Tips For Vacationing On A Budget by Ken Snow

 The world of budget travel can be filled with excitement and appeal, and in our expensive world today traveling on a budget is becoming more necessary if you want to travel at all. It is important to keep costs low when traveling, whether you are traveling solo seeing a foreign country for the first time or a family with your car filled with kids and luggage heading for the beach or an amusement park.

If you want to go the lower cost route while traveling, it is definitely a good plan to generate a travel budget. Determine the approximate costs and prioritize the different portions of your trip, such as hotel, airfare, car rental, visiting attractions and sights, food, and gasoline. Once you have a good idea of what you want to spend on each part of your trip, then you need to begin shopping around for the best deals.

When it comes time for you to formulate a budget for travel, you should first prioritize by deciding what is most important to you and what you can cut back on. For example, while some travelers would rather spend a more on a higher class of accommodations, others would rather save money by staying at lower priced hotels or motels splurge on sightseeing or their food budget for the family.

Once you have prioritized the elements of your trip, begin researching what the best deals are. Often, discounted admission rates on area attractions are the most common and easiest to find, since many theme parks, museums and other attractions run specials to draw tourists.

To get big discounts on local attractions, the best place to start is the Internet, specifically the web site of whatever attraction you want to visit. Often you will find great deals online, such as two-for-one deals, free admission for children, special reduced admission days, even discounts on food and lodging.

There are other ways to get great discounts. If you are in the military, a senior citizen or a member of an organization such as AAA, you will find that there are many discounts available to you. Most AAA offices sell discounted tickets for theme parks, museums and other attractions within driving distance, and most AAA offices sell discounted tickets to popular destinations like the Walt Disney World Resort, too. The secret to making the most of your travel budget is to research and take advantage of any discounts available.

If you plan to drive your car on your trip, make sure you get it services so that it is in good condition before you leave. Something small like under-inflated tires or worn spark plugs or brake pads can affect your gas mileage and increase your fuel budget.

A good tip for keeping your fuel spending under control is to invest in a map of your destination. It will keep you from getting lost and therefore wasting gas. Being able to find your way to and from the hotel or other destinations without trouble will make your vacation less stressful and less costly.

No matter how work to save money on your next vacation, planning a budget and adhering to it will let you enjoy your vacation more, and worry about the costs less.

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Save Money – Stay In An Orlando Villa   by Peter Kenny

 Did you know that an Orlando vacation rental could cost the same if not LESS than a hotel or motel but offer you SO much more?

Imagine you are going on holiday with friends or extended family and there are 10 people (for example) in your party. You could squeeze 4 or 5 at a time into a hotel room – 2 in each bed plus a rollaway bed ( which could be an extra charge). Picture it – all these people in one room, with one T.V. and one bathroom to share. There is no guarantee the rest of your party will be located in adjoining rooms.

Now imagine your own home for the length of your Orlando vacation. Your own car is parked on your very own driveway and you have a maximum of 2 people to a bedroom. Almost all bedrooms have their own private bathrooms PLUS a separate lounge PLUS a separate dining room/area PLUS your very own fully equipped kitchen where, if you wish, you can have breakfast before you are even dressed, with cool drinks/beer always on hand during the glorious hot Floridian weather. All of this can be yours PLUS your very own private swimming pool just for you and your guests to enjoy day and night.

Some homes have games rooms…

Still to take into consideration is the laundry facilities which all privately owned villas offer and nowadays it is fairly common (although not guaranteed) to find a games room in your vacation rental villa. This could include anything from a pool table to darts board; a treadmill to a foosball table. Sometimes these features are to be found in a converted garage or some villas even have a “bonus” room, which they use for this purpose.

Of course you will also have the opportunity to barbecue outside near your pool deck, so this can add another dimension to mealtimes. There are plenty of supermarkets close at hand to your villa where you can select a wide variety of ingredients to include in your barbecue.

Many of the homeowners who rent out their vacation villas in Orlando have gone that extra mile and provided computer access and most have some kind of games console for the children. Normally there are pool toys left out at your disposal and quite often there are books for all ages, which you are welcome to use. Some also have board games and/or toys.

Look at how the prices differ…

Let us look at the costs involved. Take 3 hotel rooms at roughly $70-$90 per room per night. This totals $1470-$1890 for a one week’s stay for your entire party. Compare this to the $1000-$1500 you could pay for a villa, then remember all the extra rooms and facilities you will have. In a villa it never feels crowded and everyone can have his or her own space.

Peter Kenny has been travelling to Florida for the last 20 years and runs two vacation rental sites http://www.reunionresort.us.com and http://www.windsorpalmsflorida.com Please visit for more articles on vacation rentals and ownership.

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