Saving Money on Flights, Hotels & Cars

The road less traveled. (Photo: Voyageur)

I originally started Vagabond Insider with the thought that I will be doing video a lot more.

I wanted to show people where I’m at and other things. Since then, I have learned how to screen capture my screen and show other people how to do things.

From now on, expect more videos!

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Here are some simple quick tips and resources on saving money on flights, hotels, and cars.

I’ll show you what you need to plan for and what places to look for some great deals.

YouTube only wants videos 10 minutes or shorter, I had to cut out some of my very awesome commentary.

Here are the slide notes from the video:

LAX Seminar Last Minute
$4,997 GURU Management Summit
2 days Away
Hotel, Flight, and Parking Arrangements
Hotel + Flight Package Savings

Certain Days and Times are cheaper
On certain days it is cheaper to travel   Tuesday, Wednesday, & Saturday
Most expensive are Monday & Friday
Cheapest Time to Travel is evenings except Friday and Sunday

Booking in Advance Saves tons of $$$
Of course not all travel arrangements can be planned out
Procrastination is sometimes are closest friend (like for me in this instance)

Try Travel Agents or Booking Sites
Some Travel Agents know certain places and are able to work out a deal better than any booking site
Try many different booking sites and the actual sites of airlines as well

Where to Look for a Flight and/or Hotel
Kayak.com (my favorite for many reasons
Cheaptickets.com
Expedia.com
Orbitz.com
Travelocity.com
Priceline.com
Hotwire.com

USA Flight Places to Find Cheap Flights
Southwest.com
Jetblue.com

Hotel & Hostels & Others
Hotel.com
Hostels.com
Hostelworld.com
Couchsurfing.org

Cars
A lot of the websites before can include cars
Beware of special upgrades your credit card might offer, such as American Express Platinum
Look at a lot of different types of cars if price matters, some convertibles can be $19 or less a day

Parking at the Airport
Plan out your parking arrangements ahead of time
To find parking places near the airport (cheaper) just search (City/Airport) Airport Parking
AAA members can get discounts at many places

Summary from Vagabond Insider
Shop around
If you can plan ahead, do it
Look at reviews for hotels (you’ll thank yourself later)
Plan out parking arrangements
Have fun on your trip!

Do you have any websites or recommendations? Please leave those in the comments below!

Posted on June 10th 2010.