During a recession, when money is tight, you still may not want to forgo your annual vacation. The number one way to save money during your travels is to focus on upgrading experiences and downgrading living and travel costs. Here are some quick tips to help you do that.
Budgeting
- Create a budget and plan ahead
- Budget four areas: hotel, transportation, entertainment, and food
- Carefully select entertainment that provides memories, not debt
- Review bills and agreements for hidden add-on fees before you sign
Hotel
- Get accommodations with kitchen space
- Check out hotel reviews online before you book
- Use discounts from club memberships, like AAA
- Forgo hotels completely and do a home swap
- Bunk with relatives
Transportation
- Travel mid-week and stay over weekends to get lower airfares
- Travel light, each piece of luggage will cost you more these days
- Check out airline ticket costs ahead of time and try to get a better deal on Priceline.com
- Use airline miles to reduce costs or get travel upgrades
- Check out airports within two hours driving distance of your destination or departure location
- Travel by car to cheaper airports can save lots of money
Entertainment
- The bulk of your experience money should be on entertainment
- Check with local agencies for tourist deals
- Ask your hotel if they have recommendations offering your budget for the day
Food
- Keep food experiences manageable by focusing on one scenic meal of the day
- Other meals, like breakfast, try to include in hotel package
- Use the eat-in kitchen space or refrigerator in hotel to prepare your own meals
Illusionist and comedian Ed Alonzo is now working with the singer on the tour, and, luckily for fans, he is more than eager to share some inside secrets with the media. According to him, fans will not only see Spears dance like she used to in the days of yore, but will also be introduced in a magic world where everything is possible – with a little help from “magic” and technology, of course.
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Yesterday, while doing the usual stuff, I received an email claiming copyright infringement on one part of my site the header. I feel sorry that I am using a custom-made header of another blogger for quite some time. The sad thing, however, is that I paid a fair amount to a friend to do my site layout since I don’t know how to do it. Well, I am trying but it is so complicated. Anyway, I am accountable to my site even if it was made by another person. While on the phone, my friend did not confirm if she did copy it. Instead, she offered to change the themes and everything directly for free. I really feel annoyed and stressed with her.