Make Your Dream Trip a Reality
Chris Guillebeau, Stephanie Zito
Lessons
Make Your Plan
1Discover Your Dream Destination
51:26 2Create Your Custom Travel Strategy
39:18 38 Actions to Get Started
38:49 4Understand Airline Alliances and Partners
27:31Earn Points and Miles
5Earn Miles While You Sleep
24:04 6Points for Money
17:11The Single Best Way to Earn Miles Now
35:40 8Multiply Your Bonuses
28:33 9Earn 300,000 Miles or More in a Single Day
26:30Book Your Flight
10Get the Flights You Want
35:00 11Advanced Award Booking
32:37 12First Class Travel at the Price of Coach
27:53 13Round The World Airfare
31:18 14What Airlines Don't Want You to Know
24:34 15Skype Check In
25:24Book Your Hotel
16Where to Stay - Hotels
29:18 17How to Stay for Free - Hotels
26:43 18Make the Reservation - Hotels
30:32 19Become a VIP - Hotels
34:38 20Upgrade Your Accommodations
27:47Upgrade Your Experience
21The Best Hidden Redemptions
18:53 22The Secret World of Airline Lounges
31:01 23Airline Status and Upgrades
26:31 24Activities and Transport on the Ground
36:40 25What Else Can You Do with Miles and Points?
28:10Putting It All Together
26How to Track Your Miles
28:22 27Dream Trip Logistics: Visas and Packing
28:55 28Couples and Family Travel
25:30 29Troubleshoot Your Trip
21:07 30Pack Your Bags!
31:20 31Finale Update
16:02 32Finale Q&A
19:20Class Description
Who wouldn’t love to know how to earn enough miles and points for two airline tickets and three hotel nights? In Make Your Dream Trip a Reality, Chris Guillebeau and Stephanie Zito can show you how it's done.
Travel feeds our creative spirits, allows us to discover new viewpoints, and fuels our work. In this class, you’ll find out how you can make your dream of journeying to the world’s most far-flung places a practical and affordable reality.
Chris and Stephanie have made it their life's mission to help others experience all the thrill and adventure that world travel can offer. In Make Your Dream Trip a Reality.
Chris and Stephanie will help you:
- Master the system of Frequent Flier miles and hotel points
- Set up a personal points-earning strategy – even if you don’t fly
- Upgrade your dream vacation experience at no cost to you
In short, daily lessons, Chris and Stephanie will cover all aspects of how to plan your vacation including financing your trip. You’ll learn how to set your savings and point-earning strategy so you are armed with everything you need to relax and enjoy your vacation once you depart. They’ll teach you how to book flights and hotels so you get the very best experience at the absolute best rate. You’ll also get insider tips from professional globetrotters on traveling solo and as a family.
By the end of this course you’ll learn everything you need to know to save money, minimize hassle, and make the most of your travel experience.
Your dream destination, and a life of regular traveling, is now available to you – no matter your budget.
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Ratings and Reviews
GratefulSoprano
Highly recommended! This is one of the best CreativeLive courses I've ever taken and a great value. There's a lot of excellent information here, presented in a fun and accessible way. The CL "boot camp" approach was perfect for this topic because it dispenses the material in bite size pieces with very doable action steps along the way. The corresponding Facebook group adds even more value and camaraderie. It's a great place to clear up any questions or confusion that may come up. What an amazing resource! By the end of the course, not only will you have learned a tremendous amount, you will actually have something tangible to show for it!
a Creativelive Student
This is a fabulous course. Stephanie and Chris are both so knowledgeable, helpful, and easy going. They clearly love and practice what they're teaching. And they're open to learning from the students too. The course is packed with information, delivered in an immediately useful way. In fact, they emphasize again and again that the point is to USE the information to REALLY take your "Dream Trip" soon! The Facebook group is the best I've ever experienced with an online course. Stephanie and Chris are remarkably present, responsive, understanding, and generous with their knowledge and experience. I highly recommend this course.
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