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.
Tips on Saving Money When you Travel
Below are some tips on how to travel frugally from
planning
budget vacations, to
transportation,
to booking hotel rooms,
vacation packages, dining out, or
road trip
planning.
Frugal Travel - Booking
Hotel Rooms
Here are some ideas for frugal travel tips for booking hotel rooms:
- Shop around! This is the most important tip for travelling that you can
have. Research the destination where you want to go and check out what
companies are offering the hotel you want to stay in. I have seen the same type
of room go on a hotel website for $300 a night, be offered on a hotel booking
sight for $150/night. So it really does pay to shop around.
- Join travel forums and see what companies
people are using to book hotel rooms
- Book last minute - Wait until the last minute to book your hotel rooms. Find a
hotel room at www.wotif.com
in the next 28 days. Websites like this can cut your hotel prices in half.
- Bid on a hotel room - If you aren't too picky about where you stay, book your
hotel through a website like Priceline.com Hotels - you can save up to 50%
. You will
save money and get the class of hotel room that
you are looking for just maybe not the actual hotel you are looking for.
- Use your Air Miles or other rewards programs to book your hotel rooms. We use
the Sheraton Cash and Points programs often. We get $250/night rooms for $60 and
points.
- Use whatever organization discounts you can use that you belong to. For example
AAA, CAA, Costco or the AARP.
- Ask for upgrades when you check in - sometimes a
tip and a smile will get you a free upgrade (or the cost
of the tip anyway)
- Do a home swap or rent an apartment or
condo.
- Stay at a hostel or the local YMCA - Hostels in
Europe and Australia are sometimes nicer than budget hotels.
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Frugal Travel - Meals While Travelling
Meals in local restaurants are a huge part of travelling and are
definitely not to be missed. However it can be expensive, especially in larger
cities. Here are some ideas to lower your food bill:
- Take your hotel's breakfast package if reasonable - many
hotels offer free continental breakfast for it's guests - however make sure
that if you have to pay extra for it that it is a reasonable cost.
- Ask for a small refrigerator in your room and buy cereal
and milk or other continental breakfast foods and snacks. Ask hotel for
bowls and flatware.
- Avoid room service - they usually charge a fee
to bring it to you and a gratuity on top.
- Look in the local area of the hotel for small diner or
local restaurants. Ask the employees of the hotel where they like to go to
eat.
- Have your big meal at lunch instead of dinner. Value is usually
better.
- Skip at least one meal a day in a Restaurant. Go to the local markets and buy
breakfast or lunch food and eat in your room, or make a picnic of it.
- Avoid mini bars - don't even touch them as they may have
sensors on them that will charge you automatically
- Get your Order to go - you will spend less then if
you eat in the restaurant.
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