Traveling is probably one of the most popular activities for many of us. Spending money on physical goods is one thing, but spending it on experiences will enrich your life. It doesn’t matter if you travel within your country and explore some hidden gems or travel abroad, you will meet new people, try new cuisines, and come back fully recharged. However, many people say they don’t travel because money is needed to travel, especially if you don’t like backpacking, staying in hostels, and hitchhiking. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can travel in style, without paying a fortune. Here I will give you some tips.
1. Choose a destination
If you’ve always wanted to visit a certain place, you should plan your vacation when there are no major events in the area and when the low season occurs. For example, if you plan to visit Rome next year, you should definitely avoid going to Rome around June 12, as the opening match of Euro 2020 between Italy and Turkey is scheduled. Also, from June 12 onwards until July it is recommended to skip the other 12 cities and countries participating in the competition unless you are a football fan of course.
Or, if you plan to go to some popular vacation destinations like Turkey, Greece, and Spain, it’s recommended to book well in advance, at least … Also, these countries are pleasantly warm and not very busy in the preseason, which is the first half of June or even the end of May.
2. Buying a ticket and booking accommodation
Buying a plane ticket (or any other ticket) and reserving an accommodation is usually the second and third steps in planning your trip. To do this, I suggest using the Kiwi.com aggregator, where you can find cheaper tickets if you are willing to have connected flights (compared to having the shortest routes with direct flights and buying directly from the airline.
The same applies to reserving a place to stay. You can visit any hotel directly, but I suggest you also use aggregation services, such as Trivago, which allows you to get prices for different hotels in one place.
There are even dozens of startups that will rebook your airline and hotel reservation if prices drop. These include Pruvo, Service, etc.
In addition to booking a plane ticket and accommodation, you can also book excursions online and save money, instead of doing it on the spot. Check out services like GetYourGuide.com, Musement, etc.
3. Reach the destination
Once you arrive in a new city, you probably won’t have much information on what to do unless you’ve done your research first. That’s why it’s always good to check review sites like Tripadvisor and the like for things to do and see, based on your preferences.
As soon as you land at the airport, maybe you don’t even have a mobile network so you can’t use some ride-sharing app, but even if you can, even when placing an order through the ride-sharing app and using some well-known brand, you can. pay more (to be driven on longer routes) if they find out that you are a foreigner. And they will probably realize that within 10 seconds of the trip.
Due to the lack of a mobile network, many tourists take the first taxi at the taxi rank. That is probably the biggest mistake you can make, leaving behind bad memories of your vacation.
If you want to travel in style and pay a little more than the normal price for a taxi, consider pre-arranging a welcome service with a limousine service provider. Your flight may be delayed, but your driver will still be waiting for you free of charge. In addition, you will know the exact price of your transport (ation) as well as the vehicle that will come to pick you up. These range from economy vehicles to premium class vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz E-Class or S-Class, or even V-Class if you are traveling in groups. There are several good brands of global limo service and airport transfer, and it is quite safe to choose the first or second that you get in Google’s organic results for limousine service. This is how I chose the Limos4 and UrbanBCN services for my airport transfers, depending on my location.
Another service that you can consider as part of your trip is a service that will help you store your luggage while you explore the city. For example, imagine that you arrived at your place of stay earlier and you cannot leave your luggage there. Instead of waiting a few hours to get into the apartment, you can leave your luggage nearby and start sightseeing right away. That is especially useful when leaving your hotel that is not near any tourist area and you have a return flight in the evening. Instead of leaving your luggage in the hotel lobby, come back for it and then go to the airport, you can leave your luggage in a more convenient place that will be useful once you are done seeing the sights. Some popular services for that are LuggageHero and Stasher.
I hope some of these tips help you save on your trip but not on the quality of your experiences. Enjoy traveling!
