Friday, July 15, 2011

3 Tips to Save Money on Vacations

Traveling long and economically is what seems to rule every travelers mind. While getting unrealistic low prices might not be a regular event unless travel companies start working for charity, you can still book economical air tickets and vacation packages; provided you are willing to do some research and plan quickly.

In the article below, we discuss few tips that can help you book cheap vacation deals whenever you want.

Stay flexible: Enough cannot be said about how staying flexible with dates and traveling options can help you get cheap vacation deals. Keep in mind, flying during the weekdays is cheaper than weekend. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays are the least traveled days. Similarly, booking hotels for weekdays is more economical than weekends. Another factor is the season of traveling. If you are traveling to a summer destination in winters, chances are you would save a lot and still come across the same geography with much lesser crowd and have more space for yourself. This might not hold true for all season travel destinations such as Cancun, which might show some dip in the total cost, but still might be high enough to be termed expensive! Likewise being flexible with the places of hotels can also get you cheaper packages. What this means is that if you can stay flexible to stay away from the milling and busy places, the hotel rates would stay lower as well.

Talk Packages: Booking vacation packages is always more economical than going ala-carte. Approach big travel agents and look for attractive packages. This is one trick that most travelers forget since they prefer booking hotels, cars and air flights separately. In fact, various comparisons have found out that by booking vacation packages, people save on an average $525!

Plan ahead: While airfares and hotel rates follow an upward trajectory, the fact remains that booking them early can only help secure better fares. Therefore, take your time out, plan the entire itinerary, get your leave approved and book as early as possible. Search for the best travel agents online and start comparing their rates.

The idea should always be to act as soon as possible and finalize the entire vacation plan before you get into a compromising situation. Do not delay, stay flexible with dates and places to stay and get in touch with the right people. If you follow this as a standard practice, chances are you would book a real economical vacation package without much issue.