and novice family travelers alike. Which would your family pick? Drop an emoji with your choice:
🧜‍♀️ Denmark 🍣…

💕 Love language: words of confirmed travel ✈️ Anyone else? #travelmeme #FamilyTravelMoments #takethetrip

🌋 Take a journey to the center of the earth in a tube made by liquid hot magma (cooled down, of course!).
 The Hana Lava Tube was one of our favorite Road to Hana stops—part real science, part real-life Legends of the Hidden Temple, part “the floor is lava” but … the ceiling, too. 
🔦 Are you…

We took four kids (ages 4–7) to in Easton, PA, and it was pure magic.🪄 The kind of day that feels like a page out of childhood—colorful, creative, and easy to enjoy for kids and adults. Save this for when planning your own visit: 🖍️ Every activity is hands-on and creativity-packed. Our kids were…

How I dealt with a hard day as a kid: a Band-Aid and a hug. 🤗 How I deal with a hard day as an adult: check how many days until our next trip. ✈️ We’re working around school calendars, PTO, and a family budget, so hopping on the next flight isn’t usually happening. But having a trip to look…

👉The biggest misconception about points & miles is that you need to know exactly where you’re going before you start collecting points. You don’t. 🏨 Here’s how this $0 hotel stay happened: 📍 We already had flexible Chase points. 📍 When it came time to plan our next trip, I looked at all of the…

📣 No gatekeeping: Here’s the secret way to get a second hotel room for your kids at half the price — at Hyatt. 😲 It’s not on the website. 🛎️ You can’t book it online. 🗣️ You have to ask for it. And yep... it actually works. Here’s the deal… ✨ It’s called the Hyatt Family Plan Rate — an…

👀 Which would you choose?
 💪 You can master booking your own vacations for pennies on the dollar with points and miles. and I will teach you how. 💬 Comment “course” to get on the waitlist for our MAD Miles Masterclass, re-opening this fall. Our spring course cohort has already learned and mastered…

Y’all, I hate driving. I love a family road trip once we GET there. It’s the hours in between I need help with. 🙃🚙 Drop your best road trip tip in the comments, especially if you’re one of those people who actually likes driving. I need your secrets. 👇 I’ll go first… A few things that have always…

It’s just science. 🧬 #funfacts #takethetrip #travelmore

😍 That feeling when the cheap flights come to you We’ve flown to London, Paris, and Rome — without spending hours searching. We get deals up to 80% off straight to our inbox with Premium. These are REAL alerts we’ve gotten via email: 🔹 Rome under $499 round trip (was $850) 🔹 London under $597…

Most people think points work like this 👀 🌺 “I want to go to Hawaii” ⬇️ 💳 “I need points” ⬇️ ✈️ “I’ll open a credit card” But the biggest wins usually happen the other way around. The people who get the biggest wins already built their rewards portfolio before they needed it. They were earning: 💳…

Resume: solutions-oriented. 🏨🌴 #travelmore #takethetrip #travelhumor

You’re already buying the gifts. Let’s make that spending work toward a family trip, too. 🎁✈️ 🛍️ Start with a shopping portal. Check Rakuten or an airline shopping portal before heading to the store’s website. Eligible purchases can earn rewards on top of what your credit card earns. 💳 Use the…

POV: You BELIEVE football is life. ⚽️💙 With Ted Lasso back, there’s no better time to visit Richmond, the charming London neighborhood that brought AFC Richmond to life. It’s an easy day trip from central London (about 20–30 minutes by train), and there’s so much more to see than just the filming…

🎄✨Thousands of ornaments and twinkling lights, Elf play on the big screen, and the milkshakes are so full of Christmas cheer they’re practically a meal themselves. 😍 doesn’t mess around when it comes to celebrating the most wonderful time of the year. This is one of my favorite little holiday…

There are 49 more days of summer. Who needs a beach trip? 🏖️😎☀️ #beachvacation #beachtrip #BeachEscape

The value of thoughtful travel planning goes well beyond the reservation. ✈️✨ Welcome to JUST BOOKED! 🚢 My new series taking you behind the scenes of real client bookings to show you the difference working with a Custom Travel Concierge & Points Strategist can make. First up: a 7-night…

Just some simple requests ✈️✈️✈️ #travelismytherapy #FamilyTravelMoments #momswhotravel

🐾 One of the hardest parts of traveling is finding someone I trust to care for my cats while we’re away. Because let’s be honest… our pets aren’t just pets. They’re family. 😻😻😻 That’s why I was excited to learn about new Pets’ Corner. 🐾 Pets’ Corner connects HomeExchange members who are looking…

The best medicine or running away from your problems? Maybe a little of both 🙃 #takethetrip #TravelAdvisor #flyingwithkids

Here’s to adding more life to our days. More laughing with our favorite people, exploring somewhere new, and making plans we’re excited to wake up for. ❤️✈️ Follow for family travel ideas and points and miles tips to help make room for more of it.

Cruise lovers’ roll call 🚢 Who’s ready for your next sailing? #cruisetravel #MediterraneanCruise #familytravelmoments

Disney lovers are made in the details… It’s the one place where there’s something for everyone 🏰 So tell me… what does your husband like most, so we can find his ideal match at Disney World 🐭 #waltdisneyworld #disneyvacation #disneylove