Frugal Travel Tips
Tips on Travelling Frugally
Frugal Travel has become more popular these days with gas prices soaring.
High gas prices lead to higher air fares and costs in general.
If you
have chosen to include budget vacations in your money management plan, it can't hurt to
be frugal about it. With just a few tips you can save hundreds, if
not thousands of dollars on your travel plans without sacrificing comfort or
fun.
Below are some tips on how to travel frugally from transportation booking hotel rooms,
vacation packages, dining out, or road trips.
Entertainment is usually why you have travelled in the first place. But
it can still be a frugal adventure. Here are some tips:
- Seek out Free attractions - For example Central
Park in New York City is one of my favorites.
- Find the "Entertainment Book" for the city you are
visiting. The cost will most likely outweigh the savings on attractions etc.
- Research the destination on the web. Look for
the top attractions and then research for discount coupons
for them.
- Check on ebay for tickets that people can't use.
Look for Time share presentations - you could spend 90 min in a
presentation to look at one of the nicest resorts in an area (with no
obligation to buy - although there may be a high pressure sales
presentation), and get expensive attraction tickets for free or severely
reduced prices.
- Avoid in room movies - unless the alternative is
going to the movies with a large group. An in room movie typically costs
about $14.99 - a movie at a movie theater can cost more or less than that.
So for one person to enjoy the movie it may be too much - but if it is for
the whole family it may be a cheap night of entertainment
- Find 1/2 price ticket booths for Broadway type
shows or other attractions- Every "theater" city has them.
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Other tips for travelling frugally:
- Get Airline credit from the Airline for future
travel. If you are travelling, your flight is overbooked, and you have the
time, take a bump offer from the airlines. Airlines will usually give
you credit towards a future flight and will pay for your hotel costs (if
required).
- If you have trouble on a flight or getting on a
flight (like you get stranded in an airport or city without your luggage),
complain to the airline and ask for compensation. Escalate it to a
supervisor if you have to.
- For the extremely frugal (I don't recommend this
for a number of reasons - most of which is safety) you could plan your
travel where you overnight in an airport. I came across this site in my
travels that rates airports for sleeping in.
www.sleepinginairports.net.
- Make sure you have enough travel insurance -
Don't skip out on travel insurance to be frugal. It costs a lot more for
medical care in a foreign place if you are not insured - it's not worth
the risk.
- Learn the tipping customs of the destination you
are travelling to - Some countries don't expect you to tip, some even find
it insulting. So save a buck or two.
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