Travel Hacks from Me to You

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Something to Read: Invaluable Travel Hacks

Yesterday I booked an $80 roundtrip flight to Austin Texas.

Which comes out to a 70% discount from what the average price listed all thanks to the nifty travel credit card I use.

That’s one of the handful of travel ‘hacks’ I lean on…

So I wanted to dedicate this newsletter to expose you to a different way to travel.

Below are four of my favorite tips from an article by InsideHook:

“Start out with the price, not the destination. Most people think about where they want to travel and then input their desired dates to generate the price of their trip. But if you’re willing to flip this and be more flexible, you should make your travel search budget-first. Oftentimes you’d be surprised by what you end up finding. If you were set on going to St. Tropez in August but realize it’s a $950 ticket, you may find a trip to Nice for the same dates that’s only half the price.” 

Alex Simon, Elude

Another key practice is to always clear your web browser cache or use incognito mode if you are checking flight prices multiple times. Some airline websites track your browsing history and will show repeat visitors a different and higher price to cause FOMO. This will drive you to make the purchase thinking that prices are increasing.” 

Rax Suen, Nomadsunveiled

“Flights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are less crowded due to weekday dynamics according to Scott’s Cheap Flights.” 

Ni Wayan, Balipedia

“Contacting the hotel or location of lodging directly can sometimes beat online pricing. If you stay for a week, sometimes they will negotiate a better rate the longer you stay.” 

Goldberg

Want more tips? Click here to read about the other 29 invaluable travel hacks.

Something to Watch: How To Travel The World For Free

Credit Cards 101 | Graham Stephen

If I piqued your interest on travel credit cards this video is worth watching.

A Song to Listen to:

Evren Furtuna - Nude

I imagine this song playing as I lay in a beach chair with the sound of palm trees in the horizon.

Listen to this track and many others on La Fórmula, a playlist by Modern Analects

A Quote to Think About:

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”

Anthony Bourdain