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310. Travel Hacking 101: Using Points to Broaden Your World with Eli 'The Travel Guy' Facenda

Episode #310

Welcome to another exciting episode of The Daily Helping podcast. Today, we're joined by Eli "The Travel Guy" Facenda, an entrepreneur who has turned his love for travel into a thriving business. Eli is the founder of Freedom Travel Systems, a company that assists travel enthusiasts in maximizing luxury travel on points, eliminating the headaches of trying to figure it out on your own.

Eli's travel journey began with an international trip to the Dominican Republic that sparked his curiosity and interest. He then embarked on a career path that saw him start an international sports tour company and discover the power of maximizing credit card points.

In today's episode, Eli demystifies the concept of "travel hacking." He shares how he leverages credit card points, airline miles, and hotel points to enjoy around $100,000 worth of luxury travel a year, visiting over 40 countries in just five years. Eli draws on his wealth of experience to provide valuable tips for boosting credit scores and understanding the complex ecosystem of banks, airlines, and credit card companies.

Finally, Eli leaves us with some wise words on the transformative power of travel and the strategic use of the credit card and banking system to make it all possible. So, whether you're a seasoned traveler or just starting to explore the world, this episode is sure to inspire your next adventure.

 

The Biggest Helping: Today’s Most Important Takeaway

“Travel really has the ability and the power, if done right, to be a massive tool for transformation in your life. Because what it will do, if you really go in with the right perspective, is it will remove you from your everyday activities, all of these environmental triggers where you kind of normally have the same feedback loop and routine. It's almost like you become sleeping awake if you live in the same routine for so long. It pulls you completely out of that, puts you into a new environment. And what that does is it allows you to have a totally different perspective on your life, your business, your job, your family, relationships, whatever it is, and you can come back with such a fresh energy and fresh outlook on life. That's why I'm a huge proponent of just travel as a whole. And I think that if you want to travel for those benefits, for personal enjoyment, or for the experience, there's a way that you can tap into this amazing credit card and banking system specifically here in the US to be able to do it in way better style, get way more of it and do it completely for free or at the most, maybe 5% of what the retail cost would be. I think people should be traveling more, but I don't think should be paying more for it. I think she should be getting it for free.”

 

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