For every time I get this question, I’m sure there are 1000 more subscribers wondering the same thing, so I’ll just post my response here. Hi Noah, It’s closer to the latter. I share the 100 to 150 deals a month with my premium subscr…
FLL > Oranjestad, Aruba: $183 round-trip – Apr-Jun
Our trip to Aruba was the beginning of JGOOT. I stumbled across ridiculously cheap flights, bundled that with quite a…
“No way these fares are real.”
Whether via email, public comments, a personal conversation, or comments on Facebook or my blog, I get the exact same objection multiple times a day. Here is my response to a “No way. I checked and it’s not on sale.” public comment o…
MIA > San Salvador, El Salvador: $208 round-trip – Sep-Nov (Including Fall Break)
* There only appear to be a few seats at this price and availability is spotty. It will take a…
Don’t look for deals on cruises. Do this instead:
Here is my response whenever I get asked if I have deals on cruises. Thanks for reaching out. I solely focus on flights for one reason: You can get a FREE cruise, and it doesn’t much matter if that locks you into specific dates that require you…
FLL > Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands: $185 round-trip – Apr-Jun
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
MIA George Town, Cayman Islands: $212 round-trip- Jul-Sep
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
“Best $100 I’ve ever spent on travel”
Everyone loves JGOOT. Doctors, lawyers, firefighters, entrepreneurs, millennials, retirees, teachers… Even travel agents! Here is a testimonial from an attorney who recently upgraded to our premium annual subscription. Want to try our premium tr…
FLL > Cap Haitien, Haiti: $221 round-trip – Apr-Jun
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
FLL > Oranjestad, Aruba: $173 round-trip – Apr-Jun
Our trip to Aruba was the beginning of JGOOT. I stumbled across ridiculously cheap flights, bundled that with quite a…
You don’t need my services
I woke up to 9 emails this morning asking what deals I know of to a specific place at a specific time. Unfortunately, I’m not a travel agent and as much as I’d like to get their business, upgrading to my premium trip-alert service would be …
MIA > Willemstad, Curaçao: $188 round-trip – Aug-Oct (Including Labor Day)
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
FLL > Piarco, Trinidad and Tobago: $251 round-trip – Apr-Jun (Including Summer Break)
* This is a “fare dump” with a few alternate dates available.
MIA > Santiago, Chile: $637 round-trip – Aug-Oct
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
Jerry West’s trick to getting business class flights for 1/2 to 1/3 of what people paid for their coach seat
Jerry West is a master negotiator, seasoned Europe traveler, and JGOOT premium subscriber. In this video, we chat about how he put a combination of his JGOOT subscription and his negotiation skills to work to score two different business class flights …
MIA > Sao Paulo, Brazil: $552 round-trip – Aug-Oct
* There only appear to be a few seats at this price and availability is spotty. It will take a…
“I’ll have a cheeseburger with no cheese”
“I’ll have a cheeseburger with no cheese.” If you heard someone order that, wouldn’t you feel COMPELLED to tell the way they’re ordering is costing them too much? Unfortunately, I get several dozen requests like that every…
FLL > Cali, Colombia: Flight & 7 nights: $247 – Apr-Jun
* There only appear to be a few seats at this price and availability is spotty. It will take a…
Meet Dante – Travel App Expert
Dante is pretty well traveled. He uses the hopper app, Airfare Watchdog, Travelzoo, Kayak Explorer, etc. When he found out I was at a travel expo in his area, he drove an hour to grill me to find out how I find so many good deals so often. I’ll t…
FLL > Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten: Flight & 7 nights: $430 – Apr-Jun
* There only appear to be a few seats at this price and availability is spotty. It will take a…
MIA > Montego Bay, Jamaica: Flight & 8 nights: $431 – Apr-Jun
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
MIA > Panama City, Panama: Flight & 6 nights: $324 – Apr-Jun (Including Summer Break)
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
FLL > San Jose, Costa Rica: Flight & 7 nights: $275- Apr-Jun
