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 frugal 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.
Look at every option for your transportation.
- Is it better to fly or drive (you would be surprised at how it may
be cheaper to fly with the right airfare)?
- Price out car rentals (remember parking fees) or
public
transportation costs.
- Look at taking the take the train from
point A to point B instead of flying. You can even cut out a lodging
night cost by taking a train trip overnight.
- Use online discount agencies for your flights. Book early or use
Priceline for
arranging your travel.
- Use your reward miles to book airfares.
- If you are a frequent flyer - join the program of the
airline you use most - then use upgrade coupons to upgrade you to
business class.
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Here are some ideas for
planning your budget vacations to save money:
- Choose off seasons or non crowded time frames and
destinations. Visit Australia in their winter - may be cooler but it is
considered low season in some parts of the country.
- Pick the Caribbean in the summer or spring months. Choose a cruise in the summer. Avoid Florida over
Christmas and Easter and school holidays.
- Research your chosen destination for when popular festivals are in town, or look for areas where tourism
is down.
- Tourists that chose to go to New York, Las Vegas or Washington after the 9/11 terrorist attacks got some great bargains.
- Has the destination you have always wanted to visit just suffered a natural disaster? Thailand after the
Tsunami was a great deal and you would be contributing to the local economy
which would help with the relief efforts!
- Subscribe to different sites that send you last minute deals and take off within a couple of days - prices for 5 star resorts could be less than 1/2
what they normally go for.
- The Internet may not have the best deals. Try offline discount travel agents
as well.
- Be flexible with your dates. It's amazing how if you change your vacation from
one week to the next how the price can drop.
- Research what benefits your credit card companies offer
- Usually if you book
your travel on your credit card they will cover some of the insurance you should
have.
- Go where your dollar is the strongest. For example
it is a great bargain right now for Europeans to travel to America as the
USD is weak - Also Canadians can get a great bargain in the USA as
the CAD is stronger than it has been in decades.
- Try a repositioning cruise on a cruise line - or a
shorter 5 day filler or introductory cruise. Call your travel agent for more
info.
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