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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by JerryFF
What do you mean by "travel hacking"? How does it differ from taking advantage of known bonus offerings? The word "hacking" implies something illegal or at least unethical.
Hacking is not inherently bad in the computer world (at least among the circles I run in), but the word has earned a negative connotation (unfairly, IMHO) among non-geeks.

That said, I have never liked the term "travel hacking"; I am not sure why. I hope it doesn't catch on.
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