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
FLL > Oranjestad, Aruba: Flight & 4 nights: $306 – May-Jul (Including Summer Break)
Our trip to Aruba was the beginning of JGOOT. I stumbled across ridiculously cheap flights, bundled that with quite a…
MIA > Maracaibo, Venezuela: Flight & 6 nights: $707 – Mar-May
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
MIA > San Salvador, El Salvador: Flight & 8 nights: $700 – Sep-Nov (Including Fall Break)
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
Planning a trip to Hawaii
Yesterday, a premium subscriber called with a question about the best way to plan his Hawaii trip. Since it was going to be a long/involved conversation, he agreed to do it on camera so others could “listen in” too. It turned out to be a pr…
MIA > San Jose, Costa Rica: Flight & 6 nights: $322 – Aug-Oct
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
MIA > Berlin, Germany: Flight & 12 nights: $840 – Apr-Jun
* This is an airline sale that is time-sensitive. Plenty of alternate dates (even in other months), but you’ll need…
Tonight’s Oscars, “A Star Is Born”, and an unexpected reaction
Last night, in hopes of cramming one last Oscar nominated movie in before tonight’s award ceremony, my lovely wife Michelle rented “A Star Is Born” for us to watch. After a long day skiing (and a 4 hour drive back due to a 2-hour road…
JGOOT Subscriber story: “Flights so cheap we got to bring the grandparents!”
Nikki Sandschaper and her husband are both school teachers – which might seem great for vacations, but considering the only time teachers can travel is during peak seasons, that can get pricey quick. In this interview we talked about one of their…
“It’s five minutes of dreaming and fun” – Robert Horvick
Below is a recording of a conversation I had with JGOOT premium subscriber Robert Horvick after he left these kind words on our Facebook page. Robert & his wife live in Raleigh, NC. Since joining my trip-alert service, they’ve only travelled …
As long as teachers are going on strike without pay, so will I
[Note: Already subscribed to my premium trip-alerts?] Donate at least $100 to this fund (or another Go Fund Me that benefits individual Denver Schools), send me a receipt, and I’ll send you the 7-night vacation voucher referenced below.] Denver P…
As long as teachers are going on strike without pay, so will I
[Note: Already subscribed to my premium trip-alerts?] Donate at least $100 to this fund (or another Go Fund Me that benefits individual Denver Schools), send me a receipt, and I’ll send you the 7-night vacation voucher referenced below.] Denver P…
Like the Gideons give Bibles to Hotels
Sean and Janelle of Toward Awakening Travel were kind enough to invite me to talk about the concept of remnant travel at their monthly meetup in Denver. Here is a recording of that interview, and here is a copy of the quick-start guide I gave to attend…
About Croatia (Video)
JGOOT premium subscriber Andrea Warner was kind enough to share pictures, stories, and some other cool travel tips from her recent JGOOT-inspired trip to Croatia. Have further questions? Add your comments below, or participate in the conversation going…
Kids fly free on Frontier!
I love it when this awesome community of JGOOT travelers helps each other out… The Points Guy posted this news, and one of my savviest JGOOT subscribers – Brooke Merkle – shared the details with me so I could get the word out. Thanks …
Exploiting the airline industry’s “Achilles Heel”
Whether dealing with discount airlines, or one of the big three – all airlines use extremely expensive software and algorithms to extract every dollar possible out of every seat on every one of their planes. But much like Achilles’ heel, ev…
First world problems
For the past several days, my wife has been laying out clothes and texting/coordinating with her girlfriends finalizing what they’re going to wear on their annual girl’s trip. (Last year it was Miami. This year… Mexico.) Last night, she spent 2 h…
Book VIP – Scam or legitimate company?
[Disclaimer: The JGOOT Way of travel does not condone timeshare ownership or strategies that Book VIP uses to get vacation discounts. This is simply a review of an alternative method to getting great deals on vacations.] BookVIP.com is a discount vacat…