Money Saving – All My Top Tips in One Place
Check out my top money-saving tips to help you save money at every stage during your travels.
| Cheap Flights | How to Get the Best Flight Deals | Post Link |
|---|---|---|
| Set a Budget For Your Trip | Obvious but also often overlooked! Loveholidays has a great budget filter option. | Read More |
| Book Travel Out of Season | My number one way to save money. In most of Europe, May to September is the high season. | Read More |
| Kayak Explore to Stretch Budget | Kayak Explore shows you how far your budget will take you. Puut in your starting airport, add filters and get a list of flight destinations or a map | Read More |
| Find Cheap Flights | Skyscanner and Kayak give you the option to put in your starting airport and then select ‘anywhere/everywhere’ as the destination. It’s great for finding new destinations. | Read More |
| Use A Reverse Flight Search | Put your destination airport in first and then for destination click ‘everywhere’. Find the cheapest flight routes from the selection – also great for creating 2+ destination trips. | Read More |
| Find Cheap Easyjet Flights | Inspire Me search -enter some basic details such as the season you want to travel, what type of trip you want, and the budget and you will get a list that matches. | Read More |
| Find Cheap Flights on Easyjet | Easyjet has a great Cheap Fare Finder. Just select your starting airport and your destination and you will see the prices for the whole year. | Read More |
| Best Time to Book Flight | Skycanner has a price alerts system which can be set to the destination you are interested in. Hopper tells you if the price of the flight is likely to go up or down. | Read More |
| Consider Joining a Flight Club | Going for US based travellers and Jacks Flight Club for the UK. Pay a monthly fee & get handpicked deals. | Read More |
| Try Hub Airport Searches | Click to find out the list of the 100 biggest and busiest airports in Europe. | Read More |
| Fly To a Nearby Airport | Why not fly to one airport and then travel around by train or bus, either returning overland or flying back from another airport | Read More |
| Get Cashback When Booking | WayAway is a travel booking site that gives travellers the chance to get cashback on flights, hotels and activities. Click here to get £10 off WayAway membership | Read More |
| Cheap Trains | How to Get the Best Train & Transport Deals |
|---|---|
| Base Your Trip Around Trains not Planes | The Man in Seat 61 is a fantastic website where you can learn everything you need to know about getting anywhere by train. It’s seriously addictive! |
| Check All Your Transport Options | Omnio is a great website where you put in your starting point and end point, plus your travel dates and it gives you flight, ferry and bus options. |
| Get an Interrail Pass and Use Trains | An Interrail pass is a great way to base your trip around train travel.There is everything from 4 days a month to 3 months in a row. |
| Combine With a Local Train Pass | For 49 Euros you can travel anywhere in Germany on public transport as much as you like in one month |
| Use High Speed/Sleeper Trains | Check out the TGV network Check out the Trainline’s list of European sleeper trains. |
Money Saving Resources & Essentials
Here are all the money-saving travel resources I use;
Essentials
- Priority Pass – airport membership scheme. Standard Plus membership is great.
- Lounge Pass – buy lounge access on a pay-as-you-go basis
- Coverwise – great value annual travel insurance
- Medical Cover – ideal for travellers with more complex medical conditions
Getting There
- Omnio – search all transport options in one place here – flights, buses and trains
- The Trainline – you can book train and bus travel in 45 countries on this site
- Kayak
Hotels, Holidays & Accommodation
- Expedia
- Booking.com – huge choice and great upgrades for Genius loyalty members
- Hotels.com – loyalty adds up to free stay
- Cruise Critic – amazing deals plus helpful cruise forums
- Holidaycottages – huge selection with lots of pet-friendly choices
- Vrbo – self contained holiday homes
- Sykes Cottages – also includes National Trust properties
Things to Do
- Get Your Guide – private tours, group tours & loads of activities to choose from
- Viator – even more tours and activities in destinations all over the world
Saving When Travelling
- Discover Car Hire – deals all over the world
- Car Hire Excess – way cheaper than paying car hire companies to reduce excess
- ESim – cheap mobile calls wherever you are going
Travel Essentials
- Easyjet 45x36x20 Underseat case
- Compression Packing cube set
- Packing cube set
- Hanging Wash bag
- Flight Bag
- Travel Document Holder
- Book light
- Travel probiotic
- Wired earphones
- Earbuds
- Travel adapter
- Power Cord
- Ginger tablets
- Ginger sweets
- Travel Fan
- Sleep Mask
- Silicone ear plugs
My Money Saving Blog Posts
- How to Find Cheap Flights to Anywhere Really Easily
Are you travelling on a budget and want to get the most from it? I love finding great flight deals and this search technique is my go-to way to start planning a trip. Read on and I will guide you step by step on how to find some cheap flights to anywhere quickly and easily.… Read More »How to Find Cheap Flights to Anywhere Really Easily - Travel Cheaper with 6 Tried and Tested Money Saving TipsLooking for ways to travel cheaper? Check out these 6 top tips – they will all help get the most from your travel budget. Links You Might Find Helpful:Check Cheap Flights with Cashback on WayAwayFind Flight Deals with These Flight Booking HacksGet Cheap Packages on Loveholidays Travel Cheaper by Using a Reverse Flight Search Skyscanner… Read More »Travel Cheaper with 6 Tried and Tested Money Saving Tips
