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Thijs Feryn
October 07, 2015
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Developers Travel In Style - FOWA15
Travel hacking talk at Future Of Web Apps 2015 in London
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October 07, 2015
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Transcript
By Thijs Feryn Developers travel in style
Hi, I’m Thijs
I’m @ThijsFeryn on Twitter
I’m an Evangelist At
I’m a at board member
Douchebaggery 1st world problems
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The mission
Luxury travel on a budget
✓Lounge access ✓Priority check-in, boarding, baggage handling, waitlist, standby,
fastlane ✓Premium cabins for cheap upgrades & award travel Air travel
✓Priority/early check-in ✓Free nights ✓Free upgrades ✓Free amenities ✓Lounge access
✓Guaranteed availability Hotels
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✓Earn award miles ✓Earn status miles ✓Use award miles for
“free” travel ✓Become an elite member
Benefits recognized across the alliance
Which one to choose?
Miles & More
HON Circle status
HON Circle status
Flying Blue
Executive Club
British Airways Executive Club American Airlines AAdvantage
Spending miles
✓Earning enough miles ✓Limited availability ✓Pay for taxes & surcharges
✓Look for interesting partnerships Cheap premium cabins
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Hotel loyalty programs
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✓Always book with the chain directly ✓Put it on the
room ✓Quarterly promotions ✓Dirty status tricks Hotels
Spending points
✓Hotel rates vary A LOT ✓Is it cheaper to pay
cash? ✓Cash & points? Considerations
Increase your earnings
Credit cards
✓Hotel branded ✓Airline branded ✓Amex platinum ✓Bank branded ✓Shop branded
Credit cards
✓Welcome bonuses (after spend) ✓Lounge access ✓Free bags ✓Free wifi
✓(Credit towards) elite status ✓Miles don’t expire Credit card perks
✓Don’t just get them to use them ✓Enjoy the perks
✓Spend enough to get the bonuses ✓Multipliers ✓More than 1 ✓Do they accept your AMEX? Credit cards
Partnerships & transfers
✓Hotel to airline transfer ✓Tesco to BA miles ✓AMEX to
airline/hotel transfer ✓Earn on shopping ✓Earn on car rentals ✓Earn on subscription services Partnerships
Learn all the dirty tricks
http://frequentflyerbonuses.com/ http://www.flyertalk.com/ http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/ http://thepointsguy.com/ http://travel.bart.la/ @onemileatatime @thepointsguy @fotograaf
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