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Experience the power of the Travel Gig mobile business building application, offering advanced Prospect Invitation, Social Publishing, Prospect Management, Team Management, Notification tracking, Account management tools and more, designed to help you quickly expand your results and success. The powerful yet intuitive design provides a highly duplicatable system anyone can use!

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Yeah it’s a great system has everything to help me change my life and earning money and learn how to travel or taking a vacation and my business to the next level it a workshop where I can do things and meet people thank you the developers who create this system and I don’t have to pay all the extra money to travel by promoting this one it’ll pay for itself. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

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It’s literally has every “Bell & Whistles” including the kitchen sink!! There was a lot of time & love put into this app. I thought it was made for someone like me as it also notified me anytime anyone does anything. You can encourage your team & the system even helps with follow up!! Truly amazing!! I am so blessed to work for this company & have all the knowledge & power right in my hands!!! Mark Burger Daytona Beach, Florida

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The 38 Best Travel Jobs to Work and Travel the World

Whether you’re a backpacker, digital nomad or expat, you can earn a decent income with one of the best travel jobs that’ll allow you to work and travel!

You’re spending your day gazing longingly out of your office window, wishing you could work and travel. The only breeze you’ve got is coming from the fan collecting dust on your desk. But you’re imagining yourself somewhere like Turkey’s pebbled coastline. Perhaps the ancient city of Olympos, where the Mediterranean washes up Roman ruins on either side of the river valley that’s, with a breeze, swept back into the sea.

You snap out of it and find yourself back in your cubicle in some high rise in corporate America. But you start wondering about all the T-shirt-clad pedestrians strolling the streets outside your window. It’s not lunch hour, but some are jogging, some are reading on benches and others are loading their luggage into the back of taxis. Don’t they have jobs?

Envy consumes you.

You imagine kicking back the computer chair that kills your back anyway. After all, others seem to have figured out how to ditch the cubicle life. But how could you ever afford to travel as a lifestyle?

Before you digress and carry on to tackling your flooded email inbox, consider this: You could make money while traversing the globe with different travel jobs.

Depending on the type of traveler you are (and there are several!), there are indeed job opportunities that’ll either allow you to travel or actually pay you to travel. Though some are better suited than others for your traveling modus operandi.

The Different Types of Travelers

Despite the all-encompassing term, “world traveler,” there are different types of travelers. If we were all the same, I’d have spent a lot more pesos at bougie resorts in Mexico.

But we’re not all the same traveler. The most “all-inclusive” that entices a backpacker is a comped hostel breakfast. And a digital nomad might splurge a little more for that free WiFi, too. The expat? They’re whipping up their own Eggs Florentine.

Backpackers Are Budget Travelers

You can usually spot a backpacker walking down the street to the nearest hostel, waiting at the bus stop or relaxing in a city square dressed in, let’s say, well-loved clothes. Your trusty travel backpack is either slung over your shoulders or you’re using it as an impromptu bench.

If you’re a backpacker, you probably boast the “go anywhere, try anything” mindset and are tied neither to your computer nor to stable internet. You can (and often do) travel off the grid for days, weeks or even months on end, and you don’t mind taking odd travel jobs just to scrape together the cash to keep traveling.

Digital Nomads Can Work From Anywhere

If you’re a digital nomad, you are the folk who can travel just about anywhere—so long as you have a decent WiFi connection. It doesn’t matter what you do online: create video, write code or create logos, the main thing is that you have the freedom to travel the world. You are consistently on the hunt for new experiences and adventures, but you count your laptop as an essential piece of travel gear .

If you have an internet connection, then you’re online earning an income one way or another. Your jobs will be on the internet, meaning you have the pleasure of being entirely location independent , calling any coffee bar and WiFi-enabled beach or city park their office.

Expats Live Abroad

Short for expatriate , you’re an expat if you live long-term in a country different than that of your citizenship—sometimes months, other times years. You may not bounce from country to country as often as backpackers or digital nomads but, as long as you’re living outside your native land, you are still traveling.

Due to your moderately stationary lifestyle, the work available to you is equally long-term in most cases. The travel jobs most appealing to you are going to be long-term positions, much like you might find back home. The only difference is that you’re living in a completely different country!

The best part is that there are plenty of ways to work abroad without experience !

The Best Travel Jobs for Backpackers to Work and Travel

Contrary to popular belief, you can both work and travel. And there are tons of different ways to do it! If you’re a backpacker looking for job opportunities, try one of these travel jobs for backpackers or check out these work abroad programs around the world.

Hostels, hotels, resorts, cruise ships, restaurants—they’re always looking for bartenders. That’s where you come in. If you have a little bit of experience, or even if you are just willing to learn, there’s a good chance you can find a bar somewhere that’s looking for a hand.

These jobs generally pay fairly nicely and you often get tips to boot. In some cases, a bed at the hostel where you’re bartending can also be part of the deal. Just ask around at local bars and hostels for a gig.

Bartending is also a great gig for you expats. For more information, check out this article on becoming a traveling bartender and how to find a bartending job anywhere in the world.

Typical Pay: $10-$50 per hour, depending on tips

Scuba Instructor or Dive Master

Scuba diving is a much-loved and growing activity all over the world. And it’s easier than you think to be a part of it if you want to call the ocean your office.

Most dive centers in the world offer courses to bring your diving certification up to Divemaster, which is considered an “instructor in training.” Once you’re there, you can potentially land a diving gig at any number of beautiful tropical beaches or islands. Be warned, however. This is not a cheap endeavor, but skilled diving instructors are in demand and can earn thousands a month.

Again, scuba diving is also a fun job for you expats.

Typical Pay: $1,000-$4,000 per month

Yacht Worker

Want to sail the high seas and get paid at the same time? Then consider working on a yacht for a season or two. These travel jobs are generally entry-level and require a simple short course before departure.

That said, they can pay very well, and because yacht traffic tends to follow the seasons around the globe, you’re likely to find a ship looking for help any time of year. If you have a meticulous eye for detail and a fair amount of patience, check out job postings on sites like Crew Network .

Typical Pay: $2,000-$4,000 per month

Cruise Ship Worker

Similar to working on a private yacht to see the world, consider jumping on board as a cruise ship worker. These vessels generally have jobs for just about anyone, from housekeeping and reception to engineering and more.

Therefore, you’re more than likely to find a spot to suit your talents. While these jobs generally consume a lot of hours aboard the ship, your lodging, food and travel costs to new countries are all covered for your efforts.

Try visiting individual cruise lines’ websites in order to look for job availability, look at staffing agencies that focus on the cruise line industry or check out job board sites like All Cruise Jobs .

Typical Pay: $2,000-$5,500 per month

Party Promoter

Hostels and party-focused tour companies around the world are always looking for fun-loving individuals to help promote their events and festivals. And landing a job as a party promoter is a fantastic way to dive into a new city.

These jobs often focus on social media campaigns or other ways of hyping up the event. You’re usually required to go along to the party or event to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves!

Typical Pay: Food and lodging only up to around $1,000/month

Flight Attendant

Now nobody is saying that it’s easy, but the long hours and tough training that a flight attendant endures pays off with travel to a swatch of different locations. Plus, you’ll get killer discounts on hotels and airline tickets.

The travel is usually company specific, along with a universal CPR certification, but once it’s all over, you’ve got one of the hallmark travel jobs all lined up. Honestly, a job as a flight attendant is one of the best jobs there is! If I had to pick my dream job, a flight attendant would be it. Not to mention, health insurance is included!

Typical Pay: $3,000-$4,000 per month

Busker or Street Performer

If you can’t imagine traveling without your instrument, as long as it’s not a tuba, then you should try your hand at street performing. Granted the income may just be a trickle from time to time, but it can pay for the occasional bus or train ticket to keep you on the move.

Be patient as you break into this job, develop your schtick, and learn the tricks of the trade to really start earning a profit.

Typical Pay: $10-$200 per hour

Yoga Teacher

Yoga has been growing in popularity around the world for years, and the need for teachers has increased right along with it. Everywhere from hostels to campgrounds to yachts have started adding yoga classes to their schedules.

Simply pick a location you’d like to visit and travel around, then start tracking down locations that offer yoga retreats which might benefit from having a yoga instructor on hand. It’ll help if you’re certified, of course.

Like bartending and scuba diving, many other expats like you have become yoga teachers, too.

Typical Pay: Volunteer-$100 per hour

Festival Worker

Summer music festivals hire for just about every job imaginable to keep the show running. They need everything from side performers to food stall attendants to cleaning staff members.

A festival worker is one of those excellent short-term travel jobs that allows you to work hard for a few days, collect some cash, and get back on the road! As an added benefit, the difference between summer seasons in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres allows you to move from festival to festival across world for almost the entire year.

Just scope out openings on sites like Hot Box Events .

Typical Pay: $10-$20 per hour

Ski Resort Staffer

Snowboard and ski lodges on every mountain in the world are looking for seasonal staff to get them through the busy months. You could work in hospitality, as a housekeeper, as part of the kitchen staff, as a snow groomer, as a ski or snowboard instructor or behind the desk at the rental counter.

And the icing on the cake? You can ski to your heart’s content in your off time. This is the perfect way to spend a season doing what you love and earning some cash for your spring travels at the same time.

Typical Pay: $10-$30 per hour

Hostel Staffer

Hostels are generally looking for an extra hand with their day to day operations, especially during their high season. It’s not difficult to work out a deal for joining their team for a short time.

These travel jobs typically focus on cleaning or food prep, but your lodging at the hostel is included, as well as one or two meals a day in most cases. The work can be tough, but hostels are naturally close to some of the best sights a country has to offer, making them the perfect bases for you to go out and explore.

Find hostel jobs on sites like Hostel Jobs .

Typical Pay: Volunteer – $15 per hour for more skilled worked

While WWOOFing jobs won’t add to your bank account, they do provide free food and lodging, which can be absolute gold when you’re on the road for an extended period of time.

As a volunteer, you’ll connect with different families and organizations that are looking for help. WWOOF focuses solely on organic farming, which means you’ll get to work on your green thumb and get some solid traveling under your belt at the same time.

Look for these gigs on WWOOF .

