Meet our TravelUpdate bloggers! A diverse and unique group of people from around the world in different stages of their life but all with the same goal: to travel. Read their tips, tricks, opinions and personal stories by clicking on any of the bloggers listed below. Don’t forget to stay up to date and follow them on social media and see what they are posting about today.
The Millennial Traveler
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Conrado has been a passionate AvGeek as long as he can remember. He travels often between his two homes- one in Houston, where he is a full-time student at Rice University, and the other in San Juan, where his entire family lives. He says "I want to inspire my generation to get on their feet and explore the world, and help them maximize their time, money, and points to make these experiences within their reach."
244 Posts
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1 Post
Bucket List Traveler
Bucket List Traveler is a New Jersey native who has lived on the East Coast, West Coast, Hawaii, and currently resides in Germany. He has traveled to 77 countries and loves backpacking, camping, and photography.
74 Posts
Travel Gadget Reviews
An IT professional by day, this HappyFlyer is a self-proclaimed tech enthusiast with a passion for travel. Hailing from the East Coast, she will be writing about her interest in travel gadgets and sharing her best travel tips and unique perspective on travel experiences.
234 Posts
Majored in Miles
As a "student" of miles and points for the past five years, Dakota has traveled the globe by utilizing credit cards and loyalty programs. His love for travel continually drives him to creatively find new methods of accumulating points for free travel and helping others do the same.
37 Posts
Travel Update with Barb
An accomplished newspaper journalist (USA TODAY staff 2002-2013) and relentless social media enthusiast, Barb wakes up at dawn seven days a week to search for, write and edit stories that resonate with travelers and travel business insiders. She craves stories that teach us something about life or business, make us laugh, shed light on our future or help make our journeys a little easier– or at least more interesting.
299 Posts
TravelCharlie
Over the years, I have slowly learned the in’s and out’s of the travel industry from my day job as a marketing manager which requires me to travel frequently. With all of my day job travel, I’ve reached Delta Diamond Medallion, United Gold and Marriott Platinum Elite status. After several inquiries from my friends and family asking me for travel help. I decided I wanted to share my knowledge and techniques to more people. My intent is to share my knowledge and experiences to empower readers to explore the world as cheaply as possible. You don’t have to be wealthy to enjoy a lavish travel experience. With a strong passion of East and South East Asia culture and history, my voice will be in deals and unique experiences in that region.
7 Posts
MJ on Travel
Marshall Jackson is an aviation enthusiast and avid cruiser. After 10 years in the airline business, Marshall moved on to a new career that includes plenty of travel and plenty of cruises, and that’s just the way he likes it.
2759 Posts
The Flight Detective
Trent is a European based author covering airlines in the oneworld alliance, plus those flying in the Irish, British and Australian markets. He also produces comprehensive and unbiased flight reviews. For variety, Trent intersperses all of this with pieces on aviation history, commentary on current industry happenings and travel tips for frequent and infrequent flyers.
743 Posts
The Unaccompanied Flyer
Max Prosperi is a business management major based out of the Midwest. A sophomore in college stuck with the task of receiving an education, he still makes time to fly throughout the world. He’s learned how to maximize earning points and miles, travel cheaply, and fly as a teenager unaccompanied.
201 Posts
Points Miles and Bling
Anshul was a hyper mobile professional, traveling across 5 continents, to recruit international students for Canada. Now he travels on miles and points and loves to share his personal travel gaffes and triumphs.
264 Posts
MissAllOverThePlace
Miss All Over the Place [Kate Mitchell], is a NYC based flight attendant and adventurer from Texas, currently residing in the Garden State. She can't stay in one place for long, and is a lover of performance, art, food, travel, and trying all things new. To keep up, follow her lifestyle and travel blog, MissAllOverThePlace.com!
