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Show HN: Travel Hacking Toolkit – Points search and trip planning with AI

AI-powered travel hacking with points, miles, and award flights

Travel/Tools/AIMCP servers for real-time search (Skiplagged, Kiwi, Trivago, Ferryhopper, Airbnb, LiteAPI)AI skills for API integration (duffel, seats-aero, awardwallet, serpapi, rapidapi, atlas-obscura, scandinavia-transit, wheretocredit)Award flight availability search across 25+ mileage programsCash price comparison via Google FlightsLoyalty program balance checkingHidden city fare detectionHotel and ferry metasearchTrain/bus/ferry routing in Scandinavia
Show HN: Travel Hacking Toolkit – Points search and trip planning with AI

Our Take

Look, most "travel hacking" content is just people flexing about their point balances in Instagram carousels, but the Travel Hacking Toolkit by borski is actually useful — it hooks into 25-plus mileage programs and real-time APIs so you can ask an AI assistant whether burning 60,000 points for business class to Tokyo is actually the smarter move versus paying cash, and get a real answer instead of staring at a spreadsheet. The MCP server architecture is the actual flex here, because it means this works inside OpenCode and Claude Code instead of being yet another standalone app nobody will maintain in six months, and the fact that five servers (Skiplagged, Kiwi, Trivago, Ferryhopper, Airbnb) run free without any API keys means you can actually test it before spending money. With dynamic redemption rates getting more chaotic by the month — Chase's Points Boost portal changes come to mind — anything that automates the math on whether your points are even worth burning is low-key the move for frequent travelers.

A collection of AI skills and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable AI assistants like OpenCode and Claude Code to search award flights across 25+ programs, compare cash prices, check loyalty balances, and determine whether to use points or pay cash.

Problem It Solves
Solves the complexity of finding the best value for travel points/miles by automating award flight searches across multiple programs and comparing against cash prices to determine optimal redemption strategy.
Target Customer
Frequent travelers, points enthusiasts, and anyone looking to maximize travel rewards.
Use Cases
Finding 60,000-mile business class award flights to Tokyo, Determining whether to burn points or pay cash, Searching hidden city fares, Finding ferry routes across 33 countries, Comparing hotel prices across booking sites, Checking loyalty program balances and elite status
Pricing Details
Seats.aero Pro/Partner plan ~$8/month for award search; SerpAPI free tier 100 searches/month; LiteAPI and Duffel require paid accounts; 5 MCP servers (Skiplagged, Kiwi, Trivago, Ferryhopper, Airbnb) work free without API keys
Free Tier
5 MCP servers work immediately with zero API keys (Skiplagged, Kiwi, Trivago, Ferryhopper, Airbnb); SerpAPI offers 100 free searches/month
Differentiator
Combines both skills (API knowledge) and MCP servers (real-time tools) for comprehensive travel hacking; supports both OpenCode and Claude Code; covers 25+ award flight programs
Why Now
Points and miles optimization has become increasingly complex with dynamic portal rates (e.g., Chase 'Points Boost' June 2025); AI assistants can now handle multi-step travel planning workflows

Key Facts

Category
Travel/Tools/AI
Pricing
Open source (free), but requires paid API keys for full functionality
Discovered via
hacker-news

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