| If you don't think you can save any more | | | | |
| money while traveling, you will be pleasantly | | | | Staying Open to Other Alternatives |
| surprised to learn otherwise. You may know | | | | |
| some of the most common means of saving | | | | Another way to enjoy a discount vacation is |
| money, such as traveling off season, but | | | | to travel to locations that are beautiful but |
| there are so many more discounts that can be | | | | have a lower cost of living. For example, the |
| found if you know what to look for. | | | | Philippines may not be tops on many preferred |
| | | | vacation lists, but they have some of the |
| Airlines, hotels, and car rental agents don't | | | | best sightseeing in the world. |
| simply offer discounts for no reason, so by | | | | |
| knowing what to ask, you can save a lot of | | | | Since the cost of living is lower, you will |
| money and use it for other fun vacation | | | | spend less on your vacation and easily make |
| activities. | | | | up for the higher plane ticket. So, do not |
| | | | overlook a destination simply because the |
| Checking it out Yourself | | | | airline ticket is higher, because chances are |
| | | | you won't even spend half of what you |
| By taking the initiative and looking for your | | | | normally would if you travel to a high |
| own travel discounts you will not only have a | | | | tourist area. |
| great time, but enjoy doing so by spending | | | | |
| the least amount of money possible without | | | | Creative Hotel Considerations |
| sacrificing enjoyment. | | | | |
| | | | When it comes to hotels, you may want to ask |
| One way to coordinate your own discounts is | | | | if they have extended stay discounts for |
| through the airlines. Instead of taking a | | | | renting longer than a week. By inquiring, you |
| flight non-stop, consider one that makes a | | | | may even get a free day or two and be able to |
| stop somewhere along the way. If the flight | | | | extend your vacation. Also, hotel food is |
| transfers planes, you save even more money. | | | | expensive and eating out is even worse. |
| Better yet, you can transfer twice and really | | | | |
| save. | | | | It is more cost efficient to locate a hotel |
| | | | with an in-room refrigerator and microwave so |
| It may even be better to change airlines when | | | | you can buy food to keep in the room with you |
| you switch flights. If you live in a small | | | | to avoid the need to eat out for every meal. |
| city and have only one way out, then you can | | | | As an extra bonus, selecting your own food |
| make one plane reservation to a major city | | | | will likely be healthier. |
| and change planes to take another flight to | | | | |
| your final destination. | | | | Finally, a travel agent may also be able to |
| | | | find ways to get discounts as well. So if all |
| By booking different airlines, you nail down | | | | else fails, speak with a travel agent who may |
| the least expensive flight possible without | | | | turn out to have even better packages than |
| the trip taking any longer than changing | | | | what you can find on your own. If not, it has |
| flights on the very same airline. | | | | only cost you a phone call. |