Typical Pay: Volunteer

Housesitter

Another little-known possibility that’s been growing in popularity amongst travel jobs is the coveted house-sitting gig. All you have to do is look after a person’s house and (oftentimes) pets while they’re away. In exchange, you get to live at the house for that entire time on your own, which means that you have the perfect place from which to explore the surrounding area in your free time.

These jobs can be a little tricky to land when you first start looking, but once you have a few on your resume, it’ll become a much easier to earn new homeowners’ trust.

While these jobs seldom pay, having your own house in a new country for a short time is often payment enough. Just look for jobs on sites like Trusted Housesitters .

Construction Worker

There are construction projects around every corner—home renovations or expansions, hotel and hostel construction or renovations, office expansions, etc. Often, these projects are in desperate need of people with some construction, plumbing or electrical experience, and they are often willing to set up a short-term job for you while you’re in the area.

One of the best methods of breaking into this type of job as you travel the world is to simply volunteer for a few projects via sites like Workaway or HelpX to build up your experience and knowledge base. Once you have a decent resume, you can start finding paid travel jobs.

Many other expats like you also work in construction, too.

Typical Pay: Varies widely depending on skill, entry-level is volunteer

Backpacking Guide

For you diehard hikers, this one is right up your alley. Companies in every national park and beautiful wilderness in the world need guides to lead day-trips and multi-day trips during the peak seasons every year.

The basic qualifications are generally a Wilderness First Responder certification and a little bit of experience. If you don’t have experience, however, it’s generally no problem. Look for NGOs, camps and startups that need  volunteers to assist guides or educators, and break into the industry from there.

The working seasons for this industry are generally very intense with back-to-back-to-back trips, but in the offseason, you can travel at will.

Typical Pay: $15-$25 per hour

The Best Travel Jobs for Digital Nomads to Work and Travel

If you want to travel and work from your laptop, one of these options is going to be your best bet. For more info, click here to find out more on how to become a digital nomad .

Online English Teacher

If you have a stable internet connection, you can almost certainly find a job teaching English online. These most often take the form of teaching through some web-based video conferencing and generally require a college degree or TEFL certification.

Sometimes the lessons will be one on one; other times you’ll be working with an entire class. Naturally, patience and organization go hand-in-hand with this opportunity, but if you’re up to it and have the time to commit to regular lessons, then you can earn a regular paycheck.

Typical Pay: $10-$25 hourly

Travel from country to country and adventure to adventure, blogging about your passion—and earn an income! But like all worthwhile endeavors, it’s hardly a simple affair. Starting a successful blog and formidable following can often take years.

But if you have something you are absolutely passionate about (it doesn’t even have to be traveling) then you can make a blog about it. Think: car blogs, hiking blogs, home crafts blogs, cooking blogs, career advice blogs—the list is endless!

Typical Pay: $100-$10,000 per month

Freelance Photographer

One of the perks of the wandering lifestyle is that we see sights and wonders that the vast majority of the population will never visit. But they still love to see pictures.

That’s where the freelance traveling photography niche comes in. If you’re an absolute killer behind a camera, look at creating an online presence to start selling your photographs for magazines and websites.

Or you could focus on social media and develop a strong following, which could also lead to an income in the future.

Typical Pay: $500+ per month

Freelance Travel Writer or Editor

Now, this is one of those dream jobs that most folks out there dream of snagging. The freelance writer has the freedom to work on any number of projects, from book writing and blog content, to proofreading websites. And all they need is a laptop.

There are several online platforms out there to connect writers with potential clients, such as Upwork, and these jobs can pay either hourly or by the project. If you have a knack for writing, this could be your ticket to travel.

Typical Pay: $30-$400 per article

Website or Graphic Designer

Just as potential clients are always looking for writers, they are also always on the lookout for people to develop websites or brochures for their businesses.

Some online courses may be all you need to get started on the road to web development; after that, all you need to do is hunt down some work! Websites such as Upwork also work very well for connecting with potential clients online, and as long as you have internet, you have a job.

Typical Pay: $1,000+ per month

Computer Programmer

If you have some skill in cooking up lines of code, that could be all you need to get traveling. New app developers, inventors and website developers all occasionally need some code written or tweaked to smooth out their product.

If your skill needs a little dusting off or you’re still learning, there are dozens of online courses out there on sites like Udemy or CodeAcademy .

Typical Pay: $3,000-$10,000 per month

Stock Day Trader

If you have a banker’s mind and the stock market holds few secrets for you, then day trading may be all you need to earn some income for your travels.

A little past experience and a starting amount to invest are both prerequisites for this option, but if you have the patience and time (sometimes years) to develop your portfolio, it can certainly pay off. Just remember that this option sometimes involves losing a bit of money as you learn the ropes or pay for some beginner’s classes.

Typical Pay: $1,000-$3,000 per month, though sometimes more depending on skill

Online Translator

With two or more languages under your belt, you have a very easy avenue to earn a little extra income for your travels. Looking into translating. Websites, business materials and instruction manuals need to be translated on a regular basis, and companies tend to offer fairly decent payments.

Freelancing websites such as Upwork offer these types of job opportunities.

Typical Pay: $20-$50 per hour

Dropshipper

Dropshipping is a shortcut method to break into the world of online retail without having to worry about maintaining a storefront or warehouses full of stock. Essentially, you find a product in a foreign country for which to act as a third-party salesman.

You can market the product through different online retail websites, such as Amazon, and simply arrange to ship the product to the customer directly after they’ve made a purchase. This means that you, as the retailer, never actually handle the product. With a fair amount of research and work, you can make some serious money by running a competitive and attractive dropshipping business.

Online Poker Player

It may sound like a huge risk, but for those of you with an acumen for numbers and cards, becoming a professional poker player could be a reality. It’s certainly not uncommon for backpackers to make enough from the online poker world to finance their travels, and maybe even turn a profit in the long run.

However, you have to be extremely patient and have a plan for how much money you are willing to risk along with how much money you need to win in order to maintain your traveling lifestyle.

Typical Pay: How good are you?

Virtual Assistant

Many folks in a business setting—from the bigwigs at the top to the busy entrepreneurs—are learning to reap the benefits of a virtual assistant. The job is essentially managing your employer’s schedule, from meetings to business travel, along with some correspondence, making calls when necessary, setting up meetings, managing social media… you get the idea.

As a virtual assistant, you’ll have the freedom to work remotely from just about anywhere in the world, making this one of the most ideal jobs on this list! Though it certainly helps if you’re in at least a similar time zone as your client for easier communication.

Typical Pay: $500-$2,000 per month

Social Media Manager

Businesses around the world spread the word about their product or services through social media. The market for social media managers is, therefore, absolutely on fire.

You will essentially coordinate the company’s presence on a whole range of social media platforms, from Facebook and Twitter to Instagram. And, as you can bet, you’ll likely be a busy bee. These jobs are generally full-time, but the pay for experienced candidates can be very attractive and you can work from absolutely anywhere.

Typical Pay: $500-$4,000 per month

Survey Taker

This is an incredibly easy way to put a few dollars in your pocket while on the road. All you have to do is sign into one of many websites on the internet where companies offer you a small cash incentive to take their surveys.

Now, these surveys generally only pay a couple of cents per question, so you won’t get rich off this method, but if you buckle down for an hour here and an hour there you can definitely see some profit! Please remember that there are plenty of scam websites out there promising free money, so take the time to research what website you use.

Find legit surveys on sites like Swag Bucks or Survey Downline .

Typical Pay: $100-$1,000 per month

The Best Travel Jobs for Expats to Work and Travel

Looking for a long-term move and want to find a job that’s going to let you work and travel in a slightly more stable environment? Consider one of these!

English Teacher

English is an intensely valuable asset in most corners of the world. It is the international language of science and therefore needed for any people who are hoping to pursue technical or science-based careers in the international field.

More practically speaking, English is the primary language for a huge chunk of the tourist industry and is, therefore, a highly sought-after skill in many countries. You can generally find a short or long-term gig teaching English abroad in an informal setting (such as to a family) or in a more professional “English as a Second Language” program.

Be aware that most professional teaching opportunities require at least a college degree or a TEFL certification, but English teacher salaries can be really good and accommodation is sometimes provided.

• Teach English in China
• Teach English in Japan
• Teach English in Korea

You can find a lot of jobs on Teach Away or My TEFL .

Typical Pay: $1,000-$5,000 per month

Wherever there are people, they’ll be food. And the hospitality industry is, therefore, always looking for chefs to feed the people.

These jobs, of course, generally require a bit of prior experience and a little know-how. Make no mistakes, the hours can be grueling! But you’ll be rewarded with the chance to explore a new country in your spare time while adding to your repertoire of gastronomic delights. This makes for one of the most perfect travel jobs, where you can be almost unstoppable as you travel from gig to gig the world over.

Typical Pay: $10-$60 per hour

Freelance Massage Therapist

If you have a massage therapist certification sitting on the back burner, now is the time to use it. Travelers all over the world, from skiers to hikers to divers and everything in-between, are always looking for a good massage to end their day.

Jumping from one gig to another in the most sought-after destinations in the world isn’t a bad way to work and travel.

Typical Pay: $30-$60 per hour

Travel Nurse

Once you’ve achieved your degree as a registered nurse (RN), the whole world can open up to you as a travel nurse. Staffing agencies around the world hire adventurous nurses to take on short-term assignments in different parts of the globe.

You could potentially work anywhere, from clinics in developing countries to as part of a medical team aboard a cruise ship. What’s more, these travel nurse jobs occasionally have paid housing included as part of the deal, especially if you’re a cruise ship worker.

Typical Pay: $30-$45 per hour

Traveling Street Vendor

While this job requires a bit more time and supplies than most gigs on the list, it is an excellent way to spend the season making a little extra money and enjoying the area.

You can sell just about anything, although jewelry tends to be the most popular. Art, henna tattoos, leather goods, soaps and clothes are all good options, too. Be sure to check if you need a local permit before setting up shop though.

Typical Pay: $0-$300 per day

Airbnb Host

Have a property that is just collecting dust during your travels? Try making it collect some money instead.

If your property is in, or even vaguely near, a popular tourist spot, then all the better. You can easily make a fair amount of cash by listing your home on one of these Airbnb alternatives .

And we think it’s a much better option than spending all your money on just one long trip. We need to make these experiences last a lifetime, right?

