Holiday Travel Tips
Are you hoping to travel this holiday season? Whether you are traveling for vacation and fun or you are traveling to see family for the holidays, you probably want to save some money while doing so. These holiday travel tips will help you save money and save your sanity while traveling during the busy holiday season.
Traveling during the holiday season is stressful, but it can be fun and well worth it! You need to go into it with a low stress attitude and make the choice to not sweat the small stuff.
Holiday Travel Tips
Book As Early As Possible
I know that this is not always possible, but to save the most money, you should try and book your flights and/or hotel room stays as early as possible. Oftentimes you can find the best deals when you book 90 days out.
Get Travel Insurance
Travel has been quite unusual lately. Many flights are being canceled and overbooked, etc. While none of us want these types of wrenches thrown into our travel plans, it’s best to be prepared. Travel insurance is a great way to get money back if any of these situations arise.
Plan an Extra Day
Take an extra day or two off of work or work them into your vacation schedule, because as we mentioned earlier, things happen, especially lately. The best way to avoid unexpected delays is to plan for them in advance. Give yourself an extra day before you go back to work, just in case of delays that make it difficult to get back in time.
Ship Gifts Beforehand
If you are traveling to see family for the holidays and you plan to bring gifts, consider shipping the gifts to your destination in advance. This could prevent you from having luggage issues or for having to pay extra for larger luggage.
How to Travel on the Cheap in 2019
We’ve been talking a little bit about how more travel is a great thing to put on your resolution list for the new year, but how can you do it while still following your budget? It’s doable, my friends!
Here are some tips that will help you figure out how to travel on the cheap in 2019:
Use Groupon. Groupon and its many promo codes are a great way to save money on travel deals and other activities. Be sure and watch it often for new price drops and check back here daily because we often post new promo codes. Living Social and Groupon are extremely similar so be sure and check Living Social too. Be sure to snag up Groupon deals for restaurants in the area and activities that you want to do while there too!
Use travel booking sites. Travel booking sites such as Orbitz and Expedia often offer great bundle deals on travel! Be sure and keep an eye out on those.
Book 90 days out. 90 days seems to be the sweet spot for airfare so be sure and check at the 90-day mark for your deal!
Use your credit card. This is not advice that I would normally give, but many credit cards offer travel rewards. If you are good about paying your credit card off, use them for your deals so that you can get a portion of it back in bill credits or reward points.
Rent a house or a room with a kitchen. You can save so much money by preparing your own food. Restaurant bills can be a huge portion of your bill during vacation, but they don’t have to be.
What are your favorite ways to save money while on vacation? I’m planning three different vacations in the next couple of months and I need all of the tips I can get!