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MTP26: Take Happier Vacations with Scott Keyes of Scott's Cheap Flights

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Release Date: 04/30/2021

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Scott Keyes is a two time Millennial Travel Podcast guest and needs no introduction as the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights. Today, he comes back to chat about his new book Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World.    In case you don’t know Scott… Scott Keyes is the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, a travel platform with over two million members around the world. It’s been called “the travel world’s best-kept secret” by Thrillist and received praise in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among others. Prior to becoming a...

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Scott Keyes is a two time Millennial Travel Podcast guest and needs no introduction as the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights. Today, he comes back to chat about his new book Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World
 
In case you don’t know Scott… Scott Keyes is the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, a travel platform with over two million members around the world. It’s been called “the travel world’s best-kept secret” by Thrillist and received praise in The New York Times and The Washington Post, among others. Prior to becoming a leading expert on cheap flights, Scott graduated from Stanford University and worked for years as a journalist, with bylines in The Washington Post , The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Nation, and elsewhere. When he's not on a plane, he lives in Portland, Oregon.
 
If you haven’t heard on our first podcast together, I highly recommend listening to Episode 15 of The Millennial Travel Podcast with Scott from Scott’s Cheap Flights.
 
For more on this topic check out our guide: Travel Hacking: Saving Money and Finding Cheap Flights.
 
In this episode of The Millennial Travel Podcast I discuss with Scott Keyes: 
  • Scott’s experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine and what the vaccine means for travel.
  • When Scott’s book Take More Vacations: How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World is coming out.
  • How does Scott follow travel news regarding flights? 
  • What are vaccine passports and are vaccine passports needed for international travel? 
  • Is your vaccination certificate allow you to travel internationally? 
  • Do I need a yellow vaccination certificate from the WHO to travel internationally? 
  • Will domestic travel within the United States require vaccination? 
  • What are the entrance requirements for COVID-19 tests and vaccinations for Hawaii? 
  • What airlines have empty middle seats? What are airline capacities like post-pandemic? 
  • When is New York City opening? 
  • Are there flights where everyone takes a COVID-19 test?
  • How to stay on top of entrance requirements and testing requirements for travel? 
  • Are there COVID-19 rapid tests at airports in the United States?
  • How much are rapid tests for COVID-19? 
  • Some hotels are providing free tests for guests to return to the United States.
  • How Scott started Scott’s Cheap flights.
  • How Scott encourages his readers to “take happier trips.” 
  • Why it’s so important to have a trip to look forward to.
  • Why it’s better to take a few trips per year rather than just one big trip… and how to find cheap flights!
  • What were Scott’s 2020 travel plans that got cancelled and what do Scott’s 2021 travel plans look like? 
 
The Millennial Travel Podcast Rapid Fire Questions I ask Scott Keyes: 
  • Does using an incognito window save your money on flights? 
  • What is the best day to book flights? Is Tuesday a good day to book flights? 
  • How to find cheap business class flights?
 
Resources from Scott Keyes: