Comments on: Change Your Vacation Style to Save Money http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/ A personal finance blog where we share insights on carefully saving money, investing, frugal living, coupons, promo codes because the little things matter in achieving financial freedom! Mon, 21 May 2012 13:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lyza http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25715 Lyza Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:38:39 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-25715 These are great suggestions. Italy and Paris have been on my travel wish list for a decade and I still haven't traveled over seas yet. I am going to "reconsider my destination" like you suggest and look into smaller towns near the bigger cities of Paris and Venice to see if that reduces my vacation budget enough to be able to take the trip finally. On my trips in the US I have stayed at 1 star motels and 4 star chains. A happy medium is bidding on my rooms with priceline or using hotwire. We just came back from a trip to Chicago and I got my room in downtown for $69 a night at the Embassy Suites. We could have stayed by the airport for $46 a night but when you add in roundtrip train fare downtown daily for all of us, it evened out. Add into that also the fact that we got a free made to order breakfast each morning and managers reception each evening with free drinks and snacks, we came out on top :) I used hotwire and traveled via amtrack to have a great city vacation on a low budget. But when we visit Florida, we usually stay at an independent mom and pop style motel, there are hundreds to chose from. And then we have so much extra $ for the fun stuff. These are great suggestions. Italy and Paris have been on my travel wish list for a decade and I still haven’t traveled over seas yet. I am going to “reconsider my destination” like you suggest and look into smaller towns near the bigger cities of Paris and Venice to see if that reduces my vacation budget enough to be able to take the trip finally.
On my trips in the US I have stayed at 1 star motels and 4 star chains. A happy medium is bidding on my rooms with priceline or using hotwire. We just came back from a trip to Chicago and I got my room in downtown for $69 a night at the Embassy Suites. We could have stayed by the airport for $46 a night but when you add in roundtrip train fare downtown daily for all of us, it evened out. Add into that also the fact that we got a free made to order breakfast each morning and managers reception each evening with free drinks and snacks, we came out on top :) I used hotwire and traveled via amtrack to have a great city vacation on a low budget.
But when we visit Florida, we usually stay at an independent mom and pop style motel, there are hundreds to chose from. And then we have so much extra $ for the fun stuff.

]]> By: James http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-25012 James Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:54:05 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-25012 Vacation is about the location but also the people you are with. weather with your family or friends a road trip can be a blast. pack a cooler full of food and drinks and hit the highway. how many times do you start driving and before you know it you are laughing and something totally silly. these are the memories that last a lifetime Vacation is about the location but also the people you are with. weather with your family or friends a road trip can be a blast. pack a cooler full of food and drinks and hit the highway.

how many times do you start driving and before you know it you are laughing and something totally silly.

these are the memories that last a lifetime

]]> By: Peggy http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-24765 Peggy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:08 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-24765 Great tips here. I give another vote for Yelp, as it truly offers us an inside look at some great places to go to without actually knowing anything about the area. Great tips here. I give another vote for Yelp, as it truly offers us an inside look at some great places to go to without actually knowing anything about the area.

]]> By: Cd Phi http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-24761 Cd Phi Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:39:33 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-24761 Budgeting for vacation is very important-especially for families. I've read online that there are many home exchange programs that you can do where you switch houses with someone in another place (possibly internationally or even nationally). They live in your home while you live in theirs. It's a win-win situation. That's pretty cool because that'll save you loads of money on room and board. The only downside to that however is that for very touristy areas, you might not be living in the middle, central to every attraction. You may be living in the suburbs and possibly have to travel towards your destination. Otherwise, I really wouldn't mind trying that exchange program out. Budgeting for vacation is very important-especially for families. I’ve read online that there are many home exchange programs that you can do where you switch houses with someone in another place (possibly internationally or even nationally). They live in your home while you live in theirs. It’s a win-win situation. That’s pretty cool because that’ll save you loads of money on room and board. The only downside to that however is that for very touristy areas, you might not be living in the middle, central to every attraction. You may be living in the suburbs and possibly have to travel towards your destination. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t mind trying that exchange program out.

]]> By: Betsy http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-24758 Betsy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:25:50 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-24758 We've started going to motels on our trips too. After the initial mental change, we found that it's really the same thing. We then used the extra money we saved, which averages to about $100 USD a day, to do other activities and it was so much more fun. All of a sudden, we found that we had so much more money in our budget and our vacations got better. I definitely recommend at least trying it. We’ve started going to motels on our trips too. After the initial mental change, we found that it’s really the same thing. We then used the extra money we saved, which averages to about $100 USD a day, to do other activities and it was so much more fun. All of a sudden, we found that we had so much more money in our budget and our vacations got better. I definitely recommend at least trying it.

]]> By: Budget Gal Angie http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-24757 Budget Gal Angie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:23 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-24757 These are all great tips. It's a shame that some people give up going on vacation because they think the only way to have fun is to splurge. These tips are proof that you can have a great time on a budget. These are all great tips. It’s a shame that some people give up going on vacation because they think the only way to have fun is to splurge. These tips are proof that you can have a great time on a budget.

]]> By: kt http://moneyning.com/budget-travel/change-your-vacation-style-to-save-money/comment-page-1/#comment-24753 kt Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:52 +0000 http://moneyning.com/?p=4756#comment-24753 belize?? i saw a documentary once about that place having like one of the highest crime rates in the world....and turquoise beaches. i think i will pass and go to mexico or south africa :) belize?? i saw a documentary once about that place having like one of the highest crime rates in the world….and turquoise beaches. i think i will pass and go to mexico or south africa :)

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