How To Keep Your Holiday Spending Down

Thanks to sites like www.wimdu.co.uk/lisbon it is possible to find affordable accommodation in the destination of your choice with a few clicks of your mouse. With low budget airlines offering flights to popular destinations for a fraction of the price that other companies charge, it is possible to find a Bed and Breakfast in NY on Wimdu and book your flight tickets for significantly less than you may expect.

But there are other ways to ensure you do not spend too much money on your holiday, these include arrangements for travelling to the airport and avoiding the overpriced and flavour-lacking food available from departure lounge shopping centres.

Ring your local minicab company and ask if they do discounts for advance bookings or airport runs. Consider alternatives, like the train, but consider what time you will be leaving. If you need to travel through London to get to Heathrow, you may want to avoid the London Underground network at rush hour so a coach or taxi may be a better choice. If your flight is early in the morning, you may not have any choice but to drive yourself or book a taxi. Use the internet to find out where the cheapest airport parking is located.

Don’t take more luggage with you than is really necessary. A lot of budget airlines will charge you to check-in bags if you have not informed them that you are bringing them beforehand or checked them in online.

It is also better to get your foreign currency online, rather than waiting to get it at the airport. Online companies generally offer a better rate of exchange while the Bureau de Change at the airport can hike up rates, knowing that unprepared travellers have no choice but to use their service.

To summarise, to save money, you need to be prepared to do some research and get organised early. Leaving any aspect till the last minute will negate all the savings you have made up until that point.

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