Typical Pay: $400-$8,000 per month depending on your property and customer flow

Certainly an acquired taste as far as travel jobs go. But if you absolutely love kids and have an outgoing and responsible nature, then consider becoming an au pair abroad.

These jobs almost always include lodging and food. And the pay can vary from just a little pocket change all the way up to a very comfortable sum. Living with a family may also help you pick up a new language.

Just look for gigs on Aupair .

Typical Pay: Volunteer – $1,500 per month

Foreign Service Travel Jobs

Running the United States’ embassies abroad takes a lot of work and personnel! You can almost think of every single US embassy as its own little business in a foreign country. As such, it needs its IT folks, engineers, medical staff, HR managers and so on.

If a life of travel and public service tickles your fancy, then perhaps apply to be a Foreign Service Officer. Entry into these positions is very competitive. The entry tests (yes that was plural!) are no pushover. But with hard work and dedication to the job’s mission, you can do it.

Once you land the job, you could potentially experience assignments in almost any country where there’s a US embassy.

Typical Pay: $70,000-$100,000 per year

Peace Corps Volunteer

This job is a serious commitment. You’ll spend years helping others during very long hours and few days off. But you will undoubtedly gain lifelong experiences and help communities in need around the world.

Remember that you often have little choice in the countries or regions to which you are posted. And remember that this job is no vacation. You’re there to help underprivileged communities.

You must, therefore, be prepared for a lower standard of living than in the US. If you’re ready for the two-year commitment, however, dive in. See some of the world while helping make it a better place at the same time!

Learn more on the Peace Corps site.

Typical Pay: $0-$300 per month

The best travel jobs will make your dream of work and travel a reality. Contrary to popular belief, you can earn an income while seeing the world.

Don’t watch everyone else take control of their lives from your office window. Instead, relish in the control you have over your own — from that pebbled beach on the Mediterranean coast.

Travel Jobs FAQs

What is the highest paid traveling job.

Working as a remote software engineer is one of the highest-paying jobs that allows you freedom to travel.

Which job is best for Traveling?

Some of the best travel jobs include bartending, teaching English online, freelancing, or working on a cruise ship or yacht.

How can I make money while traveling?

Ways to make money while traveling include picking up short-term jobs, teaching English online, starting a blog, or becoming a freelancer.

Do travel influencers get paid?

It depends, some very successful influencers get paid well through corporate sponsorships or affiliate programs.

Can you work and travel?

Absolutely. There are many different career options that allow you to work and travel at the same time.

Jeremy Scott Foster

Very Informative post Jeremy,

Teaching yoga while travelling is the best job to earn good money while being traveling the world.

Wow. Your post is so inspiring! You can’t even imagine it!! Uh, really, it’s so nice to know about the variety of opportunities!

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Traveling is for everyone. You don’t need to commit to a career path in the travel industry or rely on corporate business trips in order to experience the world. You do, however, need a dose of courage to try something new and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Long-term travelers have found incredibly creative ways to earn a living without getting stuck in the 9-5 rut. You can follow in their footsteps. We’ll go over some of the most viable ways to get paid to travel and make money on the road. Like any life change, most of these paths won’t be “easy” to take, despite what many travel bloggers will have you believe. But they are entirely doable. In fact, I’ve done many successfully myself.

Remote Work

Working remotely, (telecommuting), is a great option for people who want to be sure of a steady paycheck while traveling. It’s a more familiar path for people who are used to being employed full-time. The options are many and varied. Most people will already have the skills necessary to work in at least an entry level position.

• Virtual assistant This type of remote work is a bit easier to break into than others, as it is fairly general in nature. You won’t need an advanced degree, but you will need good organizational skills to carry out a variety of tasks. These can range from administration and managing schedules, to making phone calls and doing research, to managing social media and reaching out to customers.
• Freelancing So many careers can be made virtual. If you can develop skills in the fields of writing, art & design, programming, customer service, accounting, etc., you can apply for freelancing jobs on Upwork . As a beginner on the site, you’ll need to write great cover letters and charge less than more experienced freelancers.
• Telecommuting with a “normal” company If you work in an office, it’s possible you can broach the subject of working remotely a few days per week. If you prove to your boss you can work well from home, it’s a good way to transition into more travel time. There are also tons of companies, large and small, that hire full time employees remotely. It’s a proper job, with regular hours and full-time benefits, but you don’t have to work from a specific location. Browse Flexjobs to see who’s hiring.
• Create virtual products Common virtual products include ebooks, podcasts, and online courses (begin with Skillshare ). The keys to creating digital content that sells well online are: 1. Getting very, very niche 2. Marketing heavily The need for marketing (you can’t just make a product and expect people to buy it) is why so many “get paid to travel” lists include blogging. Blogging is not a get rich quick scheme, and it’s not easy, but it can be an excellent marketing tool for niche virtual products. And if you combine an incredibly specific topic with the ability to connect to a network of interested people, a lot of doors open up. Therefore, this idea is best for people already well integrated in a highly specialized field, who can present their ideas well and sell them within their peer network.
• Online tutoring There are many companies that will hire people to tutor students one-on-one via Skype or a similar platform. Finding the companies that will be the best fit for you and will actually pay you a decent wage (most don’t factor in teacher’s prep time) can be challenging. The opportunities are better for those who are more experienced or who have specialized knowledge. The masses may compete for positions teaching English to foreign students, one of the more popular options.

Gig Economy Jobs

People are leaning hard into the side-gig economy, and they’ve tapped into a way of life that travels well. When the app or website you’re using is country-wide (or worldwide), your job can be pretty much wherever you are.

• Craigslist gigs Craigslist is location specific. Once you get to the page for your current location, you’ll see the gigs section. Here you can browse jobs listed by companies or locals who need a one-time job done. Common gigs include helping people move, cleaning homes and business, or doing some maintenance work.
• Gig economy apps Gig apps are made so that pretty much anyone can get paid to do some simple job or another. The apps are always changing, so search google for the latest popular choices. Currently on the menu are gigs delivering food, driving people, doing people’s shopping, walking dogs, etc. There are hundreds of options. As of 2019, check out: – Uber (taxi service) – Uber Eats (food delivery) – Lyft (taxi service) – Rover (dog care) – Grubhub (food delivery) – Dolly (help people move) – Postmates (shopping delivery)

Jobs Wherever You Are

Some types of jobs are just easier to get, period. If you prefer working in a physical location and having coworkers, these jobs could be your best bet. Businesses in most towns will have a need to fill the following types of positions on the regular, so it shouldn’t take too long to find a job wherever you decide to put your suitcase for a while.

• Service industry jobs Some of the easiest jobs to get are those with the highest turnover. They usually don’t require degrees or much experience. These can be found in abundance in the service industry- in hotels, restaurants, hostels, and resorts. Housekeeping and dishwashing are usually very easy jobs to get. There are also openings in pretty much every town for wait staff (one of the few jobs that doesn’t require a degree but where you can earn a good amount of money), and guest check in. For the most part, you can simply walk down the street when you get to a new town and pop into hotels, coffee shops, and restaurants and ask if they are hiring. Small companies often won’t post job openings online, because the bigger job boards are incredibly expensive. Some companies will post on craigslist, so it’s good to check there, and some will have help wanted signs in the window. But you’d be surprised how many companies post nowhere at all, and you’d never know if you didn’t ask.
• Temp agencies A staple for many long term travelers, temp agencies are a middleman between the employee and employer. Temp agencies exist all over, so they are location specific and you’ll need to search for ones near you. They’ll help you find jobs that don’t require long-term contracts, so you can work for a short time and get back to traveling.
• Seasonal holiday work in retail The Christmas season is a great time to find jobs that won’t require you to make a long term commitment. Most retail stores will need extra staff, nurseries will need Christmas tree salespeople, and many holiday themed events will require short-term staff. You can find these jobs pretty much anywhere in the US.

Seasonal Adventure Jobs

Seasonal Adventure Jobs (think wilderness lodges, ski resorts, retreat centers) are jobs within the tourism industry. Seasonal companies often provide employee housing. As the name suggests, seasonal adventure jobs take place during specific seasons. Summer camps need staff in the summer and ski resorts need staff in the winter. The subculture of seasonal adventure workers is a vibrant one, and seasonal work warrants its own blog post. In fact, if you want to find a seasonal adventure job, I highly recommend reading Resources for Seasonal Jobs with Housing . But here is a short, quick breakdown to start you on your journey.

• WanderJobs Hey look, you’re on the WanderJobs website now! Head to our Jobs page to search a huge variety of positions in the categories of: -education -farm & garden -wilderness lodges & resorts -national parks, outdoor adventure -horse ranch -retreat centers -ships -ski & snowboard instruction -summer camp -and lots more! All of the jobs we list included employee housing, and many of them come with three hot, tasty meals each day. Best of all, you’ll be close to nature with a community of coworkers who are excited by a non-traditional adventure lifestyle.
• Cruise ship jobs These jobs are better suited for extremely social and tireless young people. For the most part, hours will be long, work will be tough, and personal space won’t exist. But many of the jobs (think housekeeping, customer service) don’t require much experience, and won’t require a particularly long contract. While I personally would never, ever work on a cruise ship, I’ve met people who have enjoyed doing so- at least for a while. Google will help you find cruise ship jobs- there are many websites listing staff openings.
• Au Pair Live-in nannies (think Sound of Music) receive room and board in addition to a paycheck. They care for the children in a family, doing tasks like cooking, cleaning, tutoring, and playing. Typically au pairs work in countries other than their own; positions are available in family homes all over the world. It’s a unique cultural experience and a great way to become fully integrated into a local family and community. Many areas also have au pair resources and meetups so you can find others au pairs in your area. There are tons of websites to find au pair positions, and they are ever changing. Before moving in with a family, do your due diligence. Make sure they are trustworthy and you’ll be safe!

Businesses For Travelers

Perhaps the option providing the highest level of freedom (and also the most responsibility) is starting a business. It isn’t an endeavor to take lightly. However, some businesses are relatively low in commitment and start-up costs and don’t require a huge amount of expertise. And of course, they are traveler-friendly.

