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About Grant

Grant is an expert in frequent flyer miles, hotel loyalty points, credit card rewards, and cash back deals. He also has a pretty cool travel blog. Find him on Twitter @travelwithgrant.

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Giveaway: 10 Custom Travel with Grant 8GB USB Drives [10 Winners Selected]

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Updated at 8:20am PT on 9/6: Thank you to everyone who left a comment, I wish I could have picked all of you, unfortunately I could only pick 10 comments and these are the winners.  If you are a winner, please respond to the email with your mailing address so I can send you the Travel with Grant USB drive.  Thank you.  If you did not win, I will run another USB drive giveaway in a few weeks, so please try again then.  Good luck everyone!

JRG I’d use it for storing important stuff and then carry with me during travel
marc I would use them to store pictures from past trips and adventures!
Luke US I would use it to store a backup copy of my precious travel pictures, there is no such thing as enough backups! :) Thank you for the giveaway!
Kelly s I could use it for my son for school so I don’t have to go buy him one!
Laura I would use it to download files to print at Staples for my daughter’s elementary school, since I don’t own a printer. I’d also use it to backup up photos while on travel, so I can free up space on my phone.
Judy Jones It would go with me on my upcoming bucket list tour following the Paul McCartney tour in Canada and the UK all on points and miles of course, I plan to take about 10,000 pics just of me smiling!
Art I would use it as a back-up my travel pictures, cause one can never have enough back-up these days.
Nick I would make it bootable, and use it to install LINUX MINT on my next computer rebuild.
Jim F. Back up my travel itineraries (hotel reservations, airline PNRs, activity confirmations, etc.) and emergency contact information for my travels (embassies, local emergency numbers, etc.), natch!
Bruce Travel photo and data back up for new adventures :)

Good afternoon everyone.  A few weeks ago, a company called USB Memory Direct reached out to me to see if I would be interested in doing a USB drive giveaway.  I said yes, so now I have a bunch of custom Travel with Grant USB drives to give away.  USB Memory Direct specializes in custom printed USB drives and they recommended the tube style that is water-resistant and super durable.  Each USB drive has 8GB of storage and is perfect for backing up photos, videos, or other files.  Continue reading for instructions on how to enter the giveaway…

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PSA: Don’t AirDrop Graphic Crime Scene Photos While on an Airplane (or Sneak Pepper Spray Onboard)

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Good morning everyone, I hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend.  This story hits close to home for me because my girlfriend’s sister was on this Hawaiian Airlines flight Friday morning from Oakland (OAK) to Maui (OGG).  According to the article, a high school girl was trying to send a “grisly mock crime scene photo” to her mother (who was presumably sitting next to her), but accidentally AirDropped the photo to other passengers on the plane.  If you are not familiar with AirDrop, it is a feature built into iPhones and Macs for sending files between devices over bluetooth.  As long as you are within the range of the bluetooth signal, you can receive AirDrop files.  Unfortunately, if you do not know what you are doing, you might accidentally send a file to complete strangers, like what happened on this Hawaiian Airlines flight.

To prevent this from happening again in the future, you should text or email the files directly to the person you want to share them with.  If you do want to use AirDrop, make sure you recognize the person you are sending the files to before you send the files.  Once the files are sent, you cannot get the files back.

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Alaska Airlines 2 for 1 Flight Vouchers @ San Francisco Giants Game on September 15

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Good morning everyone, happy first day of September and the start to a nice, relaxing Labor Day Weekend.  2 weeks from now, the San Francisco Giants have their annual Alaska Airlines 2 for 1 flight voucher game (previously it was a Virgin America 2 for 1 flight voucher game) on September 15.  The flight vouchers have a unique code and will be given out to the first 40,000 fans.  Based on attendance at a recent game, there should be plenty of flight vouchers to go around.  I wrote about this promo last year, but it seems like the terms of the offer have gotten much more restrictive this year.  Even if you cannot make the game or do not live near San Francisco, I am 100% sure people will sell the offer codes on eBay starting around 6pm PT on September 15.

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Sinemia Summer Sale: $9.99 for 3 Movies / Month with No MoviePass BS or Blackouts

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Good afternoon everyone.  Before you head out on your Labor Day Weekend adventure, let me tell you about Sinemia.  Sinemia (I’m not sure how to pronounce the service, but I call it “cinna-mia”) is a MoviePass competitor with several different plans and pricing tiers.  I’ve been a MoviePass customer since last November and I have seen the service get worse and worse every month.  I’ve just about had it with MoviePass’s BS and their movie blackouts.  Luckily, Sinemia is running a Summer Sale (my referral link) where you can get 3 movies per month for $9.99.  You can go to any theater, see any 2D movie, and even purchase tickets online or in advance, with no blackouts!

If you are a less frequent moviegoer, you can get a 1 or 2 movies per month plan, or if you are a fan of 3D and IMAX movies, you can get one of their Elite plans.  If you purchase a monthly plan (which is what I did), there is a 1 time fee of $19.99 for the Club Member Initiation to join Sinemia.  If you purchase a yearly plan, you do not pay the $19.99 fee.  Since I saw how fast and far MoviePass fell from grace, I decided to play it conservatively and go for the monthly pass (and pay the $19.99 fee).  If Sinemia works out well, I won’t mind paying the $19.99 fee.

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Track Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses, Annual Fees & 5/24 Score with TravelFreely

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Good morning everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  A few weeks ago, I was in Denver and went to the Front Range Travel Hackers Meetup Group.  At the meetup, I met Zac, the founder of TravelFreely, a website he created to track credit card sign up bonuses (deadlines to complete the minimum spending requirements), track credit card annual fees, calculate your 5/24 Score, and make it easy for you to track your credit cards along with your spouse / companion’s credit cards.  And by the way, the service is completely free and you can set up your account in a few minutes (unless you have 30+ credit cards like me, in which case, it could take a little longer).  Without further ado, here is how TravelFreely works.  To get started, sign up for your free TravelFreely account here.  Enter your name, email address, and click the Get Started button.

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