Traveling is popular, especially for millennials. Many young people are willing to save and spend a lot of money to buy cheap travel experiences to various places.
Traveling is believed to make the mind fresher after a tiring routine. Apart from that, traveling also opens up new opportunities to make friends, understand the culture of tourist attractions, and open up new insights.
For those of you who really want to travel but without spending your savings, follow these tips to make your trips more enjoyable without spending a lot of money.
1.Planned vacation
The first tip for saving on your vacation budget is to make a plan. Where are you going on vacation, so you can compare similar tourist attractions and choose a cheaper one, for example choosing to go to Bali or Thailand. You must have an idea, how long you will be on vacation, what places will be visited, the best and cheapest travel routes to be taken, map the route you will take, check the availability of public transportation and find out information on places to stay and places to eat that are suitable budget. If everything is scheduled, there will be fewer unexpected expenses.
2.Travel out of season
Avoid traveling during the school holiday season, also avoid big celebrations such as Christmas and New Years. Because in this season all prices will increase, hotels, airplane tickets, food prices etc. find out the season for the vacation spot you are going to, when the high and low seasons are, and schedule a vacation during the transitional period of the two seasons. Then you will get lots of attractive offers there, usually there will be lots of low price promos with lots of benefits offered by hotels and airlines. But you also have to consider the weather where you are going.
3.Booking in advance
Make an advance order. Usually we will be offered a cheaper price if we place an order well in advance. Check your holiday preparation notes, what can be ordered in advance, for example hotel rooms, airplane tickets, outdoor activities such as rafting, trekking or tours packages. This is also to make sure you will get a place, because in some places they may have limited space which requires booking in advance and making sure the place we are going to visit is open when we get there.
4. Pack necessary items
Make sure you bring all the necessary items, so you don’t have to shop for a lot of items that you can prepare beforehand. Check the weather conditions and season where you are going, make sure you bring the right clothes. We suggest that wherever you go, always prepare a waterproof jacket for unpredictable weather.
5. Choose your food wisely
The vacation you are planning is a on budget vacation, not a culinary tour. Look for hotels that provide free breakfast, and you can find cheap lunches at supermarkets or fast food. So make sure you choose food and restaurants wisely. sometimes when traveling we will often be tempted by fancy restaurants and fancy meals, remember to calculate your budget, and plan a fancy dinner only once in a vacation, and even then if you really want it. Don’t drink too much – because when you’re drunk you don’t know what you’re doing.
I always do the steps above when I go on vacation anywhere. Simple right? The point is intention, plan, research, and do everything according to what you need. By the way, do you have other cheap vacation tips? Can write in the comments below!