In 2025, flight prices are more unpredictable than ever one day they're sky-high, the next they drop like a rock. Yet a small group of travelers seems to always snag unbelievable deals, booking international flights for the cost of a dinner out. What do they know that the average traveler doesn't? The truth is simple but powerful: they use tools most people don't even know exist.
A single-second pause over a social video can dismantle your algorithm. Even at my best, I can still hesitate over a poorly shot video demonstrating the "latest tech" that I simply "can't live without" and later learn I really could have lived without it. However, by then my feed is already filled with duplicate videos trying to push the same product.
This type of wearable tech uses tiny built-in microphones to pick up ambient noise and sound waves, and then cancels them out with its own sound waves. This process is called active noise cancellation (ANC), and it helps drown out noise, especially consistent, low-frequency sounds like a plane engine or people murmuring around you in busy airports. Most noise-canceling headphones also have a transparency or pass-through mode for when you want to be more aware of your surroundings,