TripAdvisor®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced its “Best Time to Book” report, revealing the least expensive times to book hotels for summer travel in popular destinations around the globe, based on TripAdvisor hotel booking and meta click data . The research showed that the best time periods to book can vary depending on the region or city…
I have decided to release my first book, Travel Hacking for Canadians, at no charge. Here is a link to download in PDF format. Please share and enjoy! If you have any questions, please e-mail me or use the contact page. Copyright Page Copyright © 2014 Steven Zussino All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced…
I found this great new website that lets you compare the 2 main ride sharing competitors: Uber / Lyft. You just plug in your starting point and destination, and the app uses real-time estimates for Lyft and Uber prices. They use real-time prices so it saves you time from using both websites. Here is a link to try this out.
This is an amazing perk of the AAA / CAA membership (other than the discounts). The next time you need to bring the uber heavy car seats on your trip, call the AAA office near your destination to see if you can borrow a car seat, but you’ll have to find some way to get your kid from the airport to…
This is one of my favourite cards to get (for the hefty signup bonus)! I had this when I received 60,000 Membership Reward Points and now the bonus is 75,000 Membership Reward Points! These Membership Reward Points are convertible 1:1 to Aeroplan or Avios. I wrote a post that lists all the 10 major benefits for this charge card. Basically, the…
Uber launched their version of a family ride sharing plan, which allows you to share your account and payment options with nine other people. The best part is those nine people can be family, friends, or coworkers. One feature passengers have frequently requested is an easy way to pay for family and friends. That’s why they have announced Family Profiles,…
I loved this game growing up (many moons ago)! Geek designer Dave Delisle has so far made 9 maps covering: Atlanta, Calgary, Montreal, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington D.C. San Francisco’s map is even called MarioBART using a Super Mario Brothers theme. This is really cool! Here is a link to this map (you can order these…
A new infographic has revealed that it’s actually a museum that’s the most snapped – the Guggenheim in New York in the world based on data from a Google-powered photo-sharing app to provide the rankings, this infographic, produced by ParrotPrint, reveals how many times each sight has been hashtagged on Instagram. Interesting results!
Search with Google on your mobile phone for the continent, country, or state you’d like to travel to and add the word “destination” to see an easy-to-browse collection of options. Destinations integrates a deep understanding of all the places in the world withGoogle Flights and Hotel search, so you can see available flight and hotel prices instantly. So instead of jumping…
Psss – Did you know that there was a Secret Button to Raise the Armrest of an Aisle Seat on an Airplane? Many aisle seats have a hidden button or lever that will let you raise the armrest. There are a few planes that do not have movable aisle armrests. However, most of them have a small lever or button on…