Updated at 3:50pm PT on 2/15/22: Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I loved reading all of your answers. I selected 10 comments and will reach out to the 10 winners now via email.
| Pam | Travel hacking has allowed me to travel at a low cost for almost 30 years. I love that I’m able to explore different cultures and new destinations without breaking the bank. |
| maxwell1009a | I get the physics of flight but it still amazes me that something as big as an airplane can get off the ground when I can barely jump 2′ in the air! And, as a hub captive, chasing status more than mileage allows me to give my “bride” of 40 years upgrades to first class much of the time. |
| Aleks | Travel is a part of a lifelong education, it enriches and rejuvenates, brings new things into the view, and allows to connect to other parts of our beautiful home that we call Earth. Travel can expand your mind and fulfill your soul. It allows to look at one’s life from a different perspective, and connect with other people. And travel-booking skills or hacks allows me to do this wonderful activity more often, for less cost, and have better experiences (like upgraded flights and nicer hotels) – totally worth the time spent acquiring and using them. |
| Jayashree S | I love that traveling opens up our mind and heart to people without boundaries of language, religion, country. |
| Scott G | Collecting points has allowed me and my family to go places, both exciting (Italy) and mundane (State College, PA) for long stays or just short ones while en route to other places. |
| Gena | I love to travel to eat all the amazing food the world has to offer — travel hacking just makes this all more affordable (I’m not really going to say easy here, it’s not always easy ha); but love seeing new places, experiencing new things, and learning more about the people, culture, and place. |
| YoLaViajera | Travel hacking helps our family travel to places we otherwise couldn’t afford, since we’re 4 individuals. It also gives us the opportunity to share the world with our kids’ so that they don’t grow up thinking that their neighborhood, their city, their country is the only thing that matters in the world. Our hope is that they become global citizens, who care about the rest of the world and not just people who look like them or talk the same language. |
| BothofUs2 | What I love about travel hacking is that it allows us to go to places and see things that normally we wouldn’t get to, because it would be too expensive. |
| Lauren | I love travel hacking so that I can save enough money to take additional family members with me on vacation. Traveling is always extra fun when you can share the experience with others :) |
| Nate | It allows me to share my love of travel with my wife (and soon) my son! |
Good morning everyone, happy Valentine’s Day! Since I love my Travel with Grant readers so much, I wanted to show my appreciation with a giveaway. I have 10 AwardWallet Plus 1 year upgrade codes available. If you are a free AwardWallet member, you can use this code to get a free 1 year upgrade to AwardWallet Plus or extend your current AwardWallet Plus membership by another year. If you are not an AwardWallet member, sign up here for a free AwardWallet account. To enter the giveaway, just answer this question:
What do you love about travelling and / or travel hacking?
Giveaway Rules
- The giveaway runs from 6:00am PT on 2/14/22 through 11:59pm PT on 2/14/22 and all entries must be made by the deadline.
- There will be 10 unique winners and each winner will receive 1 AwardWallet Plus 1 year upgrade code.
- I will select 10 winners on Tuesday 2/15/22 and send them an upgrade link by email (just click the link, sign into your AwardWallet account, and your account will be upgraded immediately).
Good luck to everyone who enters the giveaway and I hope all TWG readers have a great Valentine’s Day!
Love, Grant
Engagement photo taken at Paradise Ridge Winery (Santa Rosa, CA)
Travel hacking has allowed me to travel at a low cost for almost 30 years. I love that I’m able to explore different cultures and new destinations without breaking the bank.
I love having more options and freedom in traveling. Thank you bloggers !
I get the physics of flight but it still amazes me that something as big as an airplane can get off the ground when I can barely jump 2′ in the air! And, as a hub captive, chasing status more than mileage allows me to give my “bride” of 40 years upgrades to first class much of the time.
Part of the fun of travel hacking is the game of it all. Knowing the rules and how to stretch and maximize them as they change and evolve. Of course, the prize at the end… free and cheap travel… makes it even better.