- Check Out the Best Time to Book a Hotel & Bag A BargainDo you want to find out the best time to book a hotel so you get the best rate possible? Read on to find out what you need to know and start saving! Links You Might Find Helpful:Read How to Get Cheap Hotel DealsGet MoreTips on My Travel More & Spend Less Page Best Time… Read More »Check Out the Best Time to Book a Hotel & Bag A Bargain
- 12 Tips for Travelling Well Wherever You GoDo you like to enjoy happy travel? Do you want to leave a little trail of smiles wherever you go and spread a bit of love and positivity? Then check out this list of ways you can ensure you are travelling well. Travelling Well 1. Learn a Few Words of the Local Language Taking a… Read More »12 Tips for Travelling Well Wherever You Go
- 14 Flight Booking Hacks: Save Big on Flights | Expert TipsFinding a cheap flight is a great way to start planning your next adventure. It’s how I start planning all my trips. Check out these flight booking hacks where you will learn how to use new search techniques and plan trips. Read on now to learn how to smash your flight budget and get some… Read More »14 Flight Booking Hacks: Save Big on Flights | Expert Tips
- Ultimate Guide to EasyJet Baggage For Stress Free Travel 🧳Want to know more about EasyJet’s baggage policies? Read on to learn what you can bring with a guide to Easyjet’s luggage allowance. Pricing varies from flight to flight so it can take a bit of working out! Read on to ensure you understand the policies, pricing and you know what to compare – no… Read More »Ultimate Guide to EasyJet Baggage For Stress Free Travel 🧳
- 9 Easy Travel Packing Hacks to Maximise Your Luggage SpaceAre you looking for some packing hacks to help when travelling? I’ve been travelling professionally for 30 years, I’ve learned lots about packing – mostly the hard way! Let me share with you my 9 Travel Packing Hacks to shortcut you to happy packing! So let’s jump into my list of packing hacks to help… Read More »9 Easy Travel Packing Hacks to Maximise Your Luggage Space
- An Easy Airplane Seating Hack To Impress Your Fellow FliersWant to impress your fellow flyers? This simple plane airplane seating hack is something I often get asked to show others! Check it out now to make your next flight much easier (especially in you are in an aisle seat!) 1. Very Easy Airplane Seating Flight Hack As someone who has flown, I am sure… Read More »An Easy Airplane Seating Hack To Impress Your Fellow Fliers
- 8 Mobile Phone Travel Hacks To Save You Time & MoneyLooking for some tried and tested mobile phone travel hacks? These are all the things related to mobile phones that I use, have, or do! Links You Might Find Helpful:Super Long Power Lead – A Travel EssentialsTravel Power Adapter with USB SocketsCheck Out All My Recommended Travel Essentials 1. Mobile Phone Travel Hacks – Take… Read More »8 Mobile Phone Travel Hacks To Save You Time & Money
- Travel Sickness – 36 Tried and Tested Tips to Help YouI’ve suffered from travel sickness all my life and get sick in cars, on coaches, on planes and on boats. Over the years I’ve tried all sorts of treatments with varying impacts. Here are all the things that I have found that help. Links You Might Find Helpful:Private Tour Operator Shore Excursions from InvernessPrivate Half-Day… Read More »Travel Sickness – 36 Tried and Tested Tips to Help You
- 9 Tried and Tested Tips to Help Overcome a Fear of FlyingMy fear of flying was so bad that for many years it stopped me from flying at all. I am sharing everything that I did to overcome a fear of flying, ensuring I can now fly relatively easily. Recently I even comforted others on a plane when we had to do a go-around (aborted landing!)… Read More »9 Tried and Tested Tips to Help Overcome a Fear of Flying
- 12 Self Catering Holiday Tips and Tricks You Need to KnowSelf catering holidays, or holiday rentals as they are sometimes known, are a great choice of holiday with everything from self catering apartments, to cute cottages and everything in between (including castles!). There are some things to be mindful of if you haven’t stayed in this type of holiday accommodation before and are perhaps more… Read More »12 Self Catering Holiday Tips and Tricks You Need to Know
- How to Get Cheap Hotel Deals and Stretch Your BudgetCheck out my list of how to get cheap hotel deals for some easy ways to stretch your budget to the max. Just to clarify I’m all about getting the best hotel possible at the best price – this isn’t about hostels or cheap accommodation. How to Get Cheap Hotel Deals How to Get Cheap… Read More »How to Get Cheap Hotel Deals and Stretch Your Budget
- 12 Tried and Tested Flight Booking Tips to Get Great DealsFinding a great flight deal is a great way to start planning a trip and helps squeeze the most from your travel budget. Finding cheap flights anywhere can be a great way to get some new travel inspiration! Check out my flight booking tips and find some flight bargains! Why not enter your journey details… Read More »12 Tried and Tested Flight Booking Tips to Get Great Deals
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