• Street entertainment Street entertainment doesn’t need to be tacky or awkward. There are beautiful ways to make money as a street entertainer (aka busker), if you’re in an area that allows it. The best ideas won’t be the cliché, but rather, creative outside-of-the-box ideas that create unique and memorable experiences for people. Think interactive and personal. You’ll need to brainstorm, but consider this food for thought: -give mini watercolor lessons and let the customers take home a finished painting -put up a romantic display and teach couples how to give each other shoulder massages -provide a “lend an ear” service to people who have had a rough day and need to talk.
• Teach classes With knowledge of a fun skill, like playing an instrument or painting, you can advertise your teaching services around a new town. As with any business, it helps to have a network you can go to for help finding the first customers. If you don’t have a network yet, you can post flyers (put some effort into making them attractive) on community bulletin boards in coffee shops, libraries, and bookstores. You can also teach free group classes in libraries or in local shops and pubs. Ask if you can use shop space in exchange for hosting an event that will draw people to their store. Then tell the attendees you offer in-home personalized classes for a fee.
• Professional certifications Some certifications travel really well. Earning a license in thai massage, yoga, or reiki, will usually end up costing a few thousand dollars and as little as few dozen hours. These and other services in the newly popular “spiritual services” field are highly in demand. $60 is a perfectly reasonable hourly rate for a house call for a reiki or thai massage session. Advertise your services and host workshops at yoga studios and similarly spiritually hip places. If you are certified at a higher level and can teach others on the path to certification, you can teach multiple people at once charge much more per person. Before committing to a certification, make sure the license you’ll receive is not state-specific.

How Not to Get Paid to Travel

If you’ve been around the internet on your quest to find out “how to get paid to travel,” you’ve probably already read a few blog posts on the subject. You’ll notice we’ve left off some of the most commonly listed ideas, including:

-micro licensing photos -starting a travel blog -selling essential oils -being a medical guinea pig -being a campground host -answering survey questions online -selling cheap services on fivver

We’ve omitted these because frankly, they are terrible ideas. They either have almost no earning potential whatsoever, are dangerous, or (in the case of blogging for money) are much harder than they sound. Don’t commit to any of these things lightly. They usually aren’t worth your time. Let’s end on a positive note! We’ve listed many things here that you can accomplish. Our favorite method at WanderJobs is, of course, seasonal adventure work. Even people in “regular” jobs can often take a sabbatical to squeeze out a few months of adventure. Perhaps you’ll have to get back to the real world afterwards, but it will be the experience of a lifetime.

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Leave Your 9-5 Gig to Sell Travel Full Time? I Did It and So Can You.

At the beginning of 2023, I jumped headfirst into becoming a full-time travel agent.

I didn’t start out with the intention of doing this full-time. I enjoyed my corporate job in the financial services industry. Plus, I had an eighteen-month-old. Who had time to turn a passion into a full-time gig between diaper changes, restless nights (my kids didn’t sleep through the night until closer to two years old, lucky me), and the beginnings of tantrums . . . not to mention a 40-hour workweek plus commute?

Who had time to turn a passion into a full-time gig between diaper changes, restless nights, and the beginnings of tantrums . . . not to mention a 40-hour workweek plus commute? 

Beyond that, leaving my corporate job was walking away from security. My job was salaried, so I could count on the same income twice a month. I got my health insurance for myself and my kids through that job too. The stakes were high. 

But fate/Providence/luck/(insert your preferred way of accounting for circumstances) had a different plan. Here’s how I did it. 

Meet Me, Kara Brown

Let me back up a bit – I’m Kara and I own Experience Culture Travel . I specialize in culturally immersive and adventurous travel. Trips like homestays in rural Ecuador, travel to destinations that may be perceived as less accessible (like Cuba), or discovering unique destinations that aren’t typically at the top of the average Joe’s bucket list. Oh, but I do those too – bucket list destinations, I mean. This type of travel, the kind that helps the traveler jump into local customs and cultures, is what I am passionate about.  

Because I know many agents out there aspire to do this amazing gig full-time, I wanted to share a bit of my story of how I got here.

Starting Out With a Full-Time Career

 In 2016, I began perusing Host Agency Reviews (HAR) for a while, doing my research. After a few months of reviewing allllll the articles (I am thorough yet fast at making decisions), I pulled the trigger to register as an LLC , get a business banking account , and join a host agency . After I launched, I did the basics. I told my friends and family I was a travel agent and made social media pages for my business.

At this point, I don’t think I had any real leads. It was a little nerve-racking because I wasn’t sure what else I should be doing, aside from dumping money into ads (which I wasn’t willing to do). But at the same time, that led me to have more time to start training on how to actually complete a booking on a few different supplier sites, as well as do some destination-specific trainings.

My Break in Generating Leads

My corporate job had an intranet where they would occasionally interview an employee to see what they did from 5 pm to 9 am, and there I found my first piece of free marketing. I was interviewed, and my story was broadcast to a company of about 2000 employees. I got my first clients from that and I’m grateful to all of them to this day for giving me and my business a go in its infancy.

Aside from those initial customers, I was not keen on advertising. I had an eighteen-month-old at home, and if you’re a parent (or grandparent, auntie, godparent, or even if you’ve ever even seen a baby) you probably know how tiring those years are. Instead, I focused on finessing my website and social media pages and creating blog and social media content. I also focused on learning processes such as fielding client inquiries , how to create and send proposals, how to collect credit card authorizations legally and securely, etc. 

That’s not to say it was easy. I was taking all of the little “free time” I had as a mom of a toddler, and devoting it to my business . When I could’ve been binging the newest Netflix show, or actually reading a book (gasp! Is that even legal for moms???), and sometimes even when I could’ve been relaxing with my husband, I was at my computer, working on the business. 

At first, it seemed like it was fine. But as new trip inquiries came in and I got busier, this started taking a bit of a toll on my husband and me. Even after I changed my full-time status to a part-time one at my corporate job, he perceived me as working “all the time” for very little pay. He felt like I was never not working. 

Scaling My Travel Agency 

I knew that if I wanted to scale, my processes had to be efficient now to spare me hair-pulling stresses later.

Since that first year or so, I’ve also upgraded a few things in my business:

• I switched from creating quotes using Microsoft Word to PowerPoint to using an actual itinerary builder (I personally use PlanItEasy, a CRM and itinerary builder all in one). 
• For collecting credit card authorizations, I went from using Cognito forms to a free CRM (through my host), to now the more robust PlanItEasy CRM.
• I went from not charging any planning fees, to charging a $50 refundable planning fee, to a $50 nonrefundable planning fee, which evolved to charging different amounts depending on the complexity of the trip inquiry. (This eliminated SO MANY tire kickers and reduced my wasted time.)
• I began making my initial consultation mandatory for every new trip. People schedule 30 minutes with me to chat about the trip they’d like to take and we cover logistics like budget, when they’d like to go, and what style of travel they’d like. This allows people who haven’t yet worked with me to meet me, ensure they are comfortable with me, and ask questions about why I charge a planning fee. It also allows me to make sure they are a good fit for me, ensure their budget is reasonable for the trip, and that I can review any concerns with them directly.
• I started sending an email asking for a review the day after every single traveler comes back from a trip.

Reaching Sustainability Selling Travel

Truth be told, I think that being able to go from part-time to full-time was due largely to charging planning fees, having a higher SEO presence, and getting quite a few good reviews. 

This trifecta led to sustainable income selling travel: 

1. I have a great Google rating (4.8 or 4.9 stars right now I think) so people in my area who are searching for an agent can see that and my listing comes up due to the SEO. 1

2. Even though my average commission isn’t that high (I tend towards moderate budgets), my planning fee allows me to ensure the trip is worth my while to plan. Since I’m not chasing after the highest commissioned product, I am able to think clearly to find what is best for my client, even if that means I don’t get a commission on that component. My clients can rest assured that I’m out there searching high and low for the things that would knock their trips out of the park, regardless of if I can get commission from them or not. 

3. This feeds back into my first point, I get good reviews because people know that I’m hearing what they say, diligently searching for things to accommodate their desires, and reflecting these preferences into their quotes.

Taking the Leap

It wasn’t an easy decision to go from selling travel part-time to full-time. My husband is generally more of a worrier/anxious person than I am, so he needed time to “prove” that I could make it as a full-time agent. Walking away from a steady salary and benefits was something we had to talk about. 

We agreed upon a 3-month period where my side hustle would prove that it was sustainable enough to make the jump. I won’t go into the details of the requirements it had to show, because that was very specific to our situation. But in the end it was successful, and my husband and I decided it was time for me to quit my 9-5 and sell travel full-time. 

And you know what? It’s been great. One month this year I even out-earned my husband. Not only is that a great start, but it’s a good indicator that a travel advisor career is not only sustaining but can grow. 

So if you’ve been wavering about it, or maybe you’ve just started out and want to eventually switch over to full-time, I hope this helps you plan out your future in this incredible field I now call home.

• (Side note – SEO takes time and lots of it. While not my intention at the time, me spending so much time to fine-tune my website really is helping me out a lot now because Google identifies my website as a higher search result for several reasons, but one of the biggest is that I’ve had a blog now for 6-ish years and have regularly created content for it throughout that time). ↩

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I love creating bespoke, immersive itineraries for clients that get them past the typical tourist sites and foster interactions with the locals of the destination. I strive to help my clients experience a wider worldview through learning about and engaging with the unique culture of each location they travel to.

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How To Make Money While Traveling (And No, You Don’t Have To Become A Blogger)

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One thing that I think a lot of people want to do is to be able to make money while traveling. Doing this is something that has generally been in the domain of the digital nomad types, typically young people who work online and are able to do their work from anywhere. For the rest of us, the ability to make money while traveling has always been a sort of pipe dream, something that you can’t really do without creating some flourishing online business.

Interestingly enough, however, I’ve found that it actually is possible for most people to make money while traveling – and it doesn’t require you to start a travel blog , either. That isn’t to say you’ll make tons of money in a large scale way, but for sure most people can do things to earn a little bit of money to at least subsidize some of their travel costs. Indeed, over the past few years, that’s exactly what I’ve done.

The strategy I’ve used to earn money while traveling is to take advantage of the flexibility that comes with the sharing economy and gig economy. If used strategically, it’s possible to use these apps to travel, explore new places, and best of all, get paid while you do it. At a minimum, you can at least have some fun along the way. 

In today’s post, I’m going to show you exactly how I’ve used the sharing economy and gig economy to make money while traveling and how you can do the same. 

