Just try not to judge them too hard when they finally come around and
get into travel hacking even harder than you!
I still haven't gotten a great deal out of my travel card but I'm sure if I put more
effort into travel hacking I'd get something out of it.
There are so many other strategies that fall under the travel hacking umbrella, but these basics will hopefully help you make sense of the many resources available for diving
deeper into the travel hacking strategy for free travel.
I'm just now getting
into the travel hacking game, as I'm trying to save costs on moving back to the US this year (and hopefully take a trip to Germany in 2015).
He got
into travel hacking for the sole and exclusive purpose of getting a Southwest Companion Pass, and he took full advantage of it for 4 years as he got married and had kids.
Once you've dug deep
into the travel hacking weeds, you're going to have some unavoidable expenses (or investments, if you prefer): annual fees on your most valuable credit cards, activation fees and liquidation costs, losses on reselling mistakes, postage on 94 envelopes, and so on.
Jackie Sills - Dellegrazie, an elementary reading specialist in New York City and founder of The Globetrotting Teacher blog, got
into travel hacking by accident when she and her husband were planning their honeymoon in 2006.
If you like to travel occasionally (but in the front of the plane), you are probably better off maximizing a few good reward credit cards than poring a lot of
time into travel hacking.
But consider Ariana's statement, not from the perspective of someone who
came into travel hacking from the sales, management, or ownership side, but from the perspective of those who don't work for a «living,» but work to survive.
I'm getting more and
more into travel hacking and making the most out of web portals so I'd thought I'd share some of my recent progress with placing an order of -LSB-...]
I have lots of friends who are
into travel hacking and credit card «churning», two hobbies that allow smart folks to essentially make money off the banks.
The question is usually posed after someone starts doing a bit of research and comes to the slightly heartbreaking realization about how many new rules, restrictions, and lost opportunities have occurred over the past couple of years.There's no doubt that things are not as easy as they were a year or two ago, but I definitely don't think it's too late to get
into travel hacking.
And just as a side note, if you have a significant other and are
both into travel hacking, only one of you needs to go through this process of getting the Companion Pass.
I'm getting more and more
into travel hacking and making the most out of web portals so I'd thought I'd share some of my recent progress with placing an order of everyday items through the American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping portal.
I feel like a bit of a buzz kill every time I give this response to someone asking about the best way to get
into travel hacking, and yet, it's by far the most accurate answer.
Will pass the info on to my British friends looking for a way to get
into travel hacking — thanks for the great insight into the program, and tips.
I haven't gotten any more
into travel hacking than the one card, though — I know a lot of travel hackers can have dozens of credit cards at once, but that just seems like too much to manage for me!