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6 Helpful Tips For Couples Traveling On A Budget

Budget-Friendly Travel For Couples

Are you a savvy travel couple searching for budget-friendly tips? You'll have more luck if you know the basics, like researching and traveling during off-peak seasons. Learn how to travel on a budget like a pro. These six easy tips will get you started in no time.

When traveling as a couple, it's always great to have plenty of extra money. But if you want to travel on a budget, it's smart to utilize some strategies that can stretch your dollars. Here are some tips on how to make the most out of your budget.

1Research On A Few Destinations

Choose three or four travel destinations you both like. Look into the pricing of each destination. This way, you can determine which one offers the least expensive travel.

Once you agree on a few destinations, look them up online. Look for package deals and make some comparisons. See which places offer the best pricing.

2Travel During Off-Peak Seasons

Visit a travel destination during the off-season. Take into account that visiting a locale when it's not during the tourist season will save you quite a bit of cash. Accommodations and many attractions cost less when you go during the off-season. Depending on the locale, the cost of traveling to your destination is discounted in the off-season when the demand is less. For example, in the winter, airfare to Europe is about half the fare cost in summer; you'll save hundreds of dollars per ticket!

For many summer tourist destinations, the date they switch to off-season rates is in early September when the kids go back to school, the day after Labor Day. Taking a trip with your partner a week after Labor Day will save you money, and you can still enjoy the warm weather attractions. Plus, you won't have to fight your way through the crowds.

3Saving Before The Trip

Save as a couple and as an individual before the trip. An important part of planning a trip is putting aside money in advance to pay for the trip. A way to pump up your savings and make it fun is for each of you to formulate not only your joint savings plan but also your own individual savings plan to save a few extra bucks for the trip.

Have a contest to see who can save more! Cut out those expensive coffee beverages, lunch out at work, and other less necessary expenditures in your daily lives. This way, you can bank those dollars for your trip.

4Book Hotels With Free Breakfast

Book a hotel that offers free breakfast. Nothing will start a day of exploration on your vacation like those two free meals. Many hotels offer continental breakfasts to lure in travelers.

While you're at it, grab a few of those granola bars and a few pieces of fresh fruits and place them in your purse or car, just in case you get hungry before or after lunch. Vacations take a lot of energy and can work up quite an appetite. Free snacks will serve to stretch your budget even further.

5Split Dinners In Restaurants

Do you both like some of the same foods? Consider ordering an entree and dividing it between the two of you. Even if you each ordered soup or a salad, your dinner bill will still be less expensive.

Some restaurants will charge a $2.00 or $3.00 fee for a plate when you let them know that you plan to split the entree. However, get into the habit of sharing dinners when you travel. This will show that you are real budget-savvy.

6Carry Reusable Water Bottles

When you arrive at the hotel, find the nearest grocery or drugstore nearby, where you can buy cheap bottled water by the gallon. Take the water to your hotel room; fill your containers in the evening. If your hotel room has a refrigerator, chill your water overnight.

The next morning, before you head off to see the sites, grab your bottles of water. Bottled water, when purchased separately, can cost up to $4.00 per bottle. You can save $20 or more per day between the two of you by furnishing your own water this way.

As a couple, you, hopefully, have many wonderful vacations ahead of you. Money-saving strategies will reduce your travel expenditures. Plan your next vacation with your beloved partner.

Visit during the off-season. Stay at hotels that offer free breakfasts. Share dinners. Fill your own water bottles. Put these budget-friendly tips to work when going on a vacation with your partner.



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John Quintana

John Quintana is a proud Cuban, a lifelong resident of Miami, Florida where he lives surrounded by a loving family. When he's not writing, he spends his time either fishing or in the kitchen.