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How To Avoid Hidden Travel Expenses

how to save money when you travelWhen you’re planning to take a trip, especially if it’s for leisure rather than work, you want to make sure that you are able to spend more money on things that you can do once you arrive rather than on the journey itself. For this reason, it’s wise to know about the many hidden expenses that tend to “pop up” while making travel plans.

Do you want to know what they are and more importantly, how you can avoid them? If so, we’ve enclosed five tips that can help you to keep more money in your pocket rather than spending it all on reservations at the airport, the rental car place or even at your hotel:

Make reservations online and purchase travel insurance. Just like with a lot of cable or cell phone companies, when you are booking a reservation and you would prefer to speak with a live agent, there tends to be a small processing fee. For this reason, you would be better off booking it yourself online. Just make sure that if you go with a travel deal website like Cheap Flights or Expedia that you purchase travel insurance. That’s because if you happen to miss your flight and you need to reschedule, without insurance, you can end up paying almost the same amount to rebook your flight.

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It Pays To Use A Travel Guide

My husband and I enjoy taking at least one road trip every summer.  We have found that we end up saving money if we buy a travel guide for the places we are planning to go.  That way we can study our destinations in advance as well as find the amenities we need while we are on the road.

We have saved money by being educated about the least expensive places to visit, sleep, camp, etc.  One of our guide books helped us save a lot of money as it informed us that we can buy an annual pass for visiting parks in the United States.  For $80 US we can go to as many parks as we want without having to pay each time.  Without this knowledge we would have had no clue and would have ended up spending a lot more than just $80.

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