23 Posts
What A Trip To Travel
Jane Lasky has covered travel and lifestyle in all media for nearly four decades. Her weekly sojourning column ran in 40 newspapers for 20 years, her magazine articles have appeared in such publications as Esquire, Metropolitan Home, Vogue and Bon Appetit. She appeared on Oprah as a tipping expert, she commuted between LA and Hong Kong for three years while acting as travel editor for the South China Morning Post's Sunday magazine, and she authored a dozen books, including LA Woman. Jane always travels with her pillow.
13 Posts
The Hotelion
I specialize in efficient traveling, economic perspectives, and hotel and casino reviews. My goal is to make your travel money go further.
211 Posts
AcCountingYourPoints
Derek is a CPA (the reason behind the “Accounting” nod in the title of the blog) who happens to have some serious experience and insight into the world of points, miles and credit cards. Derek has picked up an array of points and miles techniques that allow him to travel around the world for pennies on the dollar. And the best news is that he is willing to share them all with you! Your next trip is waiting…
12 Posts
The Executive Pilot
Airline Transport Pilot rated in Airbus A-320/A-330. MSC in Air Safety Management Student. Giancarlo is a luxury travel blogger who uses his pilot's perspective. Preferred programs are Oneworld Emerald, Star Alliance Gold, and Skyteam Elite Plus.
8 Posts
@travelblawg
Mark is an attorney, professor, coach, runner, world traveler & coffee drinker, as well as the founder and chief blogger for travelblawg, inc. The goal of travelblawg is to provide visitors like you with a place to land to find guides, tips, news, and information related to travel + law, two of his biggest passions. Enjoy!
383 Posts
Turning Left
Gus is a travel consultant and airfare expert based in Sydney. He's been working in the travel industry on and off since 2006 as a travel agent, product manager and in travel IT support. He digs through fare rules and routing paragraphs and shares all the best deals he comes across here.
31 Posts
The Resort Traveler
A college student who loves to create vacation packages without breaking the bank. He loves flying and relaxing at hotels, and you can explore Tyler's world here.
156 Posts
Play Your Cards Right
Anthony is a money saving enthusiast and aspiring traveler. Since graduating from Florida Atlantic University in 2015, Anthony has observed the travel, credit card, and banking industries, teaching himself about credit cards in the process. His goals are to travel for as little as possible via credit card rewards, status, and loyalty programs. The purpose of Play Your Cards Right is to help people travel further and more often for less money.
52 Posts
The Points Pundit
A full-time Marketing Executive by profession, Ashish’s foray into the world of travel was while looking for flight deals to visit family in India every year while attending business school in the US. He now travels the world for for a fraction of the cost by using a combination of flight deals, miles, points and loyalty programs. He frequently shuttles between San Diego, CA and Mumbai, India every year, fondly calling each of the west coast cities his home.
4 Posts
thatirieguy
William is the lead travel agent for an irie family of four. He hails from Nashville where his family wanders the world looking to quench their thirst for adventure, laughs and positivity. Live within your means, travel beyond them!
61 Posts
For Work And Pleasure
Jason is an editor for a magazine by day, traveler by night, and sometimes by day, too. When not traveling for work, he enjoys traveling in his free-time, usually trying to keep to a budget- that's where points and miles come in. He shares his experiences using them and getting the best rates possible, so look for flight and hotel reviews.
10 Posts
Expat Adventures
Deborah Bernstein began her career as a journalist in upstate New York. She worked in the travel industry for more than two decades, representing airlines, international destinations and hotel companies. A former managing editor for Hotline and Hyatt’s Regency Magazine, her stories and photographs have appeared in newspapers and magazines throughout the U.S. Deborah, who has lived in London and New York, has traveled to more than 45 countries and the list keeps growing. She now calls Belgium home.
20 Posts
The Short Final
Dominic is a full-time consultant who aims to bring you news and inspiration about the best travel experiences, destinations, and industry insights without all the unnecessary fluff. Focus is on American AAdvantage and Starwood / Marriott loyalty programs.
112 Posts