Thanks to NetGalley and Adams Media for the digital copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Like most people, I love travelling, and that hasn't been possible since the pandemic hit. But this is a great time to prepare for future travels, so I was interested in this book.

It has useful hacks for all of the steps of travelling: from booking to coming back home and going back to work. The book is divided in chapters by subject (such as Planning and Booking, Air Travel and Communication and Technology). Some hacks are really useful, some read more like curiosities and some are a bit repetitive (even within chapter in some cases).

I do recommend you give the book a try if you want some quick travel tips as it is a really fast and interesting read.

Travel Hacks is a handy collection of tips for making travel as convenient and stress-free as possible. Due out 7th Sept 2021 from Simon & Schuster on their Adams Media imprint, it's 240 pages and will be available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

The book has an easy to read simple graphic layout and is arranged logically. Each tip is numbered sequentially (and there are 651 of them). They are arranged thematically in chapters: planning & booking, packing, before you leave, air travel, road tripping, traveling with kids & pets, food & lodging, maximizing your vacations, staying safe & healthy, communication & technology, and heading home. The author has done a good job of writing tips and advice in pithy short paragraphs which are easy to understand and access. Much of the info is common sense, but there are quite a number which are creative, perfectly within the rules, and can save travelers time and money. The websites included in the book are mostly aimed at travelers in North America, but the rest of the information and tips are great for readers whatever their location and destination.

There's an index included so finding particular tips again will be easy. There's no photography in the book, but many of the tips are illustrated with simple line drawn graphics in a monochrome blue retro style drawing which adds a whimsical vibe.

Well done. Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is an ok guide for traveling.

A lot of the information seems like common sense (like weighing your suitcase before you go to the airport). Some information also seems contradictory or repetitive since the first list of "hacks" says that airline tickets are typically cheapest six weeks in advance, then later that tickets are typically cheapest four to six weeks in advance. There's also a lot of information that is tied to websites, so it's easy for this information to go out of date quickly.

Some of it is also very specific, like tips for visiting Disney parks. Especially given the pandemic I think the way we travel has fundamentally changed, and this book focuses a lot on how people moved around pre-pandemic.

I see how this could be a useful book for someone traveling for the first time, but it's not the book for me.

If you’re anything like me, you love to travel but hate the stress associated with traveling. So when I came across this book promising to offer plenty of travel hacks to lessen stress and costs that I always thought came along with traveling, I couldn’t believe my luck! But was the promise too good to be true?

In fact, this book delivers on all of its promises. It’s a quick read, but it is honestly packed full of simple and sensible tips that can make traveling easier. It’s broken down into different chapters that offer easy to follow tips on a range of travel-related subjects. Want to save money on traveling costs? There’s a section devoted to it. Traveling with kids? Planning a road trip? Want to bring your pets? Packing tips? Handy ways to deal with documents or lost luggage? It’s all in this slim volume. And it’s immensely helpful. It even offers tips for traveling around in an unknown place, or in a country where you don’t know the language.

This is definitely worth the read, and I know that I’ll be referring to this book plenty of times in the future. And I’ll absolutely be using these tips whenever I plan a trip in the future, whether it’s in or out of the country. I love that it offers information for car, plane, and train travel, both foreign and domestic. Some of them are common sense, but most of them were ideas that I never would have thought of on my own. This is a great book.

An enjoyable little read - only took me an hour or so to whizz through it - as it is easy to read, bitesize snippets. Some of the hacks relate only to the US so just gloss over those UK readers, but the majority could be relevant to many and there are certainly some which will revolutionize my travelling in future - who knew a drinking straw could save hours of jewellery stress and rolling saves folding and space - proper winner that one.

