5 SECRET TRAVEL HACKS (make your life easier)

What's up guys Drew Binsky here in Manila. I am back home for a few weeks before heading to Africa for the rest of 2019. In today's video I wanted to share with you five useful travel hacks that I picked up from traveling to over 170 countries and I think will make your life a lot easier on the road. So let's jump right into it. The first hack I want to share with you is to ask to sit in the front of the airplane when you arrive at the airport. So a lot of airlines are gonna try to overcharge you like 20 to 50 dollars for booking your seat online but just book any random seat and then when you get to the airport you can always say hey I want to sit towards the front of the plane and they'll always book it for you window or aisle. The chances of the flight being sold out are really slim and then when the plane arrives you can be the first one out which is really important if you are flying internationally because you can run and get to immigration first so you don't have to wait in the long line of passengers. Hack number two is also at the airport if you don't want to check your bag then simply just distract the airline representative and don't let her weigh your bag. So I have a backpack it's always over the 8 kilogram limit it's usually probably 15 or 14 so I just keep it on my back and then my smaller bag I keep by my foot so it's hidden and then when I go up there the first thing I tell her is I'm not checking any bag so then she already knows and if she wants to see it I just show her on my back but I never actually have to weigh the bag because if I weigh it they're gonna want to check it and it's so easy to distract them. Distractable conversation and be like oh this airport is super busy right now or where are the people or you look really pretty today say whatever you want just to get them to like you because their jobs are pretty boring let's be honest. Hack number three is to utilize Google Maps offline there's also another app called maps.me but I find Google Maps to be better because it's Google so it doesn't matter where you are in the world all you have to do is go to the search bar and type in ok maps boom when you type in ok maps it comes up is the whole city right here and then you just hit download download now you can do it in Wi-Fi at the hotel or anywhere that you are and that's it you have the entire map offline so you can track the GPS ticker you can find your restaurants find your cafe it's the best thing you can possibly do. Travel hack number four is to always find Wi-Fi passwords by using Foursquare. Foursquare is basically a website or an app where people can share reviews and tips for different restaurants bars hotels whatever and if you scroll down to the tips section people often share the Wi-Fi password and I'm telling you you can get Wi-Fi passwords for almost any hotel any restaurant any cafe it's all there on Foursquare check it out and last but not least travel hack number five is to always travel with an empty water bottle and just refill it at the airport there's usually refill stations or you just take it to Starbucks in the airport or you take it to the lounge and you refill it with water this will save the environment you don't have to keep buying water bottles it will quench your thirst because everyone's thirsty in airports and especially on airplanes you want to bring your own water on because it takes them forever to bring it and they usually give you tiny cups so always stay hydrated. Alright guys that's it for today five useful travel hacks if I missed anything if you guys want to share your travel hacks please comment below I want to hear other useful tips that all of us travelers can benefit from hope you guys had a wonderful weekend and I will see you guys tomorrow from Manila. Cheers! I'm Drew Binsky and if you like my travel videos please click subscribe and join me as I plan to visit every country in the world.