How To Travel For Cheap In 2016
5 Tricks To Help You Travel For Cheap In 2016
If the holidays made you feel like you need a holiday, nothing sounds better than a peaceful, sunny escape from the winter. However, with your pockets drained from Christmas and New Years, traveling might seem like it's out of the question. That's where you're wrong. Even if you've only got a couple hundred bucks to spend, there are some incredible sites, search engines and services online that can get you somewhere good for cheap. You just have to be in the know. Check out these tools that will help you make the most of your dollar and make it a resolution in 2016 to no longer travel like a chump.
Secret Flying is a website that posts great daily deals on international flights around the world, but the key is following their Facebook page. Getting the inside tip on cheap vacations is as easy as liking the page, then waiting for the deals to start populating your newsfeed. Once you select a deal, the site redirects you to a travel search engine or airline and tells you what to enter into the search fields to access the deal. Their team is also very active in managing the page and reply directly to any questions about flights.
"The Points Guy" Brian Kelly’s love for traveling on the cheap started when he was just a teenager helping his father book business trips online. According to an interview he did with Yahoo! Finance, at just 13 years old, Kelly helped his father maximize his accumulation of frequent flyer miles and then used the points to book flights and accommodation for his family of six to Grand Cayman. Since 2011, Kelly has run thepointsguy.com, which features the latest advice on how to maximize your travel by avoiding fees, accumulating the most points possible and using your points wisely.
Launched in 2012, Czech company Skypicker is innovating the cheap airfare search engine game by creating routes that integrate both full-service and discount airlines. So, whereas a search engine like Kayak or Expedia may only show you routes that include major airlines like Delta and United, Skypicker will find you a cheaper route by integrating the little guys like Ryanair or Norwegian. And according to them, that means savings of about 25 to 35 percent on any given international flight as compared to traditional options.
Founded in 2012, Flightfox is a consultancy service that hooks you up with a travel expert who listens to your needs, then constructs an ideal itinerary. You pay a flat rate for the service and Flightfox offers a guarantee to beat any other quote you might get.
With Priceline’s “Name Your Own Price” feature, you tell them how much you’re willing to pay and they find a flight for that price with one of their partner airlines. The catch is, when using Priceline to book flights or vacation packages, you won’t find out the name of the airline, hotel or specific itinerary until after the deal has been booked and your credit card has been charged. So, make sure you’re prepared for a surprise.
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