I love new impressions. My life is travel. When I travel I live to the fullest. I also like to save money when I travel. Combining my 2 passions: saving $ and travel is awesome
I love traveling to explore new things, new places, new views, new people, new everything. Travel hacking allows me to do it more often.
Travel is a part of a lifelong education, it enriches and rejuvenates, brings new things into the view, and allows to connect to other parts of our beautiful home that we call Earth. Travel can expand your mind and fulfill your soul. It allows to look at one’s life from a different perspective, and connect with other people.
And travel-booking skills or hacks allows me to do this wonderful activity more often, for less cost, and have better experiences (like upgraded flights and nicer hotels) – totally worth the time spent acquiring and using them.
Travel hacking gives my family of 5 the pleasure of aspirational travel, as we won’t be able to afford economy or premium cabin bookings otherwise.
Travel is the food for the soul
I love the thrill of finding a great deal, which has been extended to collecting and using various points to gain experiences I could only otherwise dream about. I also love sharing that with my family.
I love that traveling opens up our mind and heart to people without boundaries of language, religion, country.
Travel allows me to stay in contact with friends and family even if they are on another continent thousand of miles away
Collecting points has allowed me and my family to go places, both exciting (Italy) and mundane (State College, PA) for long stays or just short ones while en route to other places.
I love the thrill of discovering a new destination or revisiting an old favorite knowing I’m getting a great deal!
I really love trying to maximize my points so I can take vacations I never would have been able to afford otherwise!
I love that it is a process of learning — both how to plan the best and then learning on the ground in a new location!
I love the thrill of getting a great deal, as well as trying experiences that I ordinarily wouldn’t consider paying for out of pocket ( First class/luxury hotel redemptions)
I love to travel to eat all the amazing food the world has to offer — travel hacking just makes this all more affordable (I’m not really going to say easy here, it’s not always easy ha); but love seeing new places, experiencing new things, and learning more about the people, culture, and place.
I love being able to travel in business class around the world which would normally never be attainable if paying in cash.
I love traveling because I get to experience IRL things I’ve only seen in movies or read about in books.
I just want to be back on the road with my backpack again! It’s been far too long.
Love experiencing new people, cultures, and food all around the world!
I love the feeling of telling my family. Yes, we can do that, and when friends say how did you do that.
Travel hacking helps our family travel to places we otherwise couldn’t afford, since we’re 4 individuals. It also gives us the opportunity to share the world with our kids’ so that they don’t grow up thinking that their neighborhood, their city, their country is the only thing that matters in the world. Our hope is that they become global citizens, who care about the rest of the world and not just people who look like them or talk the same language.
Points, hacks and tips has added extras to many of the trips we’ve taken. Upgrades freebies, and discounts allow our budget to cover many of the things we enjoy. A dedicated reader who looks forward to the daily emails – makes every morning a surprise.
What I love about travel hacking is that it allows us to go to places and see things that normally we wouldn’t get to, because it would be too expensive.
I love travel hacking so that I can save enough money to take additional family members with me on vacation. Traveling is always extra fun when you can share the experience with others :)
I love travel hacking because it allows a bum like me to live in different parts of the world without working a normal job and being a slave to the man.
Travelling is fun and travel hacking makes it more affordable and exciting!
It allows me to share my love of travel with my wife (and soon) my son!
I love being in the air over the Pacific Ocean, moving between friends and family in Asia and the United States.
Hello Grant- Thank you so much for choosing my response. I saw you said you had already emailed out the codes. You had selected my name but I did not receive the upgrade code yet. I checked my spam/junk mail folders too, dont see anything there also.Thank you again. This comment was actually just for you ( not to be published I mean) since I was not sure how to reach out to you.
Hi Jayashree, thanks for letting me know you did not receive the email. I just resent the email to the hotmail.com email address you used on the comment. Please let me know if you do not see the email.
Thank you :)
Sorry I did not yet. Must be some problem with my settings. I am giving you my alternate email id here. Thank you in advance and so sorry for the trouble.
Hi Jayashree, thanks for the alternative email. I just sent you the email to your gmail account. Please let me know if you do not see it. Thank you :)