Iwny 2014 (1)

TRAVEL HACKINGThe art of using technology to travel the world

May 21, 2014 – Internet Week NYC

#TRAVELHACKING #IWNY

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

PANELISTSLISA BESSERMANSTARTUP BUENOS AIRES

HAGAN BLOUNTHB&A

MATT TURZOLYFT

DIEGO SAEZ-GILWEHOSTELS

BOBBY GILLBLUE LABEL LABS

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

FLIGHT DEALS• Kayak.com• GetGoing.com• Despegar.com (Latin America)• Ryanair.com (Europe)• AirAsia.com (Asia)• StudentUniverse.com• Google Search (sometimes)

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

HACKING TIPS• Thepointsguy.com• Attachearrivals.com• Travelhacking.org• Nomadicmatt.com• Viewfromthewing.com

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

LODGING• Hostelworld.com• Wehostels.com• Couchsurfing.com• Airbnb.com• Kidandcoe.com • HotelTonight• Tripadvisor• Gumtree

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

TRAVEL APPS• Skyscanner• HipMunk • Backpackr• Twisper• Waze• HopStop• WikiSherpa

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

TRAVEL APPS• eTrack• LoungeBuddy• Triposo• Skycheckin• TravelWallet• Dani’s List

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

LANGUAGE APPS• Duolingo • Google Translate• QuickDic (android)• iTranslate (iPhone) text to speech

& offline mode• Wordlens

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

PHYSICAL TOOLS• Satechi Battery• REI Duffle• Travel Luggage Scale• Jambox mini• Melatonin pills

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

MORE TIPS• Use a different VPN to score lower flight prices

• Search for flights on Tuesdays at 3pm EST or 54 days before the flight

• Use SeatGuru before selecting your seat on a flight

• Pick a major airline in each alliance, and collect points for every single flight

• Get free Wifi by adding “?.jpg” to the end of protected areas URLs

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil

QUESTIONS?LISA BESSERMAN

HAGAN BLOUNT

MATT TURZO

BOBBY GILL

DIEGO SAEZ-GIL

[email protected] - @LisaBesserman – StartUpBuenosAires.com

[email protected] - @Hagan – HaganBlount.com

[email protected] @MattTurzo – Lyft.com

[email protected] - @OMGBobbyG – BlueLabelLabs.com

[email protected] @DSaezGil – WeHostels.com

@LisaBesserman

@Hagan

@OMGBobbyG

@MattTurzo

@DSaezGil