How To Take A Cheap Weekend Getaway

Are you wondering how you can take the break you deserve without blowing your budget or dipping into that retirement fund? Try these tips and make your travel dollars go the distance.  

Online travel websites are offering some best vacation packages. Choose a cheap vacation package which offers all excitement of the tour, and comes under your budget.

• When traveling and booking airfare, hotel, and/or car rentals, always ask if the company is running any specials. Many times, specials are not advertised and the information is not offered when booking. Just by asking, you could save yourself a bundle.

• If you're looking for a weekend getaway, all the major airlines have weekend specials. You can just go to an airlines' Web site and sign-up to have them mailed to you. The emails often contain discount information on cheap car rentals and hotel rooms, and even a cheap vacation package. You have to be flexible about where you go, but it can be exciting to not know until Wednesday where your weekend will be spent.

• Eating out is often the most expensive part of vacationing, so get a hotel room with a refrigerator. Get water, soda and juices for your stay as well as fruit and breakfast items. Going out for breakfast can really break the bank and you often end up eating more than you should.

• Use the internet to search out last minute bargain weekend fares. Most airlines' websites have a place where drastically reduced weekend fares are available. Start checking on Wednesday for the weekend ahead.

• Always take a large bottle of water, a good book or tape, and some easily portable snacks when going on long plane rides with layovers. You need water to avoid becoming dehydrated, and these items (food, drink & entertainment) keep you from looking at those expensive airport gift/book shops and restaurants.

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