Frugal Travel Tips: Travel for Less

Frugal winter travelers enjoy your journey more when you save time and money. Read this site.

Explore the wonders of the world. Encounter the great beyond. Sail the 7 seas. Tame your travel time (that's right, learn travel time management). And have the time of your life!

Need frugal trip tips?

Travel for less, whether you drive, fly or cruise. Sleep cheap at quality hotels.

Why spend more than you have to on travel? Use the extra money you’ll have to enjoy your trip even more. That's right, be frugal on travel and enjoy your trip more.

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Air Travel

Want to fly for less? Stop paying full price (Unless you’ve got money to burn)! Use these air travel discounts for frugal travel, when you fly the friendly skies. Check it out:

SPECIALS:

Emergency rules for passengers in the US after a failed terrorist attack uncovered in London's Heathrow airport (August, 10, 2006). . .:

No liquids or gels are allowed in carry-on baggage (modified). This includes beverages, shampoo, toothpaste, lotions, sunscreen, or creams. Put them into checked luggage, consumed or discarded (exceptions: infant formula, breast milk or juice for infants aboard; prescription drugs and insulin with proper identification).

The US government recommends that passengers pack light to speed up the process of going through security. Long delays are being reported. Carry-on bags are being checked at the gate.

Fees, Fees, Fees: High fuel prices mean airlines are tacking on extra fees: curbside check-in fee, oversized bag fee, phone booking fee, traveling with pets charge, carrying a second bag fee. Now, there's even a $15 fee for the first checked bag making its way around the industry.

WARNING: The tragic events of September 11th forced many changes, including more security precautions, baggage limitations, especially carry-on bags, fewer flights, missed flight nonrefundable ticket cancellations (instead of reschedulings), higher taxes and unfortunately airline bankruptcies.

Other notable changes include surcharges and fees to cover security upgrades – a $10 fee on round trip tickets, a frequent flyer mile surcharge on each mile ($2.50), loss of some senior, kid and pet discounts, paper ticket fees ($20+).

Home exchanges are another cheap way to stay (it’s quite popular in Europe). You can find more about it here. Also, consider staying at campgrounds.

Note: Watch out for hidden fees like maid service, water fees, and of course, hotel and motel room taxes.

Rental car prices diving you crazy? Then rent cars for less. Have a wonderful trip.

With the price of travel so high, it’s wise to keep as much of your hard earned money as you can. On way to do it is to save money on each aspect of your trip, including rental cars.

Always drive safely.No matter if it is a rental car or your own car, you only have one life to live. Be careful

Note: The events of the eleventh of September changed the face of travel forever. Take a few moments to reflect on it. . . but remember, travel still remains a necessity. Take some precautions, leave earlier (tightened security, from parking restrictions to extra searches, may add to your travel time), pack your luggage carefully (no knives, weapons or threatening objects) and report any suspicious people, activities and packages.

Do you need travel insurance (Medical Services, Dental Services and Emergency Medical Transportation)?

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