Toronto Travel Massive’s Top 25 Travel Hacking Tips

Last month, Travel Massive Toronto teamed up with Ratehub.ca for a fun and insightful event that was all about travel hacking.

Before the meet up we asked our community for their best tips on how they travel smarter, find the best deal, collect points or save money to travel more.

Here are 25 travel hacking tips from our Travel Massive community.

When booking flights/hotels online enable private browsing. Sites may raise prices because u visited before #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— D. Ramnarine (@1goatroti) March 23, 2017

My go-to #travel hack is to always pack only in carry-on bags.

Here’s how I do it: https://t.co/91GBbfCcIA #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Andrea (@MommyGearest) March 23, 2017

Germaphobe or not, planes can be bacteria pits. Travel with to-go packs of sanitizing wipes. #inTO #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Janelle Watkins (@theSceneinTO) March 24, 2017

This morning’s travel tip: Top 10 phrases you should learn before traveling https://t.co/AV3g8LC9pz #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive @ratehub

— Laura Berg (@TravelfulLife) March 30, 2017

When I travel with my kids, I pack our clothing in 2 pieces of luggage, in case one gets lost #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive #familytravel

— KathrynAnywhere (@kathrynanywhere) March 29, 2017

Use packing cubes to keep your travel gear compact and organized when when traveling#rhtravelhacks #travelmassive

— Wandering Wagars (@wanderingwagars) March 29, 2017

Families can save accomodation $ with home exchanges or use points via apps like @GuestToGuest @ratehub #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Yashy Murphy (@YashYanthi) March 29, 2017

My best travel tip is to take Melatonin to help your body adjust to a new time zone. #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive @Ratehub

— Laura Berg (@TravelfulLife) March 28, 2017

Search ‘leg by leg’ using https://t.co/OCU0Mm8dwB for Aeroplan reward availability then compare on AP site. #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Andrea Rees (@wanderingiphone) March 28, 2017

A #travel booking secret – Get the Hopper app! It predicts when flights are cheapest to book. #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Justin Plus Lauren ⓥ (@JustinLaurenXO) March 25, 2017

My best #RHTravelHacks: Use A.I. to get unlimited points & fly free anytime! RT & DM for pw. https://t.co/ilREgOVm6Z #travelmassive #travel pic.twitter.com/ou068I2O2X

— Rain Travels (@ra_raines) March 27, 2017

@ratehub @travelmassive – I always book flights on tues bc that’s the day airlines release seats = lowest $ #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Soheila (@SoheilaOnline) March 23, 2017

Travel Tip: Download offline maps to ur phone on google maps in case u don’t have data/service while u travel? #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive pic.twitter.com/nTpeDg4qCa

— Ryan Thomas Woods? (@RyanThomasWoods) March 23, 2017

#RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive Travel tip: redeem your miles with airlines that do not charge fuel surcharges!

— Pointshogger (@Pointshogger) March 23, 2017

This one sounds simple, but don’t forget to carry around a printed off photocopy of your passport. #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— christopher mitchell (@travelingmitch) March 23, 2017

@ratehub TIP: If staying in a hotel for a week or more, and ready to pay in advance, ask for a discount! #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Marie-France Roy (@bigtravelnut) March 17, 2017

For travel phone/data, find a kiosk when you land & buy local prepaid SIM. A bargain compared to other options #rhtravelhacks #travelmassive

— maarten heilbron (@mheilbron) March 21, 2017

Credit cards bonus points are so key to get that big start you need in reward points #TravelMassive #RHTravelHacks @ratehub

— Will Tang (@GoAwesomePlaces) March 30, 2017

#RHTravelHacks if you’ve built loyalty with 1 alliance/ brand you can often get a competing brand to point match & give you x amt of pts

— Melissa Shearer (@mellyboo) March 30, 2017

Check if your credit card covers travel insurance (what’s included/not) you can save yourself a little extra $ #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Janelle Watkins (@theSceneinTO) March 30, 2017

Mind blown: @ratehub ranks which destinations are actually worth cashing in your Areoplan miles for! #RHTravelHacks pic.twitter.com/zzlv5Gyp9C

— Tracey Pictor (@traceyhansen) March 30, 2017

#DYK: RateHub.ca has pocket-sized travel insurance policies? Print them out to stay prepped for your next trip! #RHTravelHacks

— RateHub.ca (@ratehub) March 30, 2017

Here’s my travel hack: taking the overnight train can save you a whole day of travel, & cost less than a hotel #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive

— Paul Marshman (@Travel_boomer) March 30, 2017

When traveling for business (on someone else’s dime) try to earn hotel or airline points at checkin – basically free points! #RHTravelHacks

— Melissa Shearer (@mellyboo) March 30, 2017

My #1 travel tip is to just DO IT! Get out & travel! You have 1 life to live, make sure to live it! #RHTravelHacks #TravelMassive @ratehub

— Laura Berg (@TravelfulLife) March 30, 2017

Cristina is the co-organizer of Travel Massive in Toronto. A TV journo turned blogger, she left traditional media for the digital world. When she is not organising meet-ups in her city, she blogs about Europe and volunteer travel at ChasingTravel.com.