TIPS TO TRAVEL ON A BUDGET FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS

Are you planning to travel on a budget ? We all know that traveling is a little expensive and isn’t cheap. But there are plenty of ways to save money on your travel. If you are planning to travel on a budget, then I have 8 tips to travel on a budget to save some money.

I know that we all like traveling. Most people do not travel, because they think that traveling is very expensive. There are different ways to travel on a budget if we do our research.

Before traveling, do your research about the destination on YouTube, Instagram, or Of course in Blogs. This will help you to save some time and money as well.

How to Save Money for Travel ?

Here I have listed out some of the tips to travel on a budget to save money for travelling.

1. Plan your travel budget

The first thing is you should know how to plan your travel budget.

You’ll need to calculate the budget to reach the destination, transportation, food, and accommodations. Make your plan very simple if you are looking for a budget trip.

Prefer low-cost airlines, use public transport, and avoid high-budget hotels. Also, you should keep some emergency funds in handy.

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2. Book Tickets in Advance

Once you have confirmed your travel, the first thing you’ll need to do is book your Flight or Train tickets

Normally on weekdays ticket prices might be lower when compared to weekends. So prefer to travel on weekdays. It will save some money.

Also, book your return ticket as well. You’ll get some offers if you book tickets as a package.

You should avoid last-minute bookings. It will end up in spending more money.

3. Stay at Hostels or Home-stays

Always prefer hostels or homestays. Hotels are more expensive than hostels.

You can book hostels online when you book your travel tickets. Personally I’m using Hostel World to book hostels. Also, you can prefer local homestays at the destination. Don’t be shy to opt for homestays. Also, you can eat healthy foods.

Make sure that the hostel provides complementary foods. It will save some more money. Also, check if there are any packages with some discount for your stay.

4. Rent a Vehicle

If public transportation has limited access, then try to rent a bike/scooter or car based on your convenience. Otherwise, you’ll waste your time waiting for public transportation over there.

If you have your rental bike, you can reach out to the places in time and save your time. You can able to book rental bikes in the online portal or you can rent bikes at the rental shops as well.

5. Utilize Card Offers and Discounts

You may get discounts while booking your travel tickets by using your credit/debit cards. If you have any existing offer on your credit/debit card, you can use it while booking your tickets or hotels. It will help you to save some money.

If you have any cashback offers or coupons on food partners like Swiggy or Zomato, you can use them.

Also, if you have any airport lounge access debit/credit cards, then you can enjoy a free meal at the airport for free.

6. Travel during Off-season

During the season time hotels, food, transportation, and some other activities prices will be very expensive. Also, you will need to manage with the crowd place.

If you are travelling in off season, the prices will be reduced compared to the season time. You can avoid the public crowd and enjoy your travel without any hassles

7. Bring your own food

Always keep some stock of sandwiches or snacks with you. Try to avoid buying snacks/meals in tourist places. The price will be a little expensive on the tourist destinations.

Of course, these are small things, but they will help you save some bucks

8. Bargaining

Try to bargain with the sellers, if you are buying something at the tourist spots. Normally the price will be a little higher at the tourist spots. Maybe they will quote the price higher for the product. It is better to have some idea of the product’s price, before going to buy the product from the sellers.

I hope the above mentioned tips to travel on a budget will be helpful for you. I have listed out these tips based on my experience. Use this tips to save some money on your travel.