Travel Masters Academy

I just took both 101 and 201 classes and, despite my initial skepticism, I was truly impressed.
Boris is a great presenter and truly knows what he is talking about.
101 covers all the basics and is really eye opening. And 201 is full of practical information.
I cannot wait to get started and I am already planning my first free trip.
I will recommend this class to all my friends!

Attended 101 and 201 online course options for New York. Good fundamentals and basics in 101. 201 provided wonderful and priceless advice not to be missed. Boris is extremely knowledgeable and helpful as is Susan. Highly recommend these courses to take advantage of the numerous tips regarding travel plans and earning miles, rewards, points, etc.

I generally don’t write reviews. I’ve only written one other in all the years I’ve been on Unilocal.But I have to say that Boris and his Travel Masters Academy is fantastic. I took 101 and 201 and the strategies he taught us were clear and easy to put into practice. Boris himself was super informed and helpful and his approach was comprehensive without being overwhelming. I hate debt, especially credit card debt, so I was somewhat skeptical, but Boris was always careful to gave us the facts about the dangers of credit card debt and the importance of preserving a high credit score. Take this class and happy travels!

I took the 101 and 201 class and was incredibly impressed! I came into the class with a bit of background (and 200,000 miles!) and left will a wealth of knowledge I never would have known without him! Anyone who likes to travel and doesn’t want to pay for flights should take this class! It’s a game changer!

Best money you will spend! Just booked a round trip ticket to peru after getting one credit card. I would recommend this class to anyone who feels their knowledge of credit and credit cards is limited. After this class I don’t forsee myself ever paying for travel again.

I only took the 101 class and found it to be an extremely well-​put together course on how to take advantage of two industries notorious for taking advantage of its customers. After hearing how it works, you would not be blamed for feeling like a modern day Robin Hood if you decided to go for it. Boris, the instructor, has a depth of knowledge that far exceeded my expectations and the audience he brings together is the kind of audience I think I’d like to travel with, too (aka great socializing/​networking).
The only reason I’m giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is because the opportunity Travel Masters presents hinges on being able/​willing to take advantage of a system (credit cards and banking services) that not everyone can, wants or should take advantage of, myself included. This is a $ 100 class (cheaper via a daily deal), and that would have been good to know upfront before I decided to pay for the class. If there were another approach presented (legal loopholes in travel offers, points/​miles arbitrage on eBay, etc), then it would have been more accessible to more people. That said, if you’re able to pull this off, the information you’ll get will change your life.
Oh, and, an after work class during a weekday would have been soooo much more convenient than the very middle of a perfectly good Saturday, where I could have been out, um, traveling instead of sitting in a stuffy classroom all afternoon. Just saying.

I am so glad I took this class. I learned incredible tips on how to use the credit card and banks miles rewards in your best interest to travel almost for free.
It gives you another perspective not only on how to get the most out of rewards programs but also a great inspiration to use this same strategies in other creative ways.
Boris is an amazing teacher, really knowledgeable and with a great disposition to help people with any questions or concerns. The way he structures the class make it really easy to understand and follow.
If you decide to take the 101 class, I will recommend you take also the 201class, since it is after you understand the 101 basics that you will start to see the big picture of what Travel Master Academy can offer you.

I had my doubts at first about this class — was it some kind of scam? What was the deal? No worries — it’s completely legitimate and will provide you with some pretty incredible travel secrets that I can’t wait to test out! Boris is a cool guy and an awesome teacher.
I came for the 101 class, which was great, and while there I decided to stay for the 201 class — I’m really glad I did both classes, as I learned even more info in the 201. I can’t wait to start using what I learned to travel!

This is an excellent class on how frequent flier programs work. If you love traveling and want to learn smart ways to leverage your existing traveling habits and spending habits. It is an eye-​opening experience.
Personally some of the techniques I find to be completely legitimate but brushing the thin boundaries of ethical grounds.
I will be implementing nearly all the techniques within my personal integrity standards (which might not be universal for all the audience).
It is extremely brilliant and smart in hacking and leveraging existing loopholes of the system. And being educated about existing system is always great. But I really hope that us arbitrageurs/​Smart travelers will not be incurring too great a social cost for the existing system.
And every flight we take do incur carbon footprint, so all of you who seek to gain this incredible power of knowledge, use it wisely…

Taking this class changed my life. The entire world is now accessible to me. Boris is a great instructor and relays information in an easy to understand format. I’d recommend taking both the 101 and 201 classes. If you’re skeptical like I was, sign up for 101, if you like what you’re learning, sign up for 201 in between classes. Well worth it.
Thanks to Travel Masters, I have 150,000 miles coming my way from American Airlines and 40,000 miles coming from US Airways. I took the class less than a month ago. The return on investment is instantaneous.

