Thread by @Shankar_Srinath

Basic 101s of travel hacking I have followed to stay ahead of the game. I have seen some great deals come my way.
Rs 9,819 Biz class to IST.
Rs 289 eco to KUL
Rs 24,329 eco to AKL
Rs 29,829 eco to NAN
Free flying to BKK, CMB, SIN, DXB, MLE 1/n

1. One does not do travel hacking for a particular date by a particular airline to a particular destination. For travel hacking to work, you let all the variables into play - time,destination and duration 2/n

2. Build your bucketlist destinations for a year and if you find a great deal to any of these destinations, you just book it. World is too big and you always have a place you never visited :) 3/n

3. Once you have a bucketlist ready, define your threshold for a hack fare. If you find fares below this threshold you book it. Sample mine: Europe <25K, Americas<40K, SEA<10K, Fareast<25K, Oceania<25K. 4/n

4. Hack fares wait for none. If you are one of those guys who sit on a decision, then these fares will not wait for you. Book it and then plan your leaves, budget and what to do. 5/n

5. This is a mix of art, hobby and science. It needs its dedicated time. If you dont invest time in it then you don't reap the benefits too. 6/n

6. Define your travelling style: a) I am luxury connoisseur. I want to experience the best in class. b) I am a backpacker, I will squeeze in maximum Miles for every penny I spend. c) I want to the cheapest fares but with basic comfort. Don't worry Travel hacking serves all! 7/n

7. Understand the air travel lingo - Airport codes, Multi city, Split PNR, Skip segment, Skip city, fare class, error fares, fuel dumping, code share, low cost, bundled service. Google is your best friend for this. 8/n

8. Patience is the name of the game. You will have to wait and sometimes wait really long. But I can assure you that you will be able to hack fares atleast 2-4 times a year! That should be good enough for your dream international getaway 9/n

Think about the 8 commandments above and let it sink in. In the coming days will share how I cracked the above great fares for myself and what you can do to knock off your bucketlist items.

P.S: My curation is only for Indian audience traveling abroad!