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Hotel Accommodation and Cheap Flights

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Ask anybody if they would like to save huge amounts of money on their next holiday, and the answer will always be a resounding yes. Usually I don’t believe in guides like this, but boy was I pleasantly surprised when I eventually got the guide and went through it. The tips are really useful and make complete sense. It’s not just some report that promises the world but delivers nothing. The guide is not complicated, and its practicality makes it easy to implement.

The author really put a lot of thought into this guide, and he knows what he’s talking about because he comes from the travel and hospitality industry. You won’t be able to get any of these insider secrets anywhere else. He really blows the lid off closely guarded secrets that only a few travel agents are aware of.
Here are just some of the things that you will learn inside this guide:

15 powerful Budget Travel tips that can easily save you anywhere from 50% to over 80% off your flights!
A little known website that sends you email updates on hot travel deals as they happen: For example, “fly anywhere in the US on Jet Blue for $39 each way when you book within two days!”

How to travel like a travel agent yourself and save BIG, “being” a travel agent comes with outrageous perks like 50% to 100% off airfare, hotels, car rentals, theme park admissions tickets, travel insurance, boat cruises and more.

How to save big money on flights using “no-frills airlines”: If you just want to get “there” for as cheap as possible, and you don’t need all the fancy options, simply fly on one of these no-frills airlines and save hundreds of dollars on each flight.

How to work with travel agents to save money and time: Sometimes going through a travel agent (middle man) instead of going direct through an airline will actually save you money.

How to become a travel agent yourself and save BIG: Like we mentioned earlier, being a travel agent comes with outrageous perks like 50% to 100% off airfare, hotels, car rentals, theme park admissions tickets, travel insurance, boat cruises and more.
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Get Discount For Travel Accommodations

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

We have spent the past couple months planning for our around the word trip. In said preparation we found out a couple memberships and passes which will make our lives easier as well as save some money. I’d like to share those with you.

EU Rail Passes

This pass will give you access to almost every single train in Western Europe, this excludes UK. If you are less than 25 years old you qualify for a 2nd class pass which is about 25% less expensive then the first class pass. You can pick and choose the best pass for your travel needs. We chose to go with a 3 month-unlimited pass. Spain is one of the only countries that require a small supplement fee when booking a train ride. Otherwise, you get to ride fast and slow train as much you like.

Camping International Card

The Camping International Card has mainly two interesting benefits: You get access to exclusive campsites and receive up to 15% discount. The second benefit and perhaps more interesting one is the ability to use it as an identification card at campgrounds. Normally they would ask you to leave you passport at the office when you are camping. I don’t know about you, but I am not comfortable leaving my passport anywhere. The Camping International Carnet serves as you I.D. in place of your passport. If you are a AAA member you can request a carnet for about $30. If you are not a AAA member FCRV can provide you with a one year membership for about $60 (the only place I found where you can get this card in the US, thanks Heather). Note you will receive one card per family, not one per person.

Hostelling International Card

The Hostelling International membership card is all you need to access the world’s largest network of budget travel accommodations as well as many member exclusive discounts and special offers. This means you get access to exclusive hostels and special offers on the road. You don’t have to get this membership ahead of time, but I recommend you do, it makes things easier when you arrive at the hostel. Discounts normally ranger from 5-15%. Some hostels required you to have the card, but they allow you purchase it when you arrive.

Royal Oak Foundation Card

The Royal Oak Foundation engages Americans in the work of the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, one of the world’s largest and most progressive conservation organizations. With the membership you get to enjoy free entry to over 350 historic locations, which include some of Britain’s most amazing countryside; places like Stonehenge. The membership will cost you $80 for a family. With your membership you will receive a 200 page guide containing most of the included locations as well as parking pass, which grants you free parking at most of the locations—great value and highly recommended.
For long term world travelers, I would recommend picking up the memberships above. They will not only save you money and time but also include guides, and discount booklets that will help you familiarize yourself with long-term international travel.

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Tips For Traveler in Venice

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

The best time to visit Venice is in early spring when the weather has warmed up a little but isn’t too cold. Visiting in the height of summer can be quite muggy and humid, spring time is just that little bit more fresh!
Make sure you arrive in style by taking a water taxi from the airport. It’s expensive, at about €100, but if you are with friends or agree to share, €25 or less per head is well worth it and you’ll be dropped off at the nearest landing-stage to your hotel. If you’re staying for three days or more, invest €33 in a 72-hour ACTV smart card. Unless you intend to sit in your hotel all day (why would you!?) you will save money over buying single tickets and it’s much easier, you simply validate your ticket by passing it over the reader as you enter each landing-stage.

Don’t go for the most expensive hotels, unless you intend to spend most of your time there. There are much cheaper hotels in Venice which serve as perfectly good bases! There is no shortage of gondoliers touting for your custom and, for a special occasion with a special friend, a gondola ride down the Grand Canal is unforgettable. If the gondola rides really are out of your price range you can cross the canal by traghetti – gondola ferries – for just 50 cents.

You MUST explore on foot. Don’t panic when you become lost, which you almost certainly will, there are delights to be found in numerous discoveries to find until you get yourself back on track. Yellow street signs on buildings show the way to San Marco, Rialto & Accademia. Just slip away from the crowds, down alleys and across bridges, and you will soon lose you in Venice’s backwaters. Go to Castello, Cannaregio or Dorsoduro, Sestieri.

Go to St Mark’s Square either early in the morning, before the day-trippers arrive, or at night, when they have left. After dark, the lights and the music add a new ambiance to this enchanting place. Fast food aside, if you are on a budget, don’t eat within stone-throwing distance of the popular tourist venues. Instead, find the places where the locals eat to get a real sense of Venice; you will also save so much more money this way!

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is extremely popular and worth a visit. Even if modern art isn’t for you, there is a lovely sculpture garden and a terrace in front, where you can sit and watch the comings and goings of the Grand Canal.

I hope you’ll find these travel tips helpful, just because the city of Venice is known to be hopelessly romantic; it’s not just for couples, even as a solo traveler there is still plenty to do and see so don’t be deterred when traveling alone.

To find out more about other great places Venice has to offer, make use of independent advice on hotels in Venice. These can give you advice and offer tips on the best places to eat, stay and visit up and down the country.

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