There’s an old saying: It’s the journey not the destination. And for many things in life perhaps that is true. Now I don’t want to speak for everyone here, but when it comes to travel/vacationing I know for me unless I happen to going on a cruise, the journey (ie the traveling) is a massive hassle and it’s all about the destination. Now I won’t claim to be a world traveler, constantly jetting off every month for business or pleasure, but I typically take at least a trip or two every year. And as I said, unless I’m going on a cruise, the actual traveling from place to place is the worst part of the trip. Heck, even cruising presents its own set of travel issues. It also just so happens that I am in the process of planning a trip for the not too distant future, so I was thrilled at getting a chance to read an eARC of Keith Bradford’s Travel Hacks. For me anything that can make traveling an easier/smoother experience is a godsend.
In this short book, which can easily be blasted through in an hour and a half to two hours, Keith has packed over 600 tips into 11 categories: Planning and Booking, Packing Smart, Before You Leave, Air Travel, Road Tripping and Other Transportation, Traveling with Kids and Pets, Food and Lodging, Maximizing Your Vacations, Staying Safe and Healthy, and Communication and Technology. While you may already know some of this information and you not find every tip to be pure gold, I have to admit I was surprised by a number the tips and am already planning on using them for my next vacation. And while it may be true that you could find much of this information for free on the internet, time is money and I must say having all these tups curated in one spot certainly is convenient. I’d give this book a solid 3.5 stars, rounding up to 4. There is definitely some solid advice in there, especially for those who haven’t done much traveling before.
Thanks to Adams Media and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an eARC of Travel Hacks.

I was a bit skeptical. Are there any Travel Hacks out there that I haven’t already heard? But this book promises 651 hacks so I figured that at least a few would be new to me. And I was correct. Here are a few of my favorites.

“Prices for flights actually go up the more times you visit a site, so use your browser’s incognito key.“

“Booking too early (six months out) can actually result in paying up to 19% more for your tickets.”

“Websites can tell what type of computer you are using and will show Mac users more expensive bookings first. According to The Wall Street Journal, Mac users are charged $20-$30 more.“

There are also two bedbug registry websites where you can see if anyone reported your hotel. Yuck! However, that brings up a potential problem with the book. There are a lot of URLs and app recommendations here. Websites and apps come and go. So far, about a year after initial publication, they are still working. But what may happen a few more years down the road?

Even if only 10% of the Travel Hacks are useful to you, you have still saved a ton of time by not reading a bunch of travel websites. And 10% means you have 65 good ideas to improve your travel experience. 4 stars!

Thanks to Adams Media and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed reading through these hacks. I found a lot of them very useful and found myself thinking, why didn’t I think of that. I wrote down some of the ones I plan on using when I travel with my kids. I like how it was divided up into sections. I also liked how it was numbered so you could easily tell apart each tip. The index in the back is super helpful in finding what you might be specifically looking for. I definitely will be looking for a paper back copy to keep and reference for when I travel.

A huge thanks to Adams Media for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Travel Hacks is a book full of hacks for seasoned or beginner travelers. As someone who wants to travel more, this book was something I definitely needed although. I felt though that this book was more leaned to US travelers because some of the things are relevant to them. It's an incredible book and i highly recommend it if you are like me and you have never traveled.

I found Travel Hacks to be a very informative book for me. Some tips I knew and were common sense but so many others were very informative. Example: I travel in big cities often and had no idea that if the position of the Exit Number on the Green Highway Exit Sign is on the top right side of the sign then the exit is on the right side of the road. And if the exit number is on the top left of the highway sign, then the exit is on the left side of the road. I already found this information helpful on my last trip.

My Recommendation ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Travel Hacks—Any Procedures or Actions That Solve a Problem, Simplify a Task, Reduce Frustration, and Make Your Next Trip As Awesome As Possible”
by Keith Bradford

Simplify Your Next Trip Across Town or Around-the-World

Smart and entertaining bullet-points of bite-size traveling tips make every journey more fun, efficient and cost-effective in Keith Bradford’s new book, “Travel Hacks” (Any Procedures or Actions That Solve a Problem, Simplify a Task, Reduce Frustration, and Make Your Next Trip As Awesome As Possible).

