Most people overpay for travel because they don't know the game exists.
100 Travel Hacks is the cheat sheet. Every strategy here has been personally used, tested, or pressure-tested through real bookings worth tens of thousands of dollars. If it didn't work, it didn't make the list.
Exactly 100 hacks. Not 99 because we ran out of ideas, not 101 because we couldn't edit. Each one is designed to be read and acted on in under 10 minutes, with direct links to every tool, card, and program mentioned. No filler paragraphs. No "subscribe for the real answer."
This site is for the kind of traveler who knows that how you book matters more than where you go. The gap between paying $400 a night and paying zero is rarely luck. It's knowing which card to swipe, which program to transfer into, and which booking channel to use.
That's the whole game, and we cover every angle of it.
What We Believe
Points over cash
Cash back is a participation trophy. Transferable points deliver 2-5x the value when you know where to send them.
Systems over hacks
One tip saves you a flight. A system saves you a decade of flights. We teach both, but we care more about the system.
Clarity over volume
We stopped at 100 on purpose. Every hack earns its spot. If it doesn't save real money or unlock real access, it's out.
Transparency always
If we link to a card, we tell you. Our recommendations come from hotel rooms we've slept in, not spreadsheets we've been handed.
How This Site Works
Each hack is its own page. One strategy, fully explained, no scrolling through a 4,000-word preamble to find the actual advice. Hacks span seven categories (Credit Cards, Flights, Hotels, Points, Lounges, Perks, and Strategy) and live on the All 100 Hacks page. Or start with the heavy hitters on the homepage.
Every hack gets a fire rating from one to five based on how much value it delivers relative to effort. A five-fire hack like the Amex Platinum perks breakdown or the Chase Trifecta can quietly save you thousands a year. A three-fire hack won't change your life, but it might change your next trip.
Some hacks reference credit card products, and yes, this site may earn compensation through affiliate links at no cost to you. We only recommend cards we carry in our own wallets. Life's too short to promote bad credit cards.
Never done this before? Start here.
These three hacks are the foundation. Everything else builds on top of them.