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What is Travel Hacking?

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Wilko van de Kamp
Nov 09, 2018
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What is travel hacking? It sounds illegal. Some people think it’s about cheap travel. Others think it’s just about knowing how to pack your bag. Again, others think you can only get free trips by wasting your time in timeshare presentations. Sorry, you’re all wrong. Here’s my definition of travel hacking in 23 seconds:

Travel Hacking means to travel more and better with less money required.

Watch the video:

The only real question is: Where would you go?

Is Travel Hacking Legal?

What I teach in my travel hacking course is perfectly legal – and the travel industry loves me for it. I’ve often been upgraded to business class (for free or for a very minimal fee), and I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually stayed in the room category I booked: hotels always upgrade me.

Is this about cheap travel?

I’m not (at all) about cheap travel. I usually enjoy staying in luxury properties around the world. You don’t need a lot of money to travel well. I’ve stayed in hostels before, and there’s no shame …

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