Europe is one of those dream destinations that everyone has on their mind when they think about travel. When I graduated, the idea of a trip to Europe was the only thing we considered but as you can imagine, we didn’t have a lot of money back then so we had to figure out how […]
Travel Hacking
Some guy's definition: Travel hacking is the art of collecting frequent flyer miles and points to travel for free.
Now travel hacking isn't limited to just collecting points nor is it about travelling completely for free. My version of travel hacking is all about being travel savvy and being to take advantage known or unknown deals, workarounds, "hacks", and sometimes loopholes to come out on top and travel better (whether that means cheaper, longer, or happier).
Check out the latest blog posts below
Travel Hack – How to get Free Boingo Wifi At US Airports
Airports that don’t offer free wifi drive me insane. American airports are notorious for not offering free wifi and instead electing to use a service called Boingo where you either have to pay for a day pass to use wifi or pay a monthly fee to gain unlimited access to Boingo hotspots. In this day […]
Travel Hacking – Caching Your Google Maps For When You Have No Data
This is a familiar problem right? You’re in a new country for a few weeks but you don’t have a data plan. So there are a few things you can do. You can use Google Maps when you have Wifi and take a bunch of screenshots and hope for the best or you revert back […]
How To Get Free Aeroplan and HHonors Points Without Spending A Dime
The Point Hoarder For those that know me, I’m always looking for ways to get more points and I’m willing to do (almost) anything for it! With this newsletter, I wanted to let you guys in on a few secrets I’ve been taking advantage of to get points without spending a dime. This may be a […]
Free Hilton HHonors Points Experiment
Earlier this year in February, I wrote a post on HHonors Points Freebies with TopGuest. Well I thought I’d just report back on how things have been going. I’ve been diligently checking into my local Doubletree daily for over half a year now and I’m happy to announce that I’ve hit 10000 free points by […]
Google Flights Explore
Now have the power to do open ended search for flights based on regions You’ve probably heard or seen that Google has gotten into the flight search game. What you didn’t know is they have an awesome cool new feature called Explore that’s kind of a hidden feature for now (one of many Google secret […]
AMEX – Refer Yourself & Credit Card Churning
American Express credit cards are great for travel because you collect points that are versatile enough to be used as regular membership rewards points that can be used to converted into dollars to pay for travel spend or you can do direct conversions into programs you’re already part of like Aeroplan, SPG, or Honors. It’s […]
Maximizing on Your Hard Earned Hilton Honors Points
It’s no secret that i’m a points whore at least during my previous consulting life. Racking up points whether it be Aeroplan or Hilton was almost an addiction or a game. I was constantly on the prowl for the best deals or promotions and was kind enough as well to publish a few of these […]
Save on Car Rentals – Car Rental Coupon Code Extreme
Car Rental Coupon Codes to Save You Hundreds NEW CAR RENTAL CODE PAGE I’ve cleaned up this post with a brand new comprehensive car rental coupon code page. Make sure you head over there once you’re done reading here. I’ve always want to summarize all my knowledge about car rental coupon codes because I […]
How to Use Priceline’s “Name Your Own Price”- Simplified
“Name Your Own Price” for dummies Bidding on Priceline with Name Your Own Price to get the best deal on hotels seems like a daunting task for those that don’t know how to do it but it really isn’t that hard. My goal for this article is to break it down into the easiest way with […]