There are common sense travel tips, like "Check at least three websites to get the best deal on airline tickets." Then there are the tips that are more along the lines of "secrets." These are the little known tricks learned by experience. These are some of the best of them.
Cheap Travel Tips
Find out where the visitors stay. The cheapest "tourist hotel" where I could find in a resort city in Mexico was $ 135. I asked a domestic businessman where to get a cheap room, and got one for $ 10. There was a pool but the room was spotless. I was there for the journey, not the room, so this suited me well.
Negotiating room charges is common in many countries. In Baños, Ecuador, we negotiated our room rate below $ 12 to $ 6 per night, through the payment of several nights in advance. The trick here is to be sure that there are other options, and then make your final offer and walk away. Most landlords will call you again, and the lowest price.
Consider hostels, if you do not mind sharing a room. Are much more common abroad. This saves you a lot if you are alone, because you pay for the bed. After four days in a shelter of $ 4 per day including breakfast. I shared a room with several others, and a TV room with travelers from 16 countries.
Hotels in USA are less likely to negotiate, but we did. Most small chain motels are owned by the company, but the franchise, so often the owner behind the counter. Payment for several nights in advance, or just start walking, has resulted in discounts for us many times.
Travel is often only as cheap as your plane tickets. For international travel, the search for rates to countries that want to visit. Go to the cheapest now - others will be cheap again, and save $ 500 can buy a couple of days, or a mini-vacation some other time.
Anywhere, there are things you can do to keep cheaper. Eat where locals eat, for example, rather than in tourist restaurants. See the free and places of economic interest first. You can have as much fun than ever to avoid making expensive things. Increased prices means better quality with travel bags, but not necessarily travel experiences.
Other Travel Tips
E-mail important documents to you. These should include a copy of your passport, other IDs, phone numbers of the offices of U.S. consulate where you and your itinerary or e-ticket for all flights. In this way, even if you are robbed and lose everything, you will have access to all relevant documents from any internet cafe in the world.
On a tram once unzipped a pocket and removed the wallet without feeling anything. Many pickpockets are experts. Fortunately, this is a "decoy" wallet, with nothing but scraps of paper, and a false credit card. Other ways to protect the money, cards and documents include putting a bill or two under the inner sole of sports shoes, safety-pinning a hidden pocket inside the pants, and hiding cash in different places.
I see young travelers from other countries in any part to feel as if walking at night, and then are surprised that they are stolen. There are places in New York or Chicago where you do not walk at night? Ask the locals where it is safe and what is not, and trust your instincts when notified. Leave the expensive clothes and jewelry in the hotel when they are just for a stroll. Safety tips are the most important travel tips.