Make Money While Traveling

An often-overlooked benefit of the gig economy is the fact that you can generally do these gigs in any city that they operate in. What this means is that not only can you use these apps to side hustle outside of your day job, but you can also use these apps to side hustle in pretty much any city that you’re in, including while you’re traveling.

I’ve done this a lot over the past few years, utilizing a bunch of different apps to earn extra income while I’m traveling. This includes doing food deliveries, walking dogs, charging scooters, and various other smaller gigs – all done while I’m on the road. Not only does this help me subsidize some of my travel costs, but it also provides a way for me to explore a city in a different – and I think an often more interesting – way.

I’ve also combined renting out my house on Airbnb to dramatically increase the amount of money I can make while I’m traveling. This works out particularly well since I’m able to earn money using an asset that would otherwise sit empty while I’m on the road. Most of the time, I’m able to fully cover the cost of any trips simply by renting out my house while I’m gone.

I’ve had some pretty successful money-making trips over the past few years. For example: 

• 2017 Big Ten Championship.  I traveled to Indianapolis to watch the Big Ten Championship (for free thanks to taking advantage of SoFi Events ). My itinerary took me to Chicago, where I needed to wait for about 6 hours until my friend could pick me up on his drive down to Indianapolis. I ended up checking out a bike using Chicago’s Divvy bikeshare system, then spent the day biking around doing Postmates deliveries around the city. As a bonus, it gave me an interesting and fun way to see the city. And I got paid while doing it!

• Super Bowl LII . When the Super Bowl came to Minneapolis in 2018, my wife and I rented out our house and flew to Arizona for the weekend. This allowed us to trade 0-degree weather in Minnesota for 80-degree weather in Arizona. We ended up doing some hiking in Saguaro National Park, which was great after a long winter being trapped inside. Since our rates were so high for the Super Bowl, we ended up literally getting paid to go on our trip.
• 2019 Final Four.  I rented out my house on Airbnb for the Final Four, which happened to be the same weekend that I was going to Atlanta for my best friend’s bachelor party. While I was in Atlanta, I showed off a few of my gigs to my buddy, including doing some deliveries on Roadie and Postmates, and walking dogs on Wag. I even walked a dog that literally lived in the same apartment building as my friend.
• Dallas Board Exam Trip. Earlier this year, my wife took her board exams in Dallas. Since I’m now self-employed, I was able to go on this trip with her. While she was busy with her boards, I went around the city delivering food and walking dogs. I probably explored more of the city than I otherwise would have by using these different apps.

The above are just a sampling of my recent trips, but I have many more examples. The main point is that it’s possible for almost anyone to make money while traveling simply by utilizing their phones and the flexibility of the sharing economy and gig economy. Sometimes you’ll just subsidize some of your costs. Other times, it’s possible to fully cover your costs. The great thing is that you get to choose what you want to do. 

Websites and Apps You Can Use To Make Money While Traveling 

So how can you go about making money while traveling? Below are some of the apps and websites I’ve used over the years.

Airbnb is probably the most obvious website you can use in order to make money while you’re traveling. The way I see it, your house is going to be empty while you’re gone. You might as well use it to generate some income for you. 

If you’re renting out your entire house, it’s often possible to fully cover the costs of your trip, especially if you’re able to rent out your house during high-demand events. For example, for the Super Bowl, I made $2,500 renting out my house for two nights. I then travel hacked my way to Arizona for those two days, resulting in me literally getting paid to vacation. 

I’ve done this with other trips as well. Most of the time, I’ll make around $400 to $600 for renting my house out for a few days while I’m gone. This can go a long way to making travel more affordable. 

If you’re not comfortable renting out your entire house, you can also just rent out a single room in your house while you’re traveling. You obviously won’t make as much money compared to renting out your entire house, but it’ll often be easier to get your spare room booked and it’s a lot easier to prepare for a single guest compared to cleaning and preparing your entire house. 

2. DoorDash and Uber Eats 

Food deliveries are probably the most common way I’ve made money while traveling. Most people don’t realize it, but all of the major food delivery apps allow you to do deliveries in any city that they operate in. Over the years, I’ve delivered food for DoorDash and Uber Eats in almost every major U.S. city that I’ve visited.

If you’re wondering how to do these deliveries, I find the best way is to sign up to do deliveries on a bike. Most cities have a bikeshare system and you can usually get a 24-hour pass for $8 to $15. That’s a pretty affordable way to use a bike for a day, and it’s not hard to make your money back doing deliveries with a bike. And as a bonus, you get to bike around and explore a new city, while getting paid to do it. 

Related:  The Ultimate Mustachian Side Hustle: Delivering Food On Your Bike With Gig Economy Apps ; Can I DoorDash In Another State?

Wag is another app that you can use and it’s actually one of my favorite ways to earn money while traveling. Dog walking is a pretty ideal way to explore a city like a local since you’re able to walk dogs in places that people actually live. I’ve found so many walking paths and trails that I might not have found if I wasn’t doing Wag. 

Wag also works out really well for travelers since you don’t even need to rent a bike or use any resources besides public transit and your own feet. I’ve done Wag walks in almost every major city that I’ve been in and it’s still one of the primary things I’ll do when I’m traveling and looking to explore. If you’re in a big city, you can typically find a few Wag walks without too much problem. 

I wrote a very in-depth post about how Wag works , which you should definitely check out. 

4. Bird and Lime 

Charging electric scooters with Bird and Lime is another overlooked strategy that you can use to make money while you travel. And as a bonus, you can also use your scooter charging side hustle as a way to scoot around a city for free. When I was in DC for FinCon, I charged a few scooters, but my main reason for charging was just so that I could ride them to the conference for free.

There can be some challenges that come with charging scooters. First, you need to remember to bring your chargers with you, which is something that is easy to forget. Second, it might be hard to charge scooters depending on where you’re staying. Hotels will most likely hassle you if you try to bring a scooter up to your room. If you’re staying at a friend’s house or maybe in an Airbnb, then it might be easier. I’ll typically charge scooters in friend’s houses if they’ll let me do it. I’ve never tried charging scooters in a hotel just because I don’t want to get yelled at. 

Related:  Bird Charge and Lime Juicer – Side Hustling As An Electric Scooter Charger  

5. Instacart and Shipt 

I’ve never actually done deliveries with Instacart or Shipt outside of my own city, but I do know that it’s possible to get orders while you’re traveling. Instacart has on-demand deliveries where you can accept orders similar to how you’d accept orders from any other delivery app. When I was in New York recently, I actually saw an on-demand delivery that would have been pretty good to do – it was only going a few blocks and paid really well. I didn’t end up having time to do it, but it’s something to consider depending on what you like to do.  

You can do the same thing with Shipt also. The app has a setting that lets you change the area you’re working in, which means that you can do Shipt deliveries in any city that they operate in. Like Instacart, this could work out well depending on where you are and what you’re doing. 

Related: Shipt Shopper App: My Grocery Delivery Side Hustle  

6. Job Spotter

Job Spotter is another app that I regularly use while I’m traveling. Of all the apps I use, this one is probably one of the easiest apps to integrate into your travels. The app works by paying you to take pictures of hiring signs. This works out really well when you consider that when most of us are traveling, we’re typically visiting commercial areas that are likely to have a lot of hiring signs.

A great example of someone who has done this is my friend Michelle from Frugality and Freedom . She travels a lot and has used Job Spotter with great success, allowing her to earn pretty significant income while she’s exploring a new city. 

I wrote a very in-depth post about Job Spotter , so be sure to check that out for more information about how the app works.

7. Secret Shopper Websites 

This isn’t so much a way to make money as it is a way to reduce your food expenses while you’re traveling. One of the hacks I’ve done to reduce my food expenses is to take advantage of secret shopper apps and websites. These apps and websites have allowed me to eat for free at a lot of restaurants in exchange for evaluating my experience at the restaurant.

These secret shop gigs are available in most major cities, so it’s possible to pick up a secret shop while you’re traveling. As an example, while I was at FinCon earlier this year, I snagged a secret shop for a burger restaurant just down the street from my conference. The meal reimbursed up to $60 of food expenses, which meant that I was able to eat a pretty nice dinner for free. 

To learn more, check out my post on how I hack my food budget with restaurant secret shopper apps.

8. GigWalk, EasyShift, Field Agent, Observa, and Merchandiser

These apps involve auditing different businesses by visiting the business and taking pictures of certain things in the store. These gigs are available throughout the country, which means it’s possible to incorporate some of these apps into your traveling. 

Typically when I’m traveling, I’ll open up these five apps and see if there are any easy gigs that are near me. A fair warning: you won’t make a lot of money from these apps, but they can be really easy to do depending on where you are. When I was in Dallas, for example, I was able to make $14 just taking pictures of soda machines at restaurants within blocks from where I was staying. If you get easy ones like this, then they’re worth doing.

Roadie is a delivery app that you can usually do in different cities. Customers list items that they want to be delivered somewhere and if you want to do the delivery, you can pick it up through the app. This app isn’t big in all cities, but it can be useful in certain cities. 

One interesting thing is that Roadie has partnered with a lot of airlines to deliver lost bags. If the timing is right, it’s possible to grab a bag while you’re at the airport and then deliver it along the way to wherever you’re going. I’ve done this a few times while I’ve been traveling, making a few bucks in the process. 

10. TaskRabbit

TaskRabbit is another way you can earn money while traveling, although I haven’t personally done it myself yet while I’m on the road. The app lets you set your work area, so when you’re traveling, you can set your work area for wherever you happen to be. If anything good comes up, you can grab the gig and make a few bucks.

One of the best ways to make money while traveling is to earn income off the things that you’re not using when you’re on the road. Renting out your house on Airbnb, for example, works out well because your house would otherwise sit empty. 

You can do the same thing with your car by using Turo and renting out your car when you’re not around. I’ve only used Turo as a customer, so I can’t say what it’s like from the car owner perspective, but it’s an option you might consider trying if you’re comfortable with it. If you’ve ever rented out your car on Turo, let me know how it went. 

Benefits Of Using The Sharing Economy And Gig Economy While You Travel

I’m always extolling the benefits of the sharing economy and gig economy, as I think they have a lot of interesting use cases depending on how you travel.

