Five Tricks I Use To Travel Cheaper

Karen Banes
5 min readAug 28, 2018
Photo by Jeff Isaak on Unsplash

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…

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Karen Banes
Karen Banes

Written by Karen Banes

Freelance writer sharing thoughts on life, society, creativity, and productivity. https://changetheworldwithwords.substack.com

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