subject: Top Tips For Saving Money While You Travel [print this page] Booking: Booking:
Search for the best airfare by using flight aggregators such as Skyscanner.net or Kayak.com. These sites check regularly for the best flight prices allowing you to compare multiple sites at the same time as well as budget airlines. You can set up a fare alert on Kayak.com to alert you if the fare on your dates drops, it also has detailed charts which show you the history of the fare so you can tell if now is a good time to buy.
If you can avoid travelling in peak season, not only will it be less crowded but hotels and flights will be cheaper. Travel Midweek for cheaper airfares.
Go Online and make your booking on a Wednesday, prices for flights and holidays rise at the weekend and the beginning of the week because this is when most people book having discussed with family, friends and partners at the weekend.
Book flights well in advance, generally the later you buy the more expensive it will be. Airlines are very good at managing their inventory these days and the low last minute flight deals of the past are over.
Book Package Holidays last minute If you dont care too much where you go you will find the cheapest prices
Buy all inclusive although more expensive to begin with they are generally cheaper than eating out once you are on holiday.
Luggage:
Check online for luggage allowances and the weigh your luggage with a luggage scale to ensure it is the correct weight.
Book your luggage in advance if necessary some airlines charge extra for bags if you just turn up at the airport.
Pool your luggage with friends or whoever is in front at the airport if it is overweight.
Travel Guides and Maps
Dont buy maps go to the tourist office instead.
Do not exchange currency in tourist areas go to a bank instead.
Free Museums find out if museums are free or there are free events on.
An up to date guide book is worth its weight in gold but you could instead print off details from the internet for free.
Hotels
Buy your hotels in advance, although this is often not as flexible it is almost always cheaper than the hotels rack rate. Expedia gets exclusive deals that you will not be able to get booking direct.
Once You Are There
Try to use Skype in an internet cafe rather than call boxes or the hotel phone. Hotel phones as Im sure everybody already know have ridiculous mark ups.
Visit off the beaten track attractions and live like a local, ignore the high entry price attractions which arent authentic.
Buy your souvenirs from night markets and away from the city centre.
Stay away from the city centre having your hotel outside the central district will save you lots of money not only on hotel rates but also on eating out and shopping. Youll meet more local people and get a better feel for the city. Generally there are huge price rises around the central tourist areas, Leister Square in London and Time Square in New York.
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