This well-organized collection of insightful excursion research pointers includes where to hail cabs at airports; countries where leaving gratuities is an insult; locations where skyline photos are free; and when and where to purchase travel tickets; plus so much more.

Bradford has done the research and legwork for the novice traveler, as well and the weary, world-worn explorer because his suggestions are on trend and the latest information.

One of my favorites hacks/tips, although not super high tech, is highly recommended. Pack a power-strip along with electronic chargers in a take-on bag. It will be useful in airports and hotel rooms with limited outlets. Who knows? You may make new friends while sharing your power-strip, too!

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REVIEWER: J. Hunt
STAR RATING ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Travel Hacks—Any Procedures or Actions That Solve a Problem, Simplify a Task, Reduce Frustration, and Make Your Next Trip As Awesome As Possible”
by Keith Bradford
Genre: Non-Fiction, Travel
Publication Date: 7 October 2021
Publisher: Adams Media

My Sincere Appreciation to NetGalley, Author Keith Bradford and Publisher Adams Media for Providing this Advance Reader's Copy for Review.

Love this one to bits
So many tips to make travel easier. Many we may know but am so going to go back to this book

Useful tips, with some best suited for a US audience. Not travelling any time soon (!) but I am a regular traveller in my normal life, and definitely recommend this books for those that want the tips and tricks.

I cannot wait to try out some of these tips when we’re finally able to travel! Some of them were new and exciting to me, some were good reminders and a few totally useless to me as someone who doesn’t live in the USA. I hope to do a mindmap of those useful ones, whether old or new to me.

One thing I would have preferred is better organisation of the tips. For example, booking airline tickets all in one place instead of scattered here and there, though still within the relevant chapter.

I liked that all the tips are short and sweet. No long form reading here.

I love travelling and love new ideas to make travelling easier and this is a good guide to that.
The hacks are listed (and I love a good list) and there are 651 one hacks so there is something in there that could help anyone, whether you are new to travel or someone who has plenty of experience.

It is fun, informative and resourceful. It is a book to have on your shelf, have handy when you are planning and even to pack in your bag to refer to while travelling.

This is a great book and a helpful book and is good for any traveler.

Travel Hacks is a book by Keith Bradford that contains over 600 tips for travellers. I love the idea of a travel hack book; however, I only found a handful of tips to be helpful. If you are a frequent traveller, odds are you already know 90% of these hacks. The chapters are organized into groups such as packing, air travel, road trips, etc. but on more than one occasion, certain tips felt randomly placed and out of order. There were also a lot of repeating tips throughout this book, but they were just rephrased. For example, filling up your hotel sink with ice, keeping money in different areas to avoid getting mugged, asking for upgrades for flights and hotel, and more.

Although I’m familiar with most of the hacks in this book, I would recommend it to new travellers. The tips are short, to the point, and easy to understand. It’s a good handbook to have for those who have less experience with booking flights, finding hotels, staying safe, and knowing what to look out for. Thank you to NetGalley and Adams Media for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Prior to Covid, I was an avid traveller, and am anxious to get back to that life. So a book on travel tips interested me. However....

I am not impressed with this book. Some of the so called hacks are commons sense or already easily known. Some are just ridiculous-go to China to see their replica of the Eiffel Tower because it's cheaper??? Really??

There are a couple of items that are helpful, I always keep a copy of a photo of my luggage in case it's lost,, but never thought to take a photo of me with my luggage to show that I do indeed own it. That was one helpful tip.

I think there was a lot of potential in the book, but it lost it's course somewhere along the way.

There is a lot of very useful tips in this book but there's a lot of tips that repeats several times throughout the book. I knew most of them but I enjoyed learning new tips. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

Travel hacks taught me some new travel tips that I did not ever think of and was an easy read. I felt that it was not very visually appealing and can use more images or something.

This book is chock-full of great travel tips. It would be a great gift for your friend of family member who loves to travel. I learned several great tips to save time and money for myself.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Adams Media for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.