Who doesn’t love travelling? Who doesn’t love to save money, earn rewards and take advantage of great deals when travelling? That’s what I thought.
Travel hacking sounds like computer hacking, something bad, something you’ll get caught for. On the contrary, travel hacking is a very good thing and something you’ll want to do, often. A new book by Steve Zussino will show you how.
Steve Zussino has been showing Canadians how to get deals for years. He co-founded Grocery Alerts Canada with his wife Lina, sharing how to shrink your grocery bills. His savings tips and money advice have been featured in CNN Money, The Globe and Mail and MoneySense Magazine to name a few sources. Steve recently launched CanadianTravelHacking.com to post travel tips, deals and advice to Canadians wanting to see new lands and far-off destinations without breaking the bank. Travel Hacking for Canadians is a great guide for every Canadian and my friend was kind enough to send me a copy of his book to read and giveaway on my site. Here’s what you’ll find and what I liked about Steve’s guide on how to travel for less.
Section 1 – Air Travel
Most Canadians have heard of Aeroplan, Air Miles, WestJet Dollars and Starwood Preferred Guest loyalty programs. However, did you know there is a website that helps travellers earn 10-20 times the typical airline miles per booking? Steve’s book will share those details. Travel Hacking for Canadians also provides a very detailed look at the top credit cards available for maximizing travel rewards and how to get your annual fee on these rewards cards waived or reduced. Now that you’ve learned how to earn your miles, Steve provides advice on how to spend them wisely, demonstrating through examples what good redemption values look like.
Section 2 – Accommodation
Finding a great place to stay when travelling is easy. Finding a great place to stay that’s affordable when travelling is the tough part. Travel Hacking includes tips and tricks for closing great deals on opaque booking sites like Priceline and Hotwire. Steve also tells you what hotels allow you to “raid the mini bar” in your guest room for every stay. Chapter 8 includes a comprehensive list of alternative hotel options that allow you to stretch your dollars.
Section 3 – Transportation
Anyone that has ever rented a car knows it’s not always cheap. Travel Hacking highlights the extra fees car rental companies charge and how you can get around those additional fees and taxes.
Section 4 – Cruises
You might already know that taking a repositioning cruise will save you money but did you know many travel agents will price match? Steve offers this tip and many others if you love cruising and want to save money when doing so. Heck, you can even cruise for free if you follow one of Steve’s tips!
Smart travel spending strategies are all over the internet which is great for Canadians who love to travel and want to save money in the process. The beauty of Travel Hacking for Canadians is this book consolidates that information in one tidy package.
Here’s your chance to win a copy of Steve’s book. One name will be drawn at random. After the giveaway is over, one lucky winner will get an ebook of Travel Hacking for Canadians sent to them via email from me. Good luck to you and stay tuned for more giveaways on my site later this year.
Mark
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I would like to win as I’d love to take my family on trips to see more of this world. This book might make that easier to do!
Great!!
I want to win because it would be awesome to take my family with me on trips and if I can pay less for the shared experience I could do it more!
Good luck Braden!
I love free books and this blog! Keep up the great work!
Excited to see what this book can provide in addition to what’s already freely available out there.
Looks really interesting. Earning 10-20 x more Air miles is significant. Would love to go on a repositioning cruise some day. Probably after we retire!
I’m big on travel hacking and I’ve recently gotten more into it. I do wish we could travel hack to the extent that Americans can with their credit cards and sign up bonuses, but that’s not an option so I do the best with what we can. I have a LOT of points right now that I could use toward a great trip.
Great post! There are lot of ways to spend less on travelling. You just have to be creative enough to find out about these hacks.
It would be interesting to me to see what this author says.
I have been travelling cheaply all my life, it is a matter of picking your priorities.
I need nice places to stay, so usually pick small family owned hotels. It definitely helps if the country/area of choice is a cheaper one to begin with! I did a wonderful 9 week trip and my total cost was $60 day including private tours, ziplining twice, amazing sites.
I love to travel on the cheap! I would love to win this book!
Great Contest,would love to know all the Hacking details about traveling.
Thanks
Frugal traveler
I want it to learn the travel airmiles secret, Im always looking to maximize my miles.
Looks good, love travelling so hope they’re a few tips I can benefit from
Love travelling and love to save money. Winning the book would help out with both!
Curious to see if there are any truly exceptional tricks in this book.
Great post! it’s always good to take advantage of opportunities like this.
This book seems like a great way to save without giving up on traveling abroad.
I’ve been traveling so often this past year, it would be great to know how to hack the travel system.
Great idea for a post.
Great tips. Wonder how AirBnB will penetrate the mainstream. Heard of a pretty cheap way to cruise, via cargo ship lol, but will not be for many tastes!
Good Day and Grind On!
Since hotels are freaking out about Airbnb, I think they are pretty close to mainstream. I usually look at Airbnb before even looking at hotels now.
Airbrb is great. Used it last year for work trip to NYC. A must for travel guru. Takes a bit of time and research but well worth it.
We were looking at using Airbrb for our trip to Chicago…some very good listings on that site. Thanks for the comment Scott.
Nice book review!
Seems like Steve and I have a lot in common. The love of a good a travel deal!
I want to win cause its free! And because I want to get as much back as possible for my vacations
Cool giveaway Mark. I’d like to know about new ways to travel for less 🙂