There are common sense travel tips, like “Check at least three web sites to get the best deal on plane tickets.” Then there are the tips that are more along the line of “secrets.” These are the little-known tricks learned by experience. Here are some of the best of those.
Cheap Travel Tips
Find out where local visitors from within the country stay. The cheapest “tourist hotel” I could find when in a resort town in Mexico was $135. I asked a local businessman where to find a cheap room, and got one for $10. There wasn’t a swimming pool, but the room was spotless. I was there to travel, not to lounge, so this suited me fine.
Negotiating room charges is common in many countries. In Banos, Ecuador, we negotiated our room rate down from $12 to $6 per night, by paying for several nights in advance. The trick here is to be sure that there are other options, then make your final offer and walk away. Most owners will call you back and lower the price.
Consider hostels, if you don’t mind sharing a room. They’re much more common overseas. This saves you a lot if you are single, because you pay for the bed. I...
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