This has been mentioned a bit in the previous section, but to make it clear, here are a few reasons, monetary and otherwise, as to why you should consider using sharing economy and gig economy apps to make money while traveling.

1. Subsidize Your Travel Costs. The most obvious benefit of using these apps to make money while traveling is that you can subsidize at least some of your travel costs by using them. If you do bigger things, like renting out your house on Airbnb, you can often fully cover the costs of your travel. But even doing smaller things like delivering food or walking dogs can at least cover a meal or pay for tickets to a museum. Even if it’s small, it’s still something.

2. Explore The City Like A Local. One of the non-monetary benefits of using the gig economy while you travel is that you can use these apps as a way to explore places you otherwise might not visit. It’s often easy to get sucked into touristy places when you visit new cities, and while that’s fine to do, I personally prefer exploring cities like a local. 

When you think about it, doing things like walking dogs or delivering food is a great way to explore parts of a city where locals live. You’ll see things you didn’t know were there, explore different neighborhoods that you otherwise might not have visited, and find new businesses that are more off the beaten path. And you’re literally getting paid while you’re exploring.

3. Get Paid For Things You’re Already Doing. If you’re traveling, you’re probably already doing a lot of walking around and exploring as it is. Gig economy apps can be the perfect complement to your travels.

When I’m traveling, I’ll often turn on different apps to see if there are any gigs I can do that are going to places that I’m already going to. Apps like Job Spotter work out really well too since you can use them to snap pictures of hiring signs in places that you’re already in. If you’re going to be exploring, you might as well see if there are things you can do to get paid while you do it.

4. These Gigs Can Be Fun. I’ve mentioned this before, but a lot of the reason I do these side hustles isn’t about the money, but rather that I just find them fun to do. In a way, it turns my life into a sort of game where I’m given a little mission and then I go out and complete it. It might be weird to have fun doing these types of tasks, but I bet a lot of you reading this might find this stuff fun to do also. 

Other Strategies To Make Money While Traveling 

Travel Hacking.  I started travel hacking back in 2017 , and since then, I haven’t had to pay for any of my flights. There’s a lot that goes into travel hacking – far more than I can cover in this short section – but it’s a strategy you can use to decrease your travel costs dramatically. 

Over the years, I’ve earned millions of points and miles by strategically opening up new credit cards every few months. All of these points have allowed me to travel for free (or almost free), which only helps to increase the income I make from doing things like renting out my house on Airbnb while I travel.

Bank Account Bonuses. Getting bank account bonuses is a little known strategy that you can use to generate significant income while you’re traveling. I wrote the Ultimate Guide to Bank Account Bonuses in an earlier post, so be sure to read that post to understand how bank account bonuses work. The general idea is that banks will usually pay you money to open new bank accounts with them.

Most of the time, you’ll open these bank accounts online, but there are also a lot of banks in different cities that you won’t be able to open online if you don’t live in that city. However, a lot of these banks will let you open them if you visit the branch and open an account in person, even if you have an out-of-state address. 

When I was in Chicago recently, I did exactly that. I was staying in the downtown area, so I decided to visit two banks that I knew were offering big sign up bonuses. It took me about 20 minutes to open each account and I didn’t have any trouble opening them with my out-of-state drivers’ license and address. After it’s all said and done, I’ll make $700 once I meet the requirements for the bonuses. That’s pretty incredible – and all for an hour of my time or less. Now when I’m traveling, I’ll definitely be on the lookout for easy bank account bonuses that I can grab.

There are a lot of ways you can make money while traveling and this article provides some of the strategies and tactics I’ve used over the years. There are a lot more ways to make money, of course (for example, by freelancing or doing things like teaching English online). The stuff I do here, I think, are things that anyone can do, even without any experience. 

Over the last few years, I’ve done tons of stuff to make money while traveling. And since I’ve also become really big on travel hacking, I basically haven’t paid for a flight in over two years, which makes travel even more affordable for me. 

Side hustling has a lot of benefits. And with technology the way it is today, it’s possible to side hustle from basically anywhere. It’s a big world out there. Don’t be afraid to get exploring.

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Check out these other ebikes and scooters I've reviewed:

• Urban Arrow Ebike – Last year, I made one of the largest purchases I’ve ever made – I bought a $9,000 electric cargo bike from Urban Arrow. In my Urban Arrow review , I will discuss what it is and why I decided to buy this bike, as well as discuss how impactful a bike like this can be on your journey to financial independence.
• Troxus Explorer Step-Thru Ebike – The Troxus Explorer Step-Thru is a fat-tire ebike that I’ve had the pleasure of riding for a while now. It has amazing power, great looks, and awesome range. If you’re looking for a great fat-tire ebike that offers a lot for the price, the Troxus Explorer Step-Thru is definitely one for you to consider. Check out my Troxus Explorer Step-Thru Review .
• Hovsco HovBeta Ebike – The HovBeta is a folding ebike with great specs and a lot of interesting features, and importantly, it’s sold at a good price point. I’ve had a blast commuting with it and using it to do deliveries with DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. Check out my Hovsco HovBeta Ebike Review .
• Vanpowers Manidae Ebike – The Vanpowers Manidae is a fat tire ebike that I’ve been riding as my primary winter commuting bike and have also been using it to do food delivery with apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. After clocking in a decent number of miles with this ebike, I wanted to write a post sharing what my experience with the Vanpowers Manidae ebike has been like. Check out my Vanpowers Manidae Review .
• Sohamo S3 Step-Thru Folding EBike Review – A Great Value Folding Ebike – The Sohamo S3 Step-Thru Folding Ebike is an entry-level folding ebike that offers a lot of value for the price point. I’ve been riding the Sohamo S3 for a while now, putting the bike through its paces, and I have to say, this bike has exceeded all of my expectations. Check out my Sohamo Review .
• KBO Flip Ebike – The KBO Flip is an excellent bike. I’ve had a great time riding it and think it’s a versatile bike that can be used for a lot of purposes and can fit a variety of lifestyles. It’s worked out great for me as a general commuter bike and as a food delivery bike. Check out my KBO Flip Review .
• Hiboy P7 Commuter Ebike – The Hiboy P7 is an excellent electric commuter bike that’s offered at an affordable price point. The range and speed of this bike are both very good, so you won’t have any trouble getting anywhere you need to go with it. As a food delivery vehicle, this is also good – with how much range it offers, you’ll be able to work all day on a single charge. Check out my Hiboy P7 Commuter Electric Bike Review .
• Himiway Escape Ebike – The Himiway Escape is an interesting bike for anyone looking for a moped-style ebike. If you’re a gig economy worker, the Himiway Escape is particularly interesting and it’s possible to think of it as an investment, especially if you can opt to do deliveries with the Himiway versus using a car. It’s not cheap, but you can definitely make your money back when you compare the mileage you’ll put on your car versus using an ebike. Check out my Himiway Escape Bike Review .
• Espin Sport Ebike – The Espin Sport is a good ebike for someone who is looking for an ebike that feels and rides more like a regular bike. There are many ebikes that are really only bikes in name. In reality, they’re basically electric mopeds. The Espin Sport, by contrast, is a bike you could probably ride without the battery and you’d feel like you’re just riding a regular bike. Check out my Espin Sport Review .
• Varla Eagle One Scooter – The Varla Eagle One is an excellent scooter that can make sense for a lot of people. It can work as a primary mode of transportation. You can use it to work on gig economy apps like DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub. And it can also be a recreational vehicle if you’d prefer to use it for that. Check out my Varla Eagle One Review .
• Varla Falcon Scooter – The Varla Falcon is an excellent scooter that offers a good amount of power at a lower price point compared to more powerful scooters. It’s not exactly an entry-level scooter, nor is it a high-powered scooter. I think it fits somewhere in-between those two categories – an intermediate scooter if I had to give it a category. Check out my Varla Falcon Review .
• Hiboy S2 Scooter – The Hiboy S2 is an excellent entry-level commuter scooter that's perfect for someone looking to save some money in transportation costs and improve their commute. Check out my Hiboy S2 Review .
• Hiboy S2R Scooter – The Hiboy S2R is one of the more interesting electric scooters I’ve been able to test out. It’s not a high-powered scooter, but for an everyday transport option, it’s very useful, especially given some of the unique features that it has. Indeed, for the price, the Hiboy S2R might be the best value scooter I’ve used. Check out my Hiboy S2R Review .
• Fucare H3 Scooter – The Fucare H3 is a fun scooter and I’ve enjoyed testing it out. For a daily commuter or quick trips or errands, the Fucare H3 is probably the scooter I’ll use. It’s portable and easy to maneuver, so it’s just easier to take on the road when I need it. Check out my Fucare H3 Scooter Review .

More Recommended Investing App Bonuses

For additional investing app bonuses, be sure to check out the ones below:

• M1 Finance ($100) – This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $100 for opening an account. Check out my M1 Finance Referral Bonus – Step-By-Step Guide .
• Webull (20 free stock shares) – Webull's current promotion gives you 20 free shares valued between $3-$3,000 each if you open an account using my referral link. Here’s a guide I wrote about how to earn your free shares using Webull .
• Moomoo (15 free stocks) – Moomoo is a free investing app currently offering 2 different referral bonuses if you open an account using a referral link. Read my Moomoo referral bonus guide for more information.
• Robinhood (1 free stock) – Robinhood gives you a free stock valued between $2.50-$225 if you open an account using my referral link .
• Public (1 free stock) - Public gives you a free stock valued between $3-$70 if you open an account using my referral link .
• SoFi Invest ($25) – SoFi Invest is an easy brokerage account bonus that you can earn with just a few minutes of work. Use my SoFi Invest referral link, fund your SoFi Invest brokerage account with just $10 and you’ll get $25 of free stock. I also have a step-by-step guide for the SoFi Invest referral bonus .

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If you’re looking for more easy bank bonuses, check out the below options. These bonuses are all easy to earn and have no fees or minimum balance requirements to worry about.

