This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. If you’ve met the spending requirement on the cards outlined in the last post, you should have somewhere between 50,000 and 70,000 Ultimate Rewards. Now what? Below are some award options that either start or end in the USA and… Read More First Class Flights You Can Book with Chase Ultimate Rewards
This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. In the last post of this series, Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 2), your action items were to find out how much spending you can put on credit cards each month and to find out how many cards you have… Read More Applying for Your First Travel Cards
This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. If you haven’t read Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 1), go and read that post first and then come back here. Your Second Travel Credit Card Chase Freedom Annual Fee: $0 Sign Up Bonus: 15,000 points when you spend $500… Read More Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 2)
This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. Which points are worth the most? The answer to this question depends on a number of factors that vary from person to person. What is your goal trip? Do you want to fly in first class or are you fine… Read More Your First Travel Credit Cards (Part 1)
This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. Travel Credit Card Benefits Sign Up Bonuses The easiest way to stockpile massive amounts of miles and points, and the “bread and butter” of travel hacking, is opening travel credit cards and earning their lucrative sign-up bonuses. Most travel credit… Read More Travel Credit Card Basics
This post is part of the Travel Hacking 101: First Class in 90 Days series. Rewards Programs Before you can start collecting miles and points from different rewards programs, you need to first have accounts with each program. Joining rewards programs is free and only requires filling out some basic information. You don’t need to… Read More Rewards Programs and AwardWallet
As a result of travel hacking, I usually have about 10-15 credit cards open at any given time. The reaction I get from people is always the same. Oh my god! Doesn’t that hurt your credit?! The answer is no. It doesn’t. In fact, it has the opposite effect. For full disclosure, here is a… Read More How Does Travel Hacking Affect Your Credit Score?
People often ask me why I don’t use AirBnB very much when traveling domestically. The honest answer is that when I’m traveling in the U.S., I’m usually able to find a hotel cheaper than an AirBnB. I am able to do this by using a little known travel hack with Priceline.com and their “Name Your Own Price… Read More Priceline “Name Your Own Price” Hack: How to Save Hundreds on Hotels
I recently booked a weekend trip for my girlfriend and I for her birthday. Neither of us have ever been to Chicago, so I thought it was about time we made it up to The Windy City. I was able to get both of us roundtrip flights from Denver to Chicago, and 2 nights in… Read More Trip Breakdown: Weekend in Chicago
What is it? The Southwest Companion Pass is one of the most valuable tools in any travel hacker’s arsenal. The pass entitles you to take a designated companion with you for just $5.60 each way, on every southwest flight you take for up to 2 years! If you regularly fly with someone else, the savings from having… Read More Southwest Companion Pass: Best Deal in Travel
Mike on the Map 