{"type":"video","version":"1.0","html":"<iframe src=\"https://www.loom.com/embed/b4e806e0acbe473d8364ac891aad1bfd\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>","height":1440,"width":1920,"provider_name":"Loom","provider_url":"https://www.loom.com","thumbnail_height":1440,"thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_url":"https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/b4e806e0acbe473d8364ac891aad1bfd-99f96381fad04691.gif","duration":785.718,"title":"7 Boss-Level Travel Hacks for Big Savings","description":"This Loom shares travel-hacking steps to save money on lodging, emphasizing the biggest hack: booking directly instead of using third-party sites. The speaker recommends researching on platforms like Booking.com, Agoda, and Hostelworld, then messaging or calling hotels and hostels on Instagram or Facebook to avoid commission and sometimes get better rates. They also advise checking card offers in apps like CRED, avoiding tourist-trap areas while staying within walking or public transit range, and using extensions like Honey and Ratepunk to compare prices and speed up searches. Finally, they recommend signing up for accommodation loyalty programs on Booking.com (Genius levels up to level three, which requires 15 stays in two years) and Agoda, and for Airbnb negotiating by messaging hosts with budget constraints or requesting discounts, which they say has cut some prices in half."}