Take More Vacations

How to Search Better, Book Cheaper, and Travel the World

By: Scott Keyes

Narrated by: Scott Keyes

The founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights explains why we’re searching for airfare all wrong, shares the strategies that have saved his two million newsletter subscribers a collective $500 million on airfare, and presents a bold new approach for how to see the world while never overpaying for flights again.

When Scott Keyes booked flights to Italy for $130 roundtrip and Japan for $169 roundtrip, he didn’t just uncover amazing fares; it was the beginning of a new approach that makes travel possible for anyone who has dreamed of seeing the world.

What’s stopping us all from traveling more? The confusion of buying airfare—not knowing when to book, where to buy, or what to pay.

Take More Vacations is the guidebook for anyone hoping to turn one annual vacation into three. Readers will discover why the traditional way of planning vacations undercuts our ability to enjoy them, and how a new strategy can lead to cheaper fares and more trips. Why cheap flights never have to be inconvenient flights, and all the steps you can take to get a good fare even when you don’t have flexibility. The surprising best week for international travel, and how small airports actually get the best deals.

Keyes challenges the conventional wisdom that it costs thousands of dollars to fly overseas and shows readers how to make previously unthinkable trips possible.

I wish I knew about this years ago

Ok let’s get the only negative thing out of the way - this book is outdated so I’m guessing there’s probably changes to the traveling world that make some of this info invalid. Thats not the author’s fault, of course. I didn’t realize this is a few years old nor did I think to look.

With that said, I loved this book! The concepts I bet still mostly hold true and I’ll probably find some cheaper flights, but what I loved the most is how it changed my mindset about how to plan for, look for, and execute my travels. Well done with good examples. Definitely recommend it!

Essential reading for anyone who wants more travel in their life.

Let me preface this review by saying that I am a huge fan of Scott Keyes. I have been a Going (formerly Scott’s Cheap Flights) member for a long time. That being said, my review is really a 3.5 rounded up to 4 because I am such a big fan of his and his team. The good is he goes into much detail on the best ways to get cheap flights. However, after a few chapters, especially towards the middle, the book gets repetitive and starts to feel a little tedious to read. Maybe this is because I am not a novice traveler or a novice to his methods, so it felt extra repetitive to me. I was really struggling until about chapters 8 and 9, when the writing starts to reflect more of his personal life, and the chapters start to talk about travel and the effect on the environment and tourism where the book really picked back up for me. The blew through the last 4 - 5 chapters of the book in one sitting. The end is a little repetitive too, but it felt more like rounding everything out and bringing all the points home whereas the middle felt more like fluff. All that being said, this book is still essential and required reading for anyone wanting to add more travel into their lives. I did also appreciate how the book wasn’t a sales pitch, even though he has a whole business on this.

I mean he’s essentially just a guy who was (I’m guessing) bored at work and prowling around the internet daydreaming when he stumbled on a less than $200 flight to Milan, and then kicked off an entire successful career on it. Awesome right?! He remains a personal hero of mine.

Really great resource

Great if you want to make travel accessible and avoid overpaying for flights. I like how it didn't just focus on points and miles as many resources do. I would love if Scott wrote a companion book about cheap lodging!

Loved this book. A must listen.

This was such a great book. Scott is very insightful. This is one of my favorite books I've listened to.

Great book

As a pretty savvy world traveler, even I picked up some great strategies. Great job!