How You can to SAVE MONEY on HOTELS + FLIGHTS + TRANSPORTATION

 Every traveler tries to get the best experience out of their budget, so in this article, I will give you some tips and advice on how to save money on accommodations, Flights, and local transportation. I will break down exactly how you can save money on transportation, flights, and local transportation by using the right resources and apps.

Accommodations

There are many websites you can use to save money on accommodation, such as HostelWorld, Booking.com, Hotellook, and other booking sites like Trip.com. HostelWorld is the place you want to look for cheap and affordable accommodation, if you are a solo traveler or backpacker, as it is much cheaper to stay in a hostel compared to a hotel or Airbnb.

Hostelworld also helps you get connected with travelers even before you get to your hostel. In addition, if you are too lazy to plan a trip, they have a feature called Roamies, which are handcrafted trips with fellow backpackers and hostel stayers. 

Booking.com an awesome platform, allows you to get great deals and prices on hotels, Apartments, Resorts, Villas, Bed and Breakfasts, and Guesthouses. At Booking.com you get rewards and discounts at participating properties worldwide, and the more you book with Booking, the more rewards and discounts you get. Booking.com is a gold mine for planning, you can look for flights, car rentals, and even attractions guidelines in the city that you are staying in. Reserve your Apartments and Resorts on Booking.com.

Hotellook is another accommodation booking platform, which allows you to book hotels with a discount and save up to 60% on a room. This platform monitor deals, search and compare prices provided by 70 hotel booking services, and 70 hotel reservation agencies. Hotellook operates with and shows the final room pricing, with no additional taxes and hidden fees. Room prices change constantly, subscribe for price alerts to stay informed of any price changes for the hotel of your choice. All booking services are thoroughly inspected by our Security Department, and secure, as all agencies have been checked. 

Trip.com provides one-stop travel booking services in 20 languages through the website and mobile app. With more than 1.2 million hotels in 200 countries and regions, Trip.com has built an extensive hotel network to give customers a fantastic choice of accommodations. This site is especially useful for users who are from Hong Kong and are looking for staycations or day trips to do. 

There are just a few of the many booking sites you could you to save money on your accommodation for travel, you can also use Expedia, Vrbo, Hotel.com, or other booking platforms. In general, it is the cheapest to book your accommodation last minute, 1-2 weeks before your stay, particularly if you book directly through the hotel's website.

Flights + more

Another huge area of expense when traveling is Transportation; transportation includes flights, buses, and trains to get to the city, car rental, Bike/scooter, airport transfer, and local transport. Flying is a huge expense so if you are traveling to a place you can get to by bus or train, it is best to look into to those options. If you absolutely have to fly to your destination, the best websites to use are Wayaway, Booking.com, Trip.com, cheapair.com, Skyscanner.com, Kayak, Justfly.com, and many more sites which help look for cheap flights. Flights are generally the most inexpensive between four months and three weeks before your departure date. It is best to avoid flying during the summer and the holidays because the price will be doubled. Typically speaking, the best days for booking flights are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

WayAway is an innovative flight aggregator that features the WayAway Plus membership plan for cashback on travel deals. Wayaway is a flight aggregator that provides travelers with the best rates on airline tickets. Users can also purchase the WayAway Plus membership plan, which gives also gives cashback on car rentals, tours, and more. Its innovative search finds the best option for specific travel dates by comparing airfares offered by all major US and global airlines and agencies. With the WayAway Plus membership plan, users get access to premium travel support, travel content prepared by locals, and cashback on flights, hotels, car rentals, and other travel services.

Booking.com not only offers great accommodation options, but they also offer great tools for finding popular flights near you. They have plenty of resources that may help plan your next trip, including the Trending cities, Flights to cities worldwide, and frequently asked questions. As an added bonus, they have a feature which is for Flight + Hotel, which helps you save money when you book a package vacation to places like Cancun, Tulum, Las Vegas, and Cabo. 

Trip.com has a far-reaching flight network of over 2 million individual flight routes that connect more than 5,000 cities around the globe. They have suggestions on popular routes in the world and they also provide some flight deals. You can add price alerts, which lets you track price changes so you can decide on the best time to book. Trip.com works closely with major airlines across Asia, so whether you’re jetting off for pleasure or traveling for business, we offer cheap flight deals to the best destinations in Asia. 

Although train travel in the United States isn't as popular, if you are in Europe, train travel is very popular and is way cheaper than flying sometimes. This is why you need to use Omio, which is has been changing the world of travel since 2013. Their platform helps travelers worldwide explore Europe, the United States, and Canada via train and bus. Omio has access to more than 1,000 trusted travel partners across trains, buses, flights, ferries, and airports so that you can focus on the journey. I would like to focus mostly on their train and bus services because I have already covered platforms that are solely dedicated to flight. It is popular to take Night trains in Europe so you save money on accommodation and so you arrive at your destination early in the morning. Omio also has featured bus, train, and ferry routes in Europe which could help in booking travel around Europe. I will go over the Omio platform more in-depth in a future blog.

Local Transportation

Once you get to your destination, you will have to find a way to the city center; this can be accomplished by public transport, another way is by ride-sharing apps like Grab or Uber, and by Airport Transfer. Your other option once you get to a destination is to rent a car, but it really depends on where you are because it doesn't make sense to rent a car in some cities. Using a ride-sharing app like Grab is

probably the easiest way to get around Southeast Asia, due to the language barrier and if you are uncomfortable with taking public transport, Grab is the best option, cause it is pretty cheap.

If you are planning on taking public transport around Europe, I would suggest doing research on the cost of local transport and the various passes they offer for the duration of your stay.

There are some places, like island resorts, where public transport isn't an option, and getting an uber or Grab could be tough because everyone else is trying to do the same. An alternative way to get to the city center is by airport transfer. Finding an Airport transfer service that isn't very expensive is tough. A great Airport transfer company out there is Kiwitaxi.com, an international service for booking private transfers. The company provides transfers in ALL the most popular countries in the world. Most transfers can be booked online and all special routes can be requested through the transfer price request form on the website. Kiwitaxi provides transfers to more than 90 countries and 600 airports. 

When visiting a country like Iceland, where you will most definitely have to rent a car, finding the right car rental is very important, which is why I suggest using a platform like Discover Cars. 

Discover Cars is an Award-winning car rental comparison website that helps customers find, compare and rent cars globally.  This website helps compare car rental deals from many companies 

so that you can choose which is best for your trip. Discover Cars have a very high customer review on TrustPilot and are partnered with some of the top webmasters in the travel industry. 

In many southeast Asia countries and island places, it is very common for there to be bike or Scooter rentals because renting a car there isn't practical. BikesBooking.com is an online booking service 

for motorcycles, scooters, quads, and bicycles all over the world. BikesBooking compares the prices of 950 rental companies from over 40 countries.  50,000 vehicles are available for booking in more

than 2,000 locations around the world. BikesBooking provides an alternative to car rentals and the service is a key player in the online booking market for motorcycle and bicycle transport.

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