Best Travel Hacks From a Year Abroad

16 countries. 3 months. 1 suitcase.

At the request of a good friend who’s planning to backpack in Europe, I’ve catalogued some tips and tricks that I used when I trekked through Europe for three months with one…

How to Be a Successful, Highly Rated Airbnb Host

Don’t be gross

Travel Hacking the World as a Student

How did @haontran travel so extensively as a student?

Live rent free with Airbnb

I use what I learn at HotelTonight and apply it on Airbnb to live rent free…

[How To] Take A Refreshing Shower On An Airplane

Because you’re tired and smelly.

It’s hard enough to stay fresh traveling short distances. But what about when you’re an international traveler, stuck on a hot plane between two other exhausted…

Save 20% on all Southwest Flights

Disclosure: Darius from Million Mile Secrets first wrote about Southwest discounts, just…

What beautiful cities are surprisingly cheap on Airbnb?

In answering this question, I compared the ADR (average daily rate) of a hotel market versus a subset of the first six Airbnb listings for each city. Airbnb’s algorithm seems to initially display the most popular and well-reviewed…

Traveling with Ultimate Rewards Points

Part 1: How to use your points