Hi, thanks for the advice, but  I’m an incredibly accomplished travel hacker since I can use personal credit cards on company expenses and be reimbursed. Works well even without sign up bonuses since “my” business spend is nearly 10 million a year.

My employment set up is incredibly complex but if you’ve ever seen Silicon Valley, then I’m big head - I get paid obscene amounts and all living expenses covered without really having to do any work. 

Like you, I travel essentially full time, and am trying to go to every country in the world. I pay for enough of my airfares to maintain status on all 3 alliances (though my Amex gives me gold status on Emirates too) and the rest on points.

Again, my employment arrangements are complex - but I was founder and CEO of a firm that did project management and I left. I still have a minority stake but I’m basically paid to stay out of the way. I also own varying portions of a few businesses - a wine importation company, a restaurant, and a production house all of which I’m involved in but don’t draw a salary.

My only indulgence is travel and my wine collection as I defaulted on a lot of credit card debt when I was a teenager to start the company and still live “extremely frugally”.  Luckily I’m not American so credit rating didn’t affect my ability to build a business.