I’ve done pretty well out the banking system in America, specifically on the Credit Card side, where the lucrative points and miles that are on offer create massive opportunities for earnings, and frankly have facilitated travel far beyond my means.  For example, this year on just one trip my wife and I visited the Maldives […]

Here is my first installment of items from Staples that you could purchase for a ridiculously low price, and use to build up a collection of useful items that can be donated to the Charity of your choice. As a frequent traveler I do particularly like Pack for a Purpose, but please feel free to […]

Robin Hood, folklore legend from my home Country of England was famous for stealing from the Rich and giving to the poor – I am sure that you have at least seen the Disney movie so know where I am coming from, if not, bear with me… I thought today that if Robin Hood was […]

I was first made aware of Pack for A Purpose by Brian at thepointsguy.com when he wrote about them back in February.  Since then I have been following their progress with growing enthusiasm and believe that these people are really making a massive impact.  Yesterday Rebecca Rothney, who founded Pack For A Purpose with her […]

This week I decided to purchase a new Laptop, and checking through the latest deals I decided to purchase at Staples – since they have a series of stackable bonuses and discounts that greatly reduce the price of the purchase.  Here’s how it broke down:Lenovo U310 Original Price $699 Discounted by $150 to $549 Applied […]

I was surprised to learn of the additional redemption options offered by Choice Privileges program.  Typically I view this chain as a lower end solution – good for business stays or in those unusual locations where the more familiar brands aren’t so prevalent.  If you look at their family of hotels you see many well […]

OK before everybody starts harping on about how this is a poor use of points I want all you Travel Hackers, and especially all you ‘People who enjoy traveling for almost free but don’t have a cool name for what it is you do and yet refuse to acknowledge people use the word Hacker sometimes’ […]

Recently I have been reflecting on this hobby of ours, and wondering about the harm it could do on several levels, to both the companies who are being ‘leveraged’ and the people who are being handed the keys to the Ferrari without a driving permit.  As a blogger in the ‘Hacking’ side of Travel and […]

This is my first ‘meet another blogger’ post, I have been a big fan of Paddy for some time now, his escapades bring a smile to my eye, and are a pleasure to share through his trip reports; they remind me that some of life’s best memories start out with a sense of adventure and that […]

I started a survey here some time ago, aimed at the Travel Hacking community, and have been waiting for the number of respondents to increase to a sizable number before publishing as drawing any sort of accurate conclusion is not possible with a small representative sample.  Unfortunately, in the end I didn’t get too many […]