boilers

Am I the only one that also checks (along w the above listings):

www.frequentflier.com
www.webflyer.com

jw3putt

Could not find the sign up bonus offer. Is it done through AMEX or SPG?

Found it at freefrequentflyermiles.com thanks

EasternTraveler

Or maybe if frogs had wings..........

Travel K

I found the AONC before I knew about Flyertalk. I can honestly say it was because of Chris G that I found Flyertalk and most of the travel blogs I now follow, many of which have been mentioned in this thread already. He actively promotes others who focus on travel deals.

I do not think a regular FT member/follower should sign up for his program. I did the 14 day trial to check it out. So far, what I have seen is all information I have seen on various other travel sites.

With that being said, if someone wants to follow just one site, I can see where the Travel Hack Cartel would be useful to them. I personally have decided not to renew the subscription as I get the information elsewhere.

I will say that once you have the membership, the information is laid out in a really, really easy to follow format.

kyunbit

$468 can take you pretty close to UA 1K with intelligently booked flights

EasternTraveler

Please do share!!!

johndeere19

If true, please explain!

mabell4428

First, since this is only my 2nd post on Flyertalk, let me say hello. Glad I found you.

My journey to acquire (then spend) miles began a few weeks ago and over the course of the past 3 weeks I've been reading most of the sites mentioned in this thread, Chris's AONC site and others (like credit card review sites). It was an immersive process and I just feel like I'm finally coming up to speed.

I joined the Cartel because I want to get as much knowledge (and miles!) as I can in:

• The most basic "layperson" terms
• With the least amount of effort
• In the shortest period of time

to help meet my travel goals.

The information is well organized and presented in small digestible videos and articles. Do I recommend it for people who already have 500K miles, elite status, etc? No, you guys have already conquered this game - and I'm thankful you share your learnings here. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute my knowledge to the conversation at some point in the very near future.

As a person who consults for a living, I can appreciate that Chris created a business model that capitalizes on the knowledge he's acquired through all his traveling and miles accruals. The Cartel will just have to prove to be a value for me as I start gaining more knowledge.

Astrophsx

Sorry but he probably acquired his "knowledge" of certain deals from this website and the travel blogs already mentioned. Glad you feel happy for what you paid for, but you could have gotten for free with the websites mentioned and you will probably get the "newest" deals days before it is posted on the Cartel by reading those websites.

sbm12

This is the only part I have a small beef with. When a decent chunk of the tips are "Go read this thread on FT" then are you really getting value for that cash paid? On top of that, at nearly $500/year the tips for 100K RDMs don't seem like a worthwhile investment to me.

Welcome to FlyerTalk!!

doubled79

Could anyone post something from the cartel that WASN'T posted on FT previously?

LizzyDragon84

So far, I'm not really seeing anything that hasn't been blogged or on FT somewhere. Like others have said, this product isn't really for the FT crowd. It's for the folks who don't know better and want to find all their info in one easy to understand spot.

Othernel

I mean this is part of the reason something like this cartel will appeal to people. Someone who is simply bringing up a point gets shot down as spam simply because they don't have years worth of posts. This forum is very advanced in it's knowledge base, but it's unfavorable to new users who do not know all the lingo or have long track records.

I have used this site for years, but never commented before this week, and there's a reason why. Also, I could never really tell someone who is not an advance travel hacker to come to this site. They would be buried under the mile long threads and acronyms.

I am just saying, just because someone is offering a service that is of no value to advanced users like yourselves, is no reason to shoot it down as worthless.

Astrophsx

That's why there are blogs and digital books like the Frugal Travel Guy put out for $6. If you want to fork out that kind of money each money and think you are getting good value out of it... not that big of a deal. People are just pointing out that a google search will bring up the blogs that will give you the info for free. The argument is that you are paying to do what otherwise might be a free deal. Flyertalk is a great place to go after you've found out about a deal and want to learn about the experiences of people who have done the deal or that are doing the deal.

particlemn

Thanks i did not know about the 300 points for the survey. just got them now and they have already posted to the account. best yet i just saved 39 bucks, thanks again