Synopses & Reviews
Review
"""This book doesn’t merely save or make you money, it turns you into a travel genius.""
-- Jay Abraham, Business Growth Expert
""An indispensable resource for travelers of any kind, especially the money-saving kind. I don't have to just book the latest low-cost airline anymore. With its ten chapters devoted exclusively to saving money when flying, Guerrilla Travel Tactics shows me how to choose whichever airline I want and still get low fares.""— Randy Petersen, Editor and Publisher, InsideFlyer Magazine."
Review
Jack Covert, syndicated columnist: "If you travel either for business or for pleasure, I have the perfect book for you. This book has given me countless ideas for making my next trip easier and less expensive."
Synopsis
"Guerrilla Marketing” master Jay Conrad Levinson has done it again!
Guerrilla Travel Tactics is the most comprehensive book ever written on finding travel bargains. It’s absolutely packed with savvy travel tips, bargain-finding strategies, and insider secrets. You’ll discover how to:
Get upgraded to First Class, every time—guaranteed.
Know the quality of any hotel before you make a reservation.
Find the best price on a car rental in five minutes or less.
Maximize your frequent flyer miles—and fly free whenever you want.
Guerrilla Travel Tactics offers the inside scoop on every aspect of travel -- the kind of tips you learn only by being on a first-name basis with the world's top concierges, getting flight attendants to speak off the record, and logging millions of air miles. This is the information hotels, airlines, and travel agents don't want you to know!"
About the Author
Jay Conrad Levinson (Marin County, CA) is the author of the Guerrilla Marketing series, the best-selling marketing series in history, plus 24 other business books. The Guerrilla books are required reading at leading MBA programs worldwide. Theo Brandt-Sarif has more than 15 years of experience researching and developing travel strategies, and is an internationally recognized consultant on savings strategies for sophisticated small-business and leisure travelers.
Table of Contents
"Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter One
Fasten Your Seat Belts—We’re About to Take Off . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter Two
Airfare Savings—Part I:
Saturday Night Fever and the Power of 7, 14, and 21 . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter Three
More Airfare Savings with Advance Notice:
How to Save Big Without a Saturday Night Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter Four
‘‘Last-Minute Airfare Savings’’
Doesn’t Have to Be an Oxymoron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter Five
First Class for a Fraction of the Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter Six
Comfort in Coach Class: It Could Happen to You! . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter Seven
Airfare Consolidators: Hacking Through
the Jungle of Savage Wholesalers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter Eight
Far from the Madding Crowd:
Is Airline Lounge Membership Worth the Cost? . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Navigating the Internet to Discover Unbelievable Airfares . . . . 104
Chapter Ten
Maximize Your Opportunities
for Earning Frequent Flyer Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter Eleven
Getting the Most Mileage Out of Frequent Flyer Awards . . . . . 146
Chapter Twelve
The Many Benefits of Airline Alliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter Thirteen
How to Capture the Best Price at the Best Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Chapter Fourteen
Ten Best Discount Rates to Request
When Making a Hotel Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Chapter Fifteen
Hotel Loyalty Programs: Perks and Promotions Aplenty . . . . . . 187
Chapter Sixteen
Hotel Internet:
Where to Book Good Rooms at Great Rates Online . . . . . . . . . 197
Chapter Seventeen
Car Rental Strategies: How to Put Those Savings in Overdrive 207
Chapter Eighteen
The Affinity Card Advantage:
Why Smart Travelers Buy Now and Pay Later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter Nineteen
The Art of the Complaint:
How to Make It Right When Things Go Wrong . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Chapter Twenty
The Last Word: A Quick and Easy Checklist
of Ultimate Savings Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267"