Getting to Banff: The week of July 4th has quietly become a tradition for Meghna and me — our go-to window for summer travel. I had been eyeing flights from Dallas to Calgary for months, but prices always felt unreasonable for a 3.5-hour flight — usually hovering around $700 per person, and that’s before factoring in Banff accommodations, which aren’t exactly budget-friendly. Then I stumbled upon a mileage deal I absolutely could not pass up. We flew out of Dallas on July 3rd