• SoFi Money ($325) – SoFi Money is a free checking account from SoFi. They’re currently offering a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi account with a referral link and deposit $10. You can also make an additional $300 as well if you complete a direct deposit. This is a good bank that is also 100% free, so you won’t have to worry about managing this account. Here’s a post I wrote with instructions on how to earn your SoFi Money bonus: SoFi Money Referral Bonus: Step By Step Guide .
• Fairwinds Credit Union ($175) – Fairwinds Credit Union is offering a referral bonus for users that sign up using a referral link. Fairwinds has no fees or minimum balance, so this is a particularly easy bonus to earn. Since this is a smaller credit union, my gut instinct tells me this offer won’t be around long, so if you’re in a position to meet the bonus requirements, grab this bonus before it’s gone. Here is my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Fairwinds Credit Union bonus.
• Upgrade ($150) – Upgrade is a free checking account that’s currently offering a $150 referral bonus if you open an account and complete a direct deposit. These bonus terms are easy to meet, so it’s well worth doing this bonus as soon as you can. Here’s a post I wrote with more details: Upgrade $150 Referral Bonus – Step By Step Directions .
• Chime ($100) - Chime is a free bank account that offers a referral bonus if you use a referral link and complete a direct deposit of $200 or more. In practice, any ACH transfer into this account triggers the bonus. This bonus is easy to earn and posts instantly, so you’ll know if you met the requirements as soon as you move money into the account. I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to earn your Chime referral bonus that I recommend you check out.
• US Bank Business ($800) – This is a fairly easy bank bonus to earn, since there are no direct deposit requirements. In addition, you can open the Silver Business Checking account, which comes with no monthly fees. Check out how to earn this big bonus here .
• Fifth Third Bank ($325) – This offer is limited to customers in the following states:  Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and South Carolina . If you don’t live in one of those states, you won’t be able to open an account online  but you can still open an account in-branch if you happen to be visiting a city that has a branch . This is a fairly easy bank bonus to earn, especially since there are plenty of data points showing what will trigger the direct deposit requirement. In addition, you can open the Fifth Third Momentum Checking bank account, which comes with no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements.  Read my guide on this bonus here .
• GO2Bank ($75) - GO2Bank is an easy bank bonus that I recommend people take advantage of if they have an easy way of meeting the direct deposit requirement. I like that it’s easy to open the account and that the bonus pays out quickly. Check out my step-by-step guide on how to earn your GO2Bank $75 referral bonus.
• Current ($50) – Current is a free fintech bank that’s offering new users a $50 referral bonus after signing up for an account using a referral link. Current is an easy bonus to earn and also gives you access to three savings accounts that pay you 4% interest on up to $2,000. That means you can put away up to $6,000 earning 4% interest. That’s very good and makes Current an account I recommend to everyone. Check out my step-by-step guide on how to earn your Current Bank bonus .
• Novo Bank ($40) - Novo bank is a free business checking account that’s currently offering a $40 bonus if you open a Novo business checking account using a referral link. In addition to being a good bank bonus, Novo is also a good business checking account. It has no monthly fees or minimum balance requirements and operates a good app and website. Indeed, it’s the business checking account I currently use for this blog. Check out my post on how to easily open a Novo account .
• Varo ($30) – Varo is a free fintech banking app similar to Chime or Current. It’s currently offering a $30 bonus to new users that open a new Varo account with a referral link. The bonus for this bank is very easy to meet, all you need to do is spend $20 within 30 days of opening your Varo account. Check out my step-by-step guide to learn how to earn this bonus .

Kevin is an attorney and the blogger behind Financial Panther, a blog about personal finance, travel hacking, and side hustling using the gig economy. He paid off $87,000 worth of student loans in just 2.5 years by choosing not to live like a big shot lawyer.

Kevin is passionate about earning money using the gig economy and you can see all the ways he makes extra income every month in his side hustle reports .

Kevin is also big on using the latest fintech apps to improve his finances. Some of Kevin's favorite fintech apps include:

• SoFi Money . A really good checking account with absolutely no fees. You'll get a $25 referral bonus if you open a SoFi Money account with a referral link, and an additional $300 if you complete a direct deposit.
• 5% Savings Accounts . I'm currently getting 5.32% interest on my savings through a company called Raisin . Opening a Raisin account takes minutes to complete, it's free, and all of your funds are FDIC-insured. I explain how it works, why I'm now using it to store my emergency fund and any other cash savings I have, and why I recommend everyone check it out in this review .
• US Bank Business . US Bank is currently offering new business customers a $800 signup bonus after opening a new account and meeting certain requirements.
• M1 Finance . This is a great robo-advisor that has no fees and allows you to create a customized portfolio based on your risk tolerance. You also get $250 for opening an account.
• Empower . One of best free apps you can use to monitor your portfolio and track your net worth. This is one of the apps I use to track my financial accounts.

Feel free to send Kevin a message here .

Reader Interactions

October 28, 2019 at 3:30 pm

I have been reading your posts for months now and find them to be extremely helpful. Until now, I thought you just rented out a spare room. Now I realize that you also rent out your house while you are away. How do you do this? Is your bedroom also rented out or is that off limits? Do you have a post on how you manage this? Perhaps not all have the personality to rent out their personal space.

October 28, 2019 at 3:39 pm

Good question. I haven’t written a specific post about this, but it’s something I should probably do. I have two listings I’ve created – one for my whole house and one for just a room in my house. People who book an entire house tend to book farther in advance, so it works out well because if someone books my house for a weekend, my wife and I pack up our stuff and go on a trip somewhere.

I rent out my entire house and then I put all my valuables in a storage room in my basement that I keep locked and that has a security camera in it (just in case). I leave my clothes and stuff in the closet and everything, since I’m not really too worried about someone stealing my clothes.

I rent out my house far less often than the room in my house, but so far, I’ve never had an issue and everyone has treated my house with respect. And it’s very lucrative because any weekend I rent out my house is usually worth $450 to $500.

October 28, 2019 at 3:29 pm

Love these ideas! I hadn’t thought about earning money while traveling, since I generally travel overseas, but these are great options for when I’m not traveling abroad. Thanks!

October 28, 2019 at 3:33 pm

Yep. For domestic travel this is a strategy you can use. Luckily, we live in a big country, so lots of different places to visit!

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The Greatest Hits review – cutesy music romance plays a forgettable tune

Lucy Boynton plays a woman who can travel back in time with the power of a song in a high-concept, low-enjoyment fantasy

I n the often insufferably cutesy romance The Greatest Hits, our heroine travels back in time whenever a song from her past is played, nostalgia acting as a magical, transporting force. While watching the film, we too are pulled back but rather to all of the far superior films we’re inconveniently reminded of, from High Fidelity to Richard Curtis’s similarly high-concept About Time to the ’00s Sundance breakouts (500) Days of Summer and Garden State. It’s a film about the power that great music has in distracting us from the now that instead showcases the power that great films have in distracting us from the lesser ones they inspire.

But even without the many whiffs of familiarity, writer-director Ned Benson’s film would still be hitting a bum note. It’s all too self-consciously disheveled, every band T-shirt looking less like it was found at a gig and more like it was bought at an Urban Outfitters and it’s this slick cleanness that affects both style and story. Harriet (Lucy Boynton) is stuck in a grief spiral after her longtime boyfriend Max (new Superman David Corenswet) dies in a car accident. She’s shifted jobs, become withdrawn and walks around with ear plugs and a giant pair of headphones because it’s not just that certain songs take her mind back to certain moments with him, it’s that they take her entire body as well. If she hears a song that was playing at some point during their relationship, she’s thrown back to that exact moment. Her efforts to save him remain fruitless, though, and so her blessing becomes a curse.

Benson’s debut The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby – an ambitious trilogy of films following the dissolution of a marriage from different perspectives – offered up something tantalising in concept, but he never quite found enough truth or raw emotion to affect us in the way a film about something so difficult really should. We’re in glossier, more heightened territory here, but in a film about grief and how we struggle to course-correct after loss, and there’s also nothing wrenching within, everything too broad and stylised to get to us. The decision to only show Max either in Harriet’s brief journeys back or in fleeting montage means that we never really get to know him as anything but a handsome cipher, and so we’re told to mourn a relationship that means nothing. Her thankless gay bestie tells her “you lost yourself when you lost him,” which means very little when we don’t know who she or he ever was.

Harriet meets someone new – the charming Justin H Min – but their courtship is too twee and artificial as well as dated (at one moment, I said he’d better not be taking her to a silent disco, and he then takes her to a silent disco). It’s the kind of real-people-don’t-act-like-this romance that Min’s last film, Randall Park’s incisive comedy Shortcomings, would have ridiculed. Even the fantastical elements don’t make that much sense, magic with rules that are loose and undefined, leaving us with an eye-roll of an ending we can see from a mile away.

Premiering at SXSW, it moves more like a Sundance film from years prior or one a studio would craft to look like it belonged there, a calculated crowd-pleaser with a cold, synthetic feel. Despite that title, this one’s a miss.

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Research: How Ratings Systems Shape User Behavior in the Gig Economy

• Arne De Keyser,
• Christophe Lembregts,
• Jeroen Schepers

A study reveals surprising differences between displaying an average score or individual reviews.

Platform providers typically display ratings information to the user in two ways. Incremental rating systems, employed by platforms like TaskRabbit and Airbnb, offer a detailed view by listing and often providing insights into every individual review score. Averaged rating systems, used by platforms such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash, present an overall score that aggregates all individual ratings. Over a series of nine experiments, researchers found that the way low ratings are communicated shapes user experience and behavior in a number of ways. Their findings offer implications for companies choosing between incremental or average ratings systems.

Rating systems, integral to the platform economy, profoundly influence human behavior and choice. Platforms like Uber, Airbnb, Turo, and Upwork rely on these systems not just as reflections of past performance, but as proactive tools for ensuring quality and encouraging proper conduct on both sides of a transaction from service providers (such as drivers and hosts) and users (like riders and guests).

• AK Arne De Keyser is a professor of marketing at EDHEC Business School. His research focuses on customer experience, frontline service technologies, and circular services.
• CL Christophe Lembregts is an associate professor of marketing at RSM Erasmus University. His research focuses on facilitating informed decision-making by investigating responses to quantitative information.
• JS Jeroen Schepers is an associate professor of frontline service and innovation at Eindhoven University of Technology. His research centers on frontline employees, artificial intelligence, and service robots.

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Watch Blur roll out the classics at Coachella 2024 warm-up gig in California

They announced details of the intimate show last year

Blur broke out a number of classic tracks at their Coachella warm-up gig last night (April 10). Check out footage and the complete setlist below.

