Money Saving Tips When Planning Your Vacation
Traveling can be a great and rewarding experience but it can also be a bit stressful when you’re trying to book and plan your vacation. Here are a few tips to help with the initial planning of your vacation.
Book Flights Early
Once you have decided on where you want to travel to make sure to book your flights tickets as early as possible. Airlines these days always offer a number of heavily discounted tickets on every flight but you have to be fast to get them before those cheap tickets sell out.
Research Hotels to Stay At
After you have your airfare out of the way the next thing to do is investigate hotels to stay at. Your holiday accommodation will most likely take up a large portion of your holiday budget so decide on the most modest accommodation you can but still fits your needs. If you are going to have access to a car then you might be able to get away with staying a little ways out of town as the further you go out of town the cheaper the accommodation generally is.
Look into Activities Available
Researching in advance potential activities that are available will ensure that you don’t end up with any wasted days on your trip. While your researching various activities you might discover things to do that existed in the area you plan on traveling to. Planning your activities in advance will allow you better manage your budget and allow you to decide how much money you will need to bring.
Investigate Car Rentals
Shopping around for car rentals can be beneficial as prices can vary quite a bit. If you don’t care about what car you want to drive then you can look for a rental place that offers to rent older cars as renting an older car rather than a new car can save you a lot of money that’s better spent on leisure activities for your vacation.
Exchange your Money at a Favorable Rate
One good tip that can put some extra coin in your pocket if you’re heading to a new country is to keep an eye on the exchange rate of that country and when it’s favorable exchange enough cash that will keep you going for the time you’re in that country. If you don’t like carrying large amounts of cash on your person you can wait until you get the country of your destination and use their bank machines but be aware that you will incur extra bank machine fees as well as currency exchange fees by your bank. If decide to use ATM’s in the other country then make sure you take enough cash out for a few days to lessen the fees that are incurred.
One of the best ways to reduce fees when traveling and not having to carry lots of cash is to make sure there is plenty of room on your credit card. Credit cards are generally accepted everywhere and will generally incur less fees by your bank then using overseas ATM’s.
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