It’s a whole new world! I can’t wait to try out the techniques learned in class. Thank you, Boris!

Great class! Learned a few things I never even knew existed. Amazing pointers and Boris was a great instructor. If you are a savvy traveler, you might know a few of the things taught in the class, but for an average person who logs onto a travel deals site and struggles to understand how to maximize their miles/​points, this class will definitely help.
It is no get rich quick scam. I was a bit apphrehensive before going to class, but the points and methods taught in the class were great. You definitely won’t be flying for free the next day of taking the class, but with patience and applying the methods from class, you will easily make enough points/​miles to get free ticket to fly the world. I took a class in November 2013 and have already earned enough points to get a ticket to Europe and back. Totally recommend it!

The class was awesome. This guy really had everything nailed down and the presentation was excellent. I just took the class yesterday and havent put anything to use yet but the tips and tricks and all the ins and outs were incredibly valuable information.
Boris is a genius and very knowledgeable, it’s a must take class and well worth it.

I had my doubts, but none were left after I traveled from one coast to the other without paying a penny. It WAS extra awkward to get priority seating on the airplane as a result of Boris’ advice, but I got used to it pretty fast.

Since I took this course about 8 months ago I was able to travel for free from NYC to Paris (round trip), NYC to San Francisco (tickets for 2 people), and Seattle to NYC (tickets for 2 people).
Needless to say, I was very skeptical about the subject. Miles+points+credit cards=free flights — seemed too good to be true, but I figured I’d give it a try, especially in light of having to pay for flights to Europe for 2 people.
This class was a perfect intro to the world of «travel hacking» and I once I felt comfortable that my credit score wont take a beating due to opening new credit cards (I have 7 now and my score is excellent — the course addresses the issue of how many credit cards is too many and how to deal with them) I went with it. There is a learning curve to the matter, but Boris, the Master Traveler, is extremely knowledgeable and once you learn how to do it once you can catch your own fish.
I opened the following credit cards and got the respective values out of them — I think these digits speak louder than words:
Chase Sapphire Preferred — 60K points — got $ 650 in airfare
Chase United Explorer — 50K points — got $ 600 in airfare
Chase Southwest Airlines — 50K points — $ 500 in airfare
Take the class. Fly for free.

I highly recommend this course to anyone who loves or needs (for work or family) to travel.
It was fairly easy when I was by myself. Traveling on a budget nowadays is possible. The problem is that now there’s 3 of us (my wife, myself and the little one who is over 2 years old and as such needs his own tickets).
Traveling nowadays is a complicated and expensive. A $ 1k ticket is now a $ 3k expense, etc.
Boris helped me find a solution. I am not going to get into details. That’s what the class is for but I my family and I just got back from Europe having paid $ 180 for 3 round trip tickets. We would have paid $ 3k+ otherwise. Before that, the 3 of us went to Jamaica after paying close to noting for the tickets. The resort we went to is pretty expensive and it would have been prohibitively expensive if we had to pay for the tickets as well.
By the way, it is not as simple as paying for tickets with points of miles. Boris will show you how to get the most out of those miles. To give you an example, 1 ticket worth of american express membership rewards miles, can turn into 2 round trip tickets after transferring the miles to another program (JetBlue in the case of my Jamaica vacation).
I am not going to list every ticket I got using these simple techniques, but they did allow me to travel quite a bit and I plan to continue using these methods to see the world. After all, why not.

Travel Academy gives you travel tips and hacks to travel smarter. Among other things I learned how to get free miles and already used them to book free flights.

Boris is an excellent teacher! I am in the process of booking my first free roundtrip ticket to Peru based on what I learned from him. He was extremely patient with me and responsive throughout the entire process, walking me through every step of the way. He answered all of questions and addressed all of my initial skepticism. The actual procedure actually turned out to be a lot more straight forward than I initially imagined. Boris has a real passion for travel and for making it more accessible to others. I would highly recommend his classes for anyone looking to see the world on a budget.