Modhop, or “Modhopping” is the term I arbitrarily assigned to the art of nabbing a cheap flight overseas and then using discount carriers to get around the foriegn continent. For example last Fall I Modhopped to Dublin on a cheap Delta Airlines flight and then on to Manchester, UK on Aer Lingus and Prague on BMI Baby. It’s a pretty widely used trick these days to save a travel $$ and can be done in Europe, Asia and (to a far lesser extent) the US. Modhop can mean anything about modern travel if you want. “I Modhopped to Denver for the weekend.” The only real qualification is that you do it in relative comfort and you do it for cheap.

This site is designed to help you travel more often, save money and travel better. I’ll hand out reviews of my own modhops and detailed information on everything from finding the right seat on the airplane to where to take the subway in Barcelona. Best of all I’ll tell you the truth about upgrades, prices, airline food (some if it is actually pretty good believe it or not) and other useful travel stuff.

I hope the tips, tricks and pics you find here are helpful. Please comment freely, ask questions and correct me if you see something fishy. I’ll do my best to respond and update you on anything new I find in my own travels.

Welcome to Modhop!

Jake Redman
Radio Guy and Frequent Traveller.