One of the hardest lessons to learn in travel hacking is knowing when to let go of a trip, particularly when it is ‘free’.Recently, we took another gamble on Vegas. For new readers (or those who didn’t keep up with this) when we ‘Vegas’ we don’t gamble in the same way that others do. To […]
What I learned from MS at Sea
We’re back from our cruise now, and I wanted to give a quick update on how the MS aspect went. Here’s the original post, for cave dwellers, and some Q/A from the comments there, along with some things I learned:Commenter: startspreadingthelove I think its more than “2minutes” there are alot of things involved. I’d love […]
How I use data to support negotiation
We’re looking forward to our first cruise on Celebrity next month, where we will get to enjoy 4th of July at Sea, and then head on to enjoy some good food and drinks in Mexico. I thought this a good example to share how I book and negotiate things, and where I elect to bring […]
Le roi est mort, vive le roi!
“It’s dead. What’s next?”A phrase that we hear increasingly these days in the world of travel hacking. But what is this world, and how do you fit into it? Over the years I’ve found many people overlapping into travel hacking and into other things, certain people have an eye for a deal. I’ve heard from enough […]
A free trip I just can’t afford
When it hit my inbox, I was pretty excited by my latest free offer from NCL. But with some hindsight, I’ve decided to pass on it. I know for some this would enter Prima Donna status, but in reality, you need to be able to both work out the math, the alternatives, and know what matters […]
Aria Sky Suites, a Bromance made in heaven
I just returned from a few days in Las Vegas where I talked about how to go to Las Vegas and get the 5 star treatment for FREEEE!I stayed at Aria Sky Suites, which comes with roundtrip Limousine Service to the Airport, lounge access with free snacks, including some of the highest quality water available […]
Just Booked! Flights without a hotel..
To a place that I don’t want to stay at unless my hotel is available…In the world of points and miles you will be told that you can travel for FREE just like MEEE but in reality, booking a trip is a lot harder than people want you to believe. I explained this recently in […]
mLife Math – the bet, the ROI, and the next step
Whenever I get a new offer through from mLife I want to write about the gig again. The reason is that it’s just working.. and better than expected. I’m going to try to explain again how it works, as some people are still confused, and the run down the math via Net Present Value of […]