20 hacking travel strategies

Save Money when Traveling 

 "I'd love to travel, but it's too expensive."

This is the refrain I hear from almost everyone I know who wonders how I travel so much. But the simple truth is: I spend staying at home!

1. EARN AND USE FREQUENT FLYER MILES TO FLY FOR (ALMOST) FREE

Flights are almost always the costliest part of traveling, and using frequent flyer miles is the best way to cut the expense.

You can earn miles in tons of different ways that don’t include flying, and those miles can score you awesome tickets, like $5 flights to Rio for the World Cup!

I could write a book about this (oh wait, I have!)


2. BOOK FLIGHTS 330 DAYS BEFORE TRAVELING

Airline tickets will open up 330 days before your travel date.

If you get in right away, you could snag some of the first tickets, which will be cheaper than tickets down the road.

This is especially true if you’re traveling to a large world event, like the Olympics or World Cup.

Not only will prices be sky high for these tickets if you wait, but they might not be available at all.

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