. >> travel hackers navigate past the crowds by signing up for the delta skyline, more savings. $45 forree checked bags. destination? ft. lauderdale, florida. in this first class cabin we found passengers paying up to $1,000 per ticket. >> my ticket was $550. >> my ticket was literally free. so was my breakfast. >> using his arrival car, he was able to redeem 40 thousand miles for a round trip ticket first class on delta, a savings of $570. >> last year alone i earned over a million miles sitting on my couch. >> he says it's not about being rich. >> as long as you have a decent credit score and can manage that and stay on top of it, anyone can do it. >> his secret? credit cards and lots of it. >> i have 23 credit cards. >> he says his credit score actually increased after signing up for the cards. >> it's not that having 50 credit cards is, in and of itself, a bad thing. of course you want to be responsible. you could lose your job or have a bad day and want to go out there and shop. if you have access to all of this credit this could be a dangerous situation. >> we trade the cloudy ski