About Travel on Points
DERRICK AND SARAH DYE
Co-Founders of Travel on Point(s)
Shortly after going on our first date, we booked a free trip (on US Airways!) to Minneapolis for the Fourth of July. Shortly thereafter, we became obsessed with collecting Southwest points to fly for free and using “the card without any blackout dates” as much as possible. Little did we know the vast world of points and miles that we were ignoring. Fast forward 4 years, to the fall of 2015, when we became serious about this hobby. By 2016, we collected almost 1 Million Points & Miles, stacked our portfolio with many keeper cards, and set ourselves up to earn the best perk in travel: the Southwest Companion Pass. In 2017, we refined our skills and booked multiple international business class trips all around the world, booked $31,000 in free travel, and earned 1.1 Million Points & Miles. Since then, we've refined our earning & burning strategies and consistently earn 3+ Million miles per year. To date, we've booked over $1,000,000 in travel with points and miles!!!
RICK FOJTIK
Rick is based in the Seattle area (home airport SEA). His love for travel started in the military and he began blogging about travel as The Saving Traveler in 2011. Rick jumped fully into points and miles in 2014.
When it comes to points and miles, Rick focuses on maximizing spending and creativity, utilizing challenges and status matches, and new card sign-up bonuses.
His favorite travel destinations include the Czech Republic and any trip that involves sporting events. Rick also loves to share travel with his kids when possible, so they can experience things he was not able to as a kid. When Rick isn’t traveling or writing about it, he is working hard in City Government.
SHIRA SLIFFMAN
Shira began traveling as a child when her parents would load the family into the car and drive around the US. Although her family has always used points and miles to travel (even her grandparents!!), she entered the points and miles world herself after friends moved to England and she wanted to figure out an affordable way to visit.
Some of her favorite places she has visited include Porto, Sienna, and Ireland. When Shira is not traveling, she works as a pediatric occupational therapist in the school system and in her private feeding practice. You can also find her dancing, cooking, and exploring wineries locally as well as around the world.
JENNIFER ALVAREZ
Jenn is a journalist and former magazine editor with 15 years of digital media experience. A native South Floridian now based in South Louisiana, she was raised on Disney World and beach road trips. In her early 20s, she was bitten by the international travel bug while covering Caribbean vacations for publications like Jupiter Magazine, Stuart Magazine and Gold Coast Magazine. She later fell in love with Southern food and culture during her time as 225 Magazine’s longtime editor-in-chief.
She became serious about traveling on points when planning her January 2020 wedding, scheming how to turn vendor deposits into a prized Southwest Companion Pass. In 2023, she leveled up again after discovering the Travel on Point(s) Facebook group, unlocking the thrilling world of SUBs, Hyatt status chasing, lounges and more. She and her P2 have since jetted everywhere from the desert Southwest to Mexico City to European Christmas markets on points, and life has never been the same since. Her favorite getaway, though, is a quick weekend trip to catch an indie concert like The Postal Service, Rilo Kiley and Belle & Sebastian. When not conspiring to book a vacay, catch her binging “Top Chef,” vintage shopping or plotting her next DIY home project.
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