Step by Step: How to be a Budget Traveler
Sometimes you just have to take a few simple, practical steps to save money on travel. These travel tips fit into a variety of situations, so click on the area where you need some advice and follow the step by step advice.
In these days of baggage fees, travelers do well to limit themselves to one small bag. But there are other advantages for light packers, including better transportation options and fewer sore muscles. Look at 10 step by step moves in the direction of lightweight travel.More »
Whether it's a special occasion or just a well-deserved getaway, you should learn how to buy a vacation without paying anywhere near full price. Take a look at a journey designed to celebrate a milestone and see how you can apply the same principles to your next budget trip.More »
Are you shopping for a travel rewards credit card? If so, check out this list of seven simple questions you should ask yourself before you begin looking at specific cards. For some travelers, these credit cards are simply a bad idea. For others, a closer look at finances and travel patterns might make their first choice a worst choice. Consider your answers to these questions carefully before you make a card commitment.More »
Economists and travelers love to rank the world's most expensive destinations. These rankings change frequently, but some cities stay near the top every year. Whatever the ranking, budget travelers should not be intimidated by an expensive reputation. These 12 world cities frequently land near the top of every list.No matter. As you click through them, you will find features in each that create opportunities for saving money.More »
You don't need to spend great sums to have an outstanding travel experience. In fact, some of the world's best travel experiences come where your budget will more than cover basics such as meals, hotels, admission fees and transportation. The minute you commit to a visit, you've saved yourself a lot of money. Here are 10 areas that will stretch your travel budget.More »
Beyond ordering an overpriced meal or missing a train, there are larger (yet often hidden) errors that are both common and costly, and sometimes we make them long after it's too late for corrections. Check out this list of the top 10 budget travel errors. See how many you've committed and how many you can avoid on your next trip.More »
Big cities generally are more expensive to visit than less populous urban areas, you'll can find opportunities for savings if you know where to look. For example, big cities frequently offer you and your travel party safe, swift and inexpensive rides to the airport via mass transit options that aren't available in smaller towns. Take a look at a step by step approach to saving money on urban travel.More »
Visiting a new place? Chances are you will be unsure about restaurant customs and eating habits. These are important things to consider for budget travelers. For example, will you try to purchase a heavy breakfast in a place where most consumers are accustomed to small morning meals? The market caters to the majority, so you might wind up paying too much! Take a look at 10 step by step tips for cutting food costs on the road.More »
On a recent journey, I decided to bid for 13 hotel nights using the online travel auction Priceline.com, which gives you the chance to name your price for a room and save money on the standard rate. My rooms were in nine locations across the western U.S., including spectacular Glen Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. Take a look at the overall savings figures and a destination photo gallery that breaks down the savings (or in one case, the loss) by room.More »
How do you find a guide who will give you the best tour and the most reasonable price? What should you consider as you plan this day of exploring? Here is a step by step process for finding a walking tour and hiring a tourist guide on a budget.More »
How to Pack for Budget Travel
In these days of baggage fees, travelers do well to limit themselves to one small bag. But there are other advantages for light packers, including better transportation options and fewer sore muscles. Look at 10 step by step moves in the direction of lightweight travel.More »
How to Buy a Cheap Vacation
Whether it's a special occasion or just a well-deserved getaway, you should learn how to buy a vacation without paying anywhere near full price. Take a look at a journey designed to celebrate a milestone and see how you can apply the same principles to your next budget trip.More »
How to Find a Travel Rewards Credit Card
Are you shopping for a travel rewards credit card? If so, check out this list of seven simple questions you should ask yourself before you begin looking at specific cards. For some travelers, these credit cards are simply a bad idea. For others, a closer look at finances and travel patterns might make their first choice a worst choice. Consider your answers to these questions carefully before you make a card commitment.More »
How to Afford Expensive Cities
Economists and travelers love to rank the world's most expensive destinations. These rankings change frequently, but some cities stay near the top every year. Whatever the ranking, budget travelers should not be intimidated by an expensive reputation. These 12 world cities frequently land near the top of every list.No matter. As you click through them, you will find features in each that create opportunities for saving money.More »
How to Stretch Your Budget with Inexpensive Destinations
You don't need to spend great sums to have an outstanding travel experience. In fact, some of the world's best travel experiences come where your budget will more than cover basics such as meals, hotels, admission fees and transportation. The minute you commit to a visit, you've saved yourself a lot of money. Here are 10 areas that will stretch your travel budget.More »
How to Avoid 10 Budget Travel Errors
Beyond ordering an overpriced meal or missing a train, there are larger (yet often hidden) errors that are both common and costly, and sometimes we make them long after it's too late for corrections. Check out this list of the top 10 budget travel errors. See how many you've committed and how many you can avoid on your next trip.More »
How to Save Money on Urban Travel
Big cities generally are more expensive to visit than less populous urban areas, you'll can find opportunities for savings if you know where to look. For example, big cities frequently offer you and your travel party safe, swift and inexpensive rides to the airport via mass transit options that aren't available in smaller towns. Take a look at a step by step approach to saving money on urban travel.More »
How to Find Cheap Food Overseas
Visiting a new place? Chances are you will be unsure about restaurant customs and eating habits. These are important things to consider for budget travelers. For example, will you try to purchase a heavy breakfast in a place where most consumers are accustomed to small morning meals? The market caters to the majority, so you might wind up paying too much! Take a look at 10 step by step tips for cutting food costs on the road.More »
How to Bid on a Budget Room
On a recent journey, I decided to bid for 13 hotel nights using the online travel auction Priceline.com, which gives you the chance to name your price for a room and save money on the standard rate. My rooms were in nine locations across the western U.S., including spectacular Glen Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. Take a look at the overall savings figures and a destination photo gallery that breaks down the savings (or in one case, the loss) by room.More »
How to Find a Walking Tour
How do you find a guide who will give you the best tour and the most reasonable price? What should you consider as you plan this day of exploring? Here is a step by step process for finding a walking tour and hiring a tourist guide on a budget.More »
