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How
To Plan An Affordable Family Vacation
Are you planning a family vacation sometime
soon? Do you need help planning your vacation? Are you on
a limited budget? Do you want to plan the best vacation possible
with the least amount of money? Then read on for some helpful
tips on planning an affordable family vacation.
Most people over pay for everything when they travel. Did
you know that the listed prices for hotels and airlines are
NOT the final price? Did you know that when traveling, if
you are somewhat flexible with your arrival times, you could
possibly get a first class ticket without paying extra? This
and several other helpful tips on planning an affordable
family vacation are listed below.
Helpful Tips on Planning an Affordable Family Vacation
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Book everything at least 30 days in advance. Hotels
and airlines offer discounts for people who plan ahead.
You can
save up to 30% on airline tickets, bus tickets, and hotel
rooms by booking in advance.
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Consider traveling by bus. The average bus ticket
cost only a fraction of the cost of a plane ticket! If
you are
traveling anywhere within a 500 mile radius you can get there
the same day. You can get almost everywhere in the United
States within 2 days traveling by bus. This option gives
you a good chance to see the country and unwind from the
busy life back at home before your vacation starts. You can
see so much from a bus. You can see the mountains, lakes,
cities, beaches and so much more from a bus. From a plane,
all you see is clouds!
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When booking a flight, don't settle for the cheapest
listed
price. Those are NOT the cheapest. Airlines have
to make a profit, so they list the price online that will
give them
the most profit while still competing with the other airlines.
They can still go lower without losing money on the seat.
But why would they post their cheapest price when other airlines
are charging higher prices. Competition is what really sets
the price of a seat. Have you ever noticed when looking online,
most airlines have almost the same prices. If one of them
drops the price by $200, you can be sure the others will
be soon to follow to keep business. Use this knowledge to
your advantage. When you call, negotiate with them. Tell
them what you can afford to pay. Be reasonable. If you can't
afford to pay more than $20, there is no amount of negotiation
that will get you that ticket. Take their cheapest listed
price and start with 40% less than that. If they say no,
ask for a supervisor. Eventually they will negotiate with
you to keep your business. For a $1000 flight you may start
negotiating at $600 and finally agree on $800, but that's
a $200 savings on each ticket you buy. That's a good deal.
The same tactic works for most major hotel chains as well!
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Take a bump! When you book a plane ticket,
sometimes they overbook the flight! If this happens they
will begin offering
to "bump" volunteers. This means they will offer
you something for the inconvenience of missing this flight
and taking another flight. They will offer cash, free tickets,
and other freebies. They will put you on the next available
flight. Many times, since first class is rarely overbooked,
they will place you there. You don't always get first class,
but many times you do. So you got cash, free future flights,
and a first class flight, just by being generous to offer
your earlier seat! Now that's a deal!
There are many helpful tips on planning an affordable family
vacation. These are the ones that the travel industry does
not want you to know. It saves you money and they want your
money! Travel the world, on any budget! #
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