Given the availability of cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, and cheap vacation packages you should not skip your vacation this year because an expensive vacation is not in your budget.
The follows are tips to make your vacation more affordable:
Avoid traveling over holidays. Airlines have added peak air travel surcharges to dates around holidays.
Flights departing early on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings often offer the lowest cheap fares.
Pack light so as to not be charged for checking bags when you fly. The cost of checking a single bag on many large airlines is $25 and goes up to $35 for the second checked bag.
Overweight (the limit is usually 50 lbs) bag fees run between $39 and $200, depending on the airline, and how overweight the bag. It is smart to weigh your bag prior to heading for the airport and check your airlines baggage fees to determine if it is cheaper to pack two small bags vs. one large bag.
Other ideas to save on a vacation include:
Consider driving to a beach vs. flying to an island destination.
Think about vacationing in the states vs. going overseas.
Many of the vacation destinations within America can be substituted for by staying close to the coast you are living on. For example, if you are interested in visiting Las Vegas and live in Washington D.C. consider Atlantic City. If you want a big city experience, live in Oregon, and are thinking about New York city, consider checking out Los Angeles.
Consider visiting a state or national park vs. amusement parks, since the most popular of which are charging over $80 per day per person!
Enjoying time off should be a top priority. Cheaper alternatives that can offer you equally good times for much less money can be had if you do a little research.
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