The viral hack for free luxurious travel
Taking a trip abroad can be expensive, especially if you want to travel in style and relax in luxury.
However, one woman has revealed how she gets free flights, food and five-star hotels when she travels, saving her a fortune.
TikTok user Jen, who goes by @smartypantsfinance, shared a video explaining that she works as a mystery shopper for airports, airlines, hotels and shops which gives her the opportunity to travel the world on a budget.
Becoming a mystery shopper for an airport means you can kick your holiday off in style by getting free food in restaurants or free snacks from shops. “There are store mystery shops and restaurant mystery shops at airports,” she said.
“So instead of buying a meal before you get on your long flight, find a mystery shopping assignment to cover the cost of the meal or do a little shopping at the convenience store for snacks for your flight, all courtesy of mystery shopping.”
The next thing Jen recommends is becoming a mystery shopper for an airline, where you can make a serious saving on your holiday as you’ll get your flights paid for.
“Mystery shop on airlines so instead of just paying for your airfare out of pocket, get a mystery shopping assignment that covers all or part of your airfare in exchange for submitting a report about some aspect of the flight,” she said.
Once you’ve landed, you don’t want to have to fork out a lot of money for a five-star hotel. Jen advised taking a mystery shopping assignment to get the room covered – plus you might get some other perks.
“As a mystery shopper you evaluate a hotel and you submit a report in exchange for the entire cost of the hotel stay including the room, the taxes, the food and the spa visit,” she said.
Jen’s final tip was to become a mystery shopper at your destination to get free meals and souvenirs. “Mystery shop at your destination. I have eaten in five star restaurants in Maui, Istanbul, Turkey, London and Paris all on mystery shopping assignments,” she said.
“I’ve also done shopping assignments at my destination so I can make a little money while I was on my vacation and come back with some free things.”
The video has been watched more than 20,000 times and Jen advised viewers to visit her website smartypantsfinance.com to learn more about becoming a mystery shopper.
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