“Finding somebody who's interested and able, to either work from that time zone or take that like the right amount of time off work is a challenge.” - Caroline Lupini

Caroline Lupini is the managing editor for Credit Card and Travel Rewards for Forbes Advisor. She is a journalist, traveler, and pilot and has been location independent since 2014. In this episode, Caroline discusses how she started her journey into travel hacking while researching ways to save money on her trip to Europe in 2011, and learned about it while blogging about it after graduating college. Her blog earned her a few hundred dollars per month, but it wasn’t until she lost her engineering job that she started making more money from travel hacking. Since starting her full-time travel career, she has enjoyed exploring new places, but also enjoys revisiting places she’s been before.

[00:01 - 06:22] Transitioning From Blogging To A Career In Travel

• Caroline shares how she started researching travel hacking
• How she started making money from it and how she transitioned into a career in travel

[06:23 - 19:33] Tips On Travel Hacking And Redeeming Rewards

• She shares how she decided to travel to Asia and booked her flights using miles
• Her first premium cabin experience
• She attended a travel hacking conference where she was introduced to the managing editor of Forbes
• She highlights her travel experiences over the past year traveling to over 100 countries
• Finding deals on flights to various destinations, including first-class flights

[39:34 - 30:41] Travel Hacking And Breaking Records 

• She shares one of her memorable experiences traveling first class
• Travel hacking involves looking for deals on flights and accommodation
• • Looking for deals as early as possible
  • Flexibility
  • Being aware of airline cancellations
• She shares her journey to traveling the United States in 12 days by private aircraft and breaking the Guinness World Record
• She is now planning to travel to Italy and Scotland

[40:42 – 36:32] Wrapping Up! 

• Caroline recommends listeners to follow her on her Instagram!
• Get in touch with Caroline! (Links below)

Key Quotes

“There is a way that I could fly through somewhere to get to where I'm trying to go and that travel can be a better experience.” - Caroline Lupini

“There are a lot more opportunities out there now. There are a lot more remote jobs available. There's a lot more support for remote workers.” - Caroline Lupini

Connect with Caroline

Instagram: @Caroline.lupini

Twitter: @Carolinelupini

LinkedIn: Caroline Lupini

Website: Forbes.com

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