Travel Hacking 101
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Want to travel on little to no budget? Or fly business class or stay in luxury hotels for cheap? Turns out you can! Come join us for a talk on how to hack travel deals and trot the globe for nearly nothing! We’ll provide tips & tricks on how to get better travel deals and run a workshop afterwards where we'll help you plan your next trip!
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Travel Hacking 101
- 1. Travel Hacking 101 MICHAEL WU & DANIEL TAHARA
- 2. 1. Travel for Cheap 2. Loyalty Programs 3. Travel For Free Outline 4. Status, Perks, and Tips
- 3. 1. Travel for Cheap 2. Loyalty Programs 3. Travel For Free Outline 4. Status, Perks, and Tips
- 4. t1 Travel for Cheap
- 5. t1 Travel for Cheap
- 6. t1 Travel for Cheap
- 7. t1 Travel for Cheap
- 8. t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights Know your tools
- 9. t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 10. Google Flights t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 11. t1 Travel on the Cheap ITA Matrix - matrix.itasoftware.com t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 12. OTA - online travel agencies t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 13. Tip: The DoT stipulates that all plane tickets sold in the U.S. must be refundable for 24 hours t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 14. You can add stopovers to many international flights for free / reasonable fee in the connecting city t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights
- 15. When should you book to get a good deal? t1 Travel for Cheap: Flights • Holidays - book ASAP • Domestic prices increases travel 4-5 weeks in advance, but before then are fairly stable • The best deals come out 2-3 months in advance
- 16. t1 Travel for Cheap: Hotels Where to Find? Price Comparisons: Kayak, Trivago, Hipmunk Reviews: TripAdvisor
- 17. t1 Travel for Cheap: Hotels
- 18. t1 Travel for Cheap: Hotels Where to book? OTAs (Orbitz, Expedia, hotels.com, etc.) Direct with Hotel
- 19. t1 Travel for Cheap: Hotels Best Rate Guarantees Discounted or Free nights Points Rewards
- 20. 1. Travel for Cheap 2. Loyalty Programs 3. Travel For Free Outline 4. Status, Perks, and Tips
- 21. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs
- 22. Earning: (Generally) 1 mile/mile flown Some programs x miles/$ (United, Delta, Southwest, Virgin) Redeeming: 25k RT within the US 50-80k RT to Asia 50-60k RT to Europe t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs
- 23. Tip: Stick within an alliance / airline t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs
- 24. How many miles am I earning? t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs http://www.wheretocredit.com/ Where should I credit my flights?
- 25. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs • Last minute award availability • Good for certain airlines • Gives you flexibility, saves you money • You can add stopovers to many award flights for free / reasonable fee • Cancellation and change fees are usually less than paid tickets Benefits of award flights
- 26. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs Don’t forget about foreign programs!
- 27. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs Examples
- 28. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs • 20,000 Singapore miles + $5.60, one way United BusinessFirst from San Francisco to New York • 62,500 Aeroplan miles + $455 one way Lufthansa First Class San Francisco to Frankfurt
- 29. Tip: If you don’t collect miles but want to fly a premium cabin, you can buy miles from the airlines and redeem for an award at ~10-20% of the normal ticket cost t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs
- 30. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs Hotel points • Generally tied to a fixed number of points/$ spent • Hotels in chains have different categories, which influences how much a free room costs/night • Nicer rooms in hotels costs more points • Point cost doesn’t change, just availability
- 31. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs Hotel points Club Carlson 0.4 cents/point Hilton HHonors 0.4 cents/point Hyatt Gold Passport 1.4 cents/point IHG Rewards 0.5 cents/point Marriott Rewards 0.8 cent/point Starwood Preferred Guest 2.2 cents/point
- 32. t2 Travel for Free: Loyalty programs Train travel??
- 33. 1. Travel for Cheap 2. Loyalty Programs 3. Travel For Free Outline 4. Status, Perks, and Tips
- 34. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards
- 35. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards Transferrable Bank Points: Transfer 1:1 to an airline program Fixed Bank Points: Usually 1 cent/point Airline Points: 1 mile in their program
- 36. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards
- 37. t2 Travel for Free: Transferable points
- 38. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards
- 39. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards
- 40. t3 Travel for Free: Credit Cards What about my credit score? Inquiries Utilization AAoA/Payment History
- 41. 1. Travel for Cheap 2. Loyalty Programs 3. Travel For Free Outline 4. Status, Perks, and Tips
- 42. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips Airline Lounges
- 43. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips
- 44. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips Elite status
- 45. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips
- 46. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips Common Perks: • Free upgrades • Earn extra miles • Priority security lines / service • Waived fees Bonus Perks: • Companion Pass • Southwest (unlimited, free) • Alaska (single-use, taxes)
- 47. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips How do you get status? Fly?
- 48. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips How do you get status? Fly? Maybe a little… but smart flying, status matching and status challenges are easier
- 49. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips Hotel status? Many hotel credit cards will offer mid-lower tier status Free upgrades, early check-in, late check-out, free amenities, breakfast, etc.
- 50. t4 Status, Perks, and Tips
- 51. t5 Next steps • Million Mile Secrets • ThePointsGuy • Milenomics (for a different take) Read up on the basics
- 52. t5 Next steps • Doctorofcredit • Free-quent Flyer • Travelisfree • Saverocity (network) • Matt from Saverocity • Chasing the Points • BoardingArea (network) • Many, many more Blogroll