Five Tricks I Use To Travel Cheaper

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Travel can be expensive, but it can also be affordable, and hitch hiking round the world with a tent, or on a backpacker budget, isn’t the only way to do it on the cheap. I’ve traveled the wold as a twenty-something backpacker, a forty-something digital nomad, and everything in between. Here are just a few ways to shave hundreds of dollars off the price of every trip.

Honey

You may or may not be familiar with Honey. It’s a handy little app that helps you save money almost every time you shop online, by automatically searching for (and applying) coupon codes as you check out, to ensure you have the best possible deal.

What many people don’t realize is that Honey works on travel comparison sites like Expedia and Hotels.com. You should be using these comparison sites anyway, to make sure you’re getting a great deal on your travel purchases, but Honey can quickly search for and apply any coupon codes available, to make sure you’re definitely getting the best of the best when it comes to travel deals.

If Honey can’t find you a deal, you may still get a ‘Honey Gold’ reward. Which is simply points to use towards gift cards at Amazon, Groupon and many other places. Don’t forget you can sign up for alerts at many travel comparison sites, if you have a particular destination in mind. If you get an alert on a deal and return to the website, as long as you have the Honey app installed it will re-search for any new discounts and apply them at checkout.

If you shop online (and with the holiday season approaching), it’s probably worth installing this app anyway. You’ll save small on many purchases, but the big savings are often on the big purchases, like travel. Join Honey here.

Groupon

I love Groupon for travel deals. They have some of the best deals available both on accommodation and on package travel deals. And they work with the Honey app, so every time you book through them you’ll have any extra discounts applied automatically (plus the chance to earn some more of those Honey Gold rewards).

Other discount sites like Wowcher & Living Social also have travel deals, so they’re worth checking out, but I’ve found all my best travel brgains on Groupon.