• READ MORE: Blur live in London: stadium-sized eruptions of pure, utter joy

The intimate live show took place at the Fox Theater in Pomona, California, yesterday evening, and came ahead of the huge set that the Britpop icons are set to break out at Coachella later this weekend (Saturday, April 13).

They first announced details of the set on social media back in February , when they shared an image of a flyer, and confirmed that support on the night would be from Mercury Prize-nominated duo Jockstrap .

On the night, Damon Albarn and co. treated the audience to a huge 20-song setlist, and broke out some of their biggest hits including ‘Song 2’ and ‘Parklife’.

Opening the set at the Fox Theater, the ‘90s icons launched into a live rendition of ‘St Charles Square’ – which was released as part of their latest studio offering, ‘The Ballad Of Darren’. Following that, they made a nod to their earlier discography, playing both the 1993 track ‘Popscene’ and 1994 classic ‘Trouble In The Message Centre’.

Bassist Alex James also shared a teaser of the latter online ahead of the gig – posting footage of him playing the song on his balcony just hours before the show.

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As well as the aforementioned fan-favourites, ‘Song 2’ and ‘Parklife’, Albarn and co. also broke out many more classics from their discography, including ‘Beetlebum’, ‘Girls And Boys’ and ‘Coffee And TV’.

Other highlights of the set include the live debut of their 2012 song ‘Fool’s Day’, the first live performance of ‘Death Of A Party’ in 10 years, and inviting a crowd member on stage to help perform ‘Parklife’.

Check out fan-captured footage of the show and the complete setlist below.

St Charles Square! Blur is back! pic.twitter.com/I9136fxOSw — △émélina 𖤐 (@ashestomarss) April 11, 2024

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The Blur Coachella warm-up show setlist was:

‘St Charles Square’ ‘Popscene’ Trouble In The Message Centre’ ‘Beetlebum’ ‘Goodbye Albert’ ‘Trimm Trab’ ‘Out Of Time’ ‘Bird Song’ ‘Death Of A Party’ ‘Coffee And TV’ ‘Parklife’ ‘Girls And Boys’ ‘Advert’ ‘Song 2’ ‘This Is A Low’ ‘Sing’ ‘Fool’s Day’ ‘Tender’ ‘The Narcissist’ ‘The Universal’

The announcement that Blur would be performing at this year’s edition of Coachella came as a surprise to some, as it came shortly after comments from Albarn, where he was pretty adamant that the band would be slowing down for 2024 . “It is time to wrap up this campaign,” he said back in December. “It’s too much for me. It was the right thing to do and an immense honour to play these songs again.”

Last night’s intimate gig marked one of their first US shows in almost a decade, having last played in New York back in 2015. Saturday’s show will also mark their return to Coachella after an 11-year absence.

It is currently their only date on the live calendar for 2024 after a year of heavy gigging in the UK , Europe, South America and beyond. No further US performances have been announced.

In other Blur news, it was recently revealed that the Britpop icons are set to release a new documentary and concert film charting their huge 2023 reunion . The projects will document the recording and release of their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ , as well as the huge shows that followed – including the two headline shows at Wembley Stadium in London last summer .

More recently, Albarn joined Thundercat on stage and performed a handful of solo tracks and a Gorillaz song during the latter’s sold-out shows at KOKO , London.

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If 2024 is the year American voters will experience a sense of déjà vu at the ballot box, it’s also likely to go down as the year that fans of indie genre cinema will feel it at the box office. From Sundance to SXSW, a surprising number of films have had fun with the concept of time, whether in terms of history literally repeating itself ( Timestalker , Omni Loop , Desert Road ) or presenting new angles on the same set of events ( Little Death, It’s What’s Inside , and, to a certain degree, even the animated kids film 10 Lives ).

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As is the case with Benson and Moorhead’s own projects, Felker’s film comes with a whole unseen backstory that could probably sustain a feature-length prequel: a brother and sister — Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) — arrange to meet at a remote diner after carrying out a robbery of some kind. They need to lay low for a couple of weeks, and Joseph has been given the use of a safe house. “What’s the backup?” Sidney asks. “There is no backup,” he replies.

The sound of police sirens brings their rendezvous to a premature end, and so the duo head off to what seems to be an abandoned house on the edge of the nearby woods. As the law closes in, Joseph sets into motion an elaborate ritual that involves setting the time to ten past two on a pair of grandfather clocks and making a cryptic call on a dial-phone. Instantly, they are sent back to some unspecified time, perhaps the 1990s if the VHS tapes and CDs are an indicator. All they have to do, says Joseph, is hang tight for 14 days.

Clearly, however, that’s not what’s in store, and when the two-week period is up, they find that access to the portal back has mysteriously been sabotaged. Instructed to go to “the mill,” they find a private chapel and a desiccated corpse, which Joseph identifies as the woman who supplied him with the keys to the safe house. A sinister message is carved on to the altar: “You are in the grip of the vise. Give in or join them.”

Anyone even remotely acquainted with Benson and Moorhead’s work will know that the plot is about to thicken in ways that will never be fully reconciled, and that loose ends are part of the rich fabric of films like 2017’s The Endless and its 2019 follow-up Synchronic . Genre-wise, it starts to border on the supernatural, too, as Sidney becomes obsessed with the provenance of the house and its previous occupants. But all the way through, Thompson and Dandy keep it grounded, even when “the vise” offers to strike a deal with them: there are strangers coming, and if Joseph and Sidney kill them, they will be returned to their own time.

There’s obviously quite a lot to unpack in all that, and casual consumers of popcorn sci-fi will probably be overwhelmed by the avalanche of ideas here, not just in the story line but quirky little details like a Dictaphone that travels between time zones. Fortune favors the prepared, however, and those willing to get swept up and carried along by its playful Moebius-strip logic will be richly rewarded.

Title: Things Will Be Different Director-screenwriter: Michael Felker Cast: Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Justin Benson, Sarah Bolger Sales agent:  XYZ Running time:  1 hr 42 min

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‘the greatest hits’ review: time travel-by-song hook is catchy in fantasy-romance, through her character’s grief and excitement over a new love, lucy boynton grounds movie.

Ned Benson appreciates how music and memory can become intertwined — how music can bring you back to a certain place, time or — perhaps most importantly — person.

The idea for “The Greatest Hits” — a fairly melodic fantasy-romance film written and directed by Benson that had its premiere last month at the South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, saw a limited theatrical release last week and debuts this week on Hulu — dates to 2008, when Benson read neurologist Oliver Sacks’ “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain.” According to the production notes for the Searchlight Pictures release, the first draft of the screenplay followed the next year, with Benson picking back up with the project during the pandemic.

In Benson’s occasionally magical tale, Harriet (Lucy Boynton) is still grieving the loss of her boyfriend two years after his death. However, Harriet regularly encounters Max (David Corenswet), briefly traveling back in time when she hears a song from their shared existence and being able to interact with him in a now-altered moment from the past.

We learn that Harriet has been attempting to use these time-bending moments to change what is to come.

“Hon,” she says after arriving back in the passenger seat of a car he’s driving, “I have seen what happens next, and I need you to listen to me: Please, please take the next right.”

“That’s right,” he says dismissively but at the same time lovingly, “you can see the future. I forgot who I was dealing with. You should have said something.”

“I have,” she says. “So many times.”

He keeps going straight and another vehicle slams into his side of the car.

This seemingly supernatural predicament — it is, of course, possible she’s suffering from a mental condition — not only is psychologically draining and keeping her from moving on, but it’s also downright physically dangerous. Lucy seizes and passes out whenever and wherever she hears one of these songs, so the one-time future music producer has taken a job at a library and wears big headphones everywhere she goes to block out outside noise in the name of safety.

Nonetheless, she also spends time at home, going through records — via the music-listening setup she’s inherited from Max, including a record player, hi-fi speakers and a coveted but ill-fated used chair — to find the song that may allow to give her the future she desperately desires.

Her life is further complicated when she meets David (Justin H. Min), who takes an immediate interest in Harriet upon meeting her in a grief support group, the former dealing with the loss of his parents. He, too, is a music lover, and soon the two are having a flirtatious argument about who gets to buy a rare Roxy Music vinyl at the endangered record store where her best friend, Morris (Austin Crute), is DJing on this night,

Morris loves Harriet but also is quite tired of her wallowing in the past, both figuratively and literally, and encourages her to try to have something with David.

David, meanwhile, is understandably perplexed when Harriet lets him into her world, gradually revealing what is going on with her.

Benson, who shares a story-by credit on 2021’s “Black Widow” and is the writer-director of 2014’s “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” walks a fine line with “The Greatest Hits,” encouraging the viewer to both want Harriet to be with the kind David while also not necessarily giving up on saving Max, who is never shown to be anything but a decent fellow himself.

And, at least for a while, it’s tough to envision how “The Greatest Hits” will end, even after Harriet concludes exactly how her particular brand of time travel works.

The film is anchored by the performance of Boyton (“Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Chevalier”), who makes us root for Harriet both when she’s sad and when she’s experiencing a mix of excitement and guilt as things develop with David. She has chemistry both with Min (“The Umbrella Academy”) and Corenswet, with whom she shared the screen in the TV series “The Politician.”

(If Corenswet’s name is ringing a bell, it’s likely because he’s been cast in writer-director James Gunn’s highly anticipated “Superman,” recently renamed from “Superman: Legacy” and planned for a 2025 release. We see nothing here to suggest he will prove to be at least a solid choice.)

The lone area where “The Greatest Hits” lets us down is its all-important music. Mileage will vary with this, of course, but, to our ears, so many of the songs chosen by Benson, music supervisor Mary Ramos and DJ Harvey, a music consultant, are relatively bland and uninteresting. Obviously, different folks adore different music, but it’s hard to imagine some of the songs featured would delight audiophiles Harriet and Morris, and you can’t help but wonder if the project’s budget for music were only so robust.

(For the record, we have no issue with the use of 2009 pop hit “I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado, who appears briefly in “The Greatest Hits.”)

Still, as a love letter to the power of music — as well as to Los Angeles, where the movie was shot entirely on location — “The Greatest Hits” is well worth a spin.

‘The Greatest Hits’

Where: Hulu.

When: April 12.

Rated: PG-13 for drug use, strong language and suggestive material.

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes.

Stars (of four): 2.5.

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