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• Travel Hacking - Tip #14 – Transfer / Exchange Points and Miles

  

  There are numerous options for exchanging points and miles from one program into another e.g. Starwood and Ultimate Rewards points have numerous transfer option... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Step #13: Travel Hacking with FREE ONEWAY Award Flights

  

  Did you know that when you book an award flight (i.e. with miles) on many of the big airlines you can get an extra free one-way flight? I had no idea until... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #12 – Auto Foursquare Check-in = 100,000+ Points/miles

  

  As I mentioned here, this is an easy 100,000+ points but since some reward sponsors are getting wise to the hacks e.g. the gmail hack, I recommend you take a fe... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking – 100,000+ FREE POINTS (easy)!

  

  I’m a little hesitant to publicize this hack in case the rewards sponsor pulls the plug. The invite I posted on my recent travel hacking article was... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #11 – Mattress Runs - Hotel Promotions

  

  Many hotels offer bonuses for staying at their properties and most require registering for the bonus even if you are already a member of their loyalty program. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #10 – E-Rewards

  

  e-Rewards is a rewards program that gives money (sort of) for taking online surveys. You sign up by invitation only thru a partner / sponsor. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #9 - Audience Rewards

  

  This hack is not going to get you a lot of points but is great for keeping accounts active and thus prevents your miles/points from expiring due to inactivity. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #8 - Dropshipping with Amazon and Ebay

  

  Dropshipping is basically acting like a middleman between seller and buyer. You sell stuff you have sourced at a competitive price and have the seller ship it... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2012 TECH

• Travel Hacking - Tip #7 - American Express & Twitter Sync

  This hack is pretty simple but you need to have an American Express card. I have 9 AMEX credit cards so I collect 9 x times the bonus. AMEX offer so many deals... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Weekly Photo - Spring Sunset

  

  This is just a few blocks from where I live and makes for a nice stroll after work. The building to the right of the photo is where Zeppelin Beer Hall, which... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Hiking New Jersey Palisades

  

  I was instructed by a higher power to rekindle my passion with hiking. This is a 30 minute drive from where I live. The hike was from the Alpine Park HQ to the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Take a HIKE You Heathen!

  

  Me: Bless me Father for I have sinned. It’s been 2 years since my last hike Priest: It’s not a sin if you don’t go hiking my son Me: Tiz a sin to me Father.... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #6 - Never Take No for an Answer

  

  I applied last week for the Chase Freedom credit card which had a limited offer (the best I have seen for this card) for 35,000 points or u$d350 cash back... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #5 - Price Mistakes - Carpe Diem

  

  This is more luck and perseverance than a hack. Sometimes you find a price for a flight, hotel etc online that seems too good to be true. Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #4 - Topguest Foursquare Hack

  

  Topguest partners with foursquare and a number of travel partners (hotels and airlines) to award points for check-ins with your smartphone. e.g. Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #3 – Foursquare Spoof Check-in Location Hack

  

  There are so many bonuses, discounts and rebates available with apps like foursquare but the problem is you often need to actually be near the location in... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #2 - Multiple Sign-ups (Gmail Hack)

  

  This is a very useful hack to multiply a deal or bonus multiple times simply by registering a number of times with a different email address, since usually you... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 TECH

• Happy Saint Patrick's (Paddy's / Patty's) Day

  

  I have a 6am flight from West Palm Beach, Florida to Newark, New Jersey tomorrow, St Patrick's Day, but I'm not sure the green beer will be flowing at that... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 TRAVEL

• Travel Hacking - Tip #1 - Credit Cards

  

  Travel Hacking - Tip #1: Credit Card promotions. I have earned over 1 million miles in less than 12 months without doing much traveling. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 TRAVEL

• What Exactly is TRAVEL HACKING?

  

  If there is one thing better than traveling, it has to be traveling for cheap or better yet, for free. Travel hacking is about getting cheap or free flights,... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 TRAVEL