What’s the best way to start travel hacking? Start with a specific credit card. When we talk to people about our travels, one of the first questions we receive is how we pay for all of it. Like when we mention we visited six new countries in 2023. Or when we outline our full 2023…
Travel hacking relies on credit cards. And while I certainly consider us somewhat advanced in the travel hacking realm, I know that there’s no one way to use credit cards for travel. In an effort to demystify the points and miles game, here’s a breakdown of the credit cards I hold and how they help…
While there are recommended ways to optimize your travel hacking, we are firm believers that there isn’t one right way to travel hack. Where you live, individual travel goals, personal spending habits, and preferred hotel and airline providers are just some of the factors that go into determining how to make travel hacking work for…
If you’ve read up on travel hacking, many sites provide a list of best credit cards in order of how to open them. And one thing you’ll notice is that airline (and hotel) credit cards are rarely on those lists. There certainly is value in opening cards with flexible points currency that you can transfer…
Part of travel hacking is learning all the lingo. And if you’ve been doing some research, you may have seen the terms “Player 1” or “Player 2” or “two-player mode” or even “two-player strategy”. Simply put, it’s having two people in your household work together to earn points and miles for travel. Beyond having two…
In the world of travel hacking, credit cards are king. You’ll find countless travel hackers opening and churning credit cards to attain high sign-up bonuses (SUBs). And, when so many cards are being opened, you might be wondering when (if ever) is the right time to close a credit card. I went on my first…
For some travel hackers, cents per point is a critical piece of their strategy when redeeming their hard-earned points and miles. For us, cents per point is not important. We never calculate that metric before redeeming for travel because for us, the most important thing is that points and miles are helping us go somewhere…
Travel hacking allows us to travel more while spending less on our trips. Using points and miles also allows us to consider places that would normally be out of budget for us if we were paying cash (credit card). But, when you can stay for free, those trips become infinitely more attainable. While we don’t…
It can be daunting when you want to start earning free or mostly free trips. There is so much information out there but you don’t know where to start. And the idea of opening multiple credit cards can be intimidating. If you want to start travel hacking but aren’t ready to open a new credit…
Wondering how to earn points for travel without continually opening cards? In this post, we’ll share how we’re leveraging existing cards to earn 30,000 points in the first quarter. To accrue the most amount of points for travel, it’s often recommended you open new credit cards every 30-90 days. This suggestion is based on capitalizing…