8 Pro-Tips to Save Your Money While Traveling

Travel can be a lot of fun. But it also comes with a lot of expenses. From booking flight tickets to hotel rooms tickets, from having to choose from international cuisine to Local cuisine, the expenses are endless.  
Travel expenses if not managed properly can take a toll on your monthly or yearly budget. But fret not? We have a lot of travel hacks that can help you save money while traveling. So, here’re 10 pro-tips that can help you cut costs during your travels:
1. Plan your trips around off-season – This is one of the most important travel hacks of all. Avoid traveling during the peak season and you will save a lot of money. Why? Because the prices for food, accommodations, and tours are likely to be high during the peak season.

So, always opt for traveling in the off-season. You can cut down costs on your food, lodgings, and tickets. Another benefit of traveling during the off-season is that you can do sightseeing easily due to the crowd being low.

2. Curtail your urge to buy a lot – One of the biggest mistakes we make we make while traveling is we buy a lot of stuff. We buy all the stuff that catches our eye. But that seems like a huge mistake. 

Though buying that particular thing may seem like the right thing to do, don’t overdo it. Every time you feel like buying something, ask yourself “Do I really need to buy this? Do I even have a need for it?” This will help you control your urge to shop mindlessly.

If the above trick didn’t work, don’t worry we have another trick for you. Well, it’s not a trick rather a  perspective. Think of the long-term impact it can have on your life. Confused? Don’t be. What I mean by this is to think about how saving your money right now can help you do your favorite things in the future.

3. Opt for a rent-out place – A major chunk of your travel expenses are incurred in booking hotels or resorts. The ticket prices soar higher and higher each day. So what’s the solution? You can opt to stay at a rented place while traveling. 

Wondering how to find one? Well, you can find one through websites like Airbnb and VRBO. Try renting a place next time for your stay during your travels instead of paying a hefty amount to the hotels, inns, or resorts.

4. Walk as much as you can –  This may seem counterintuitive but trust us when we say it can save you a lot of bucks. You plan your trips, you take care of all the bookings and tickets, but what about the commutation charges? Booking a cab, or a car can cost you a lot of money.

So, what’s the solution? Well, try to walk as much as possible. Trust us when we say there’s no fun like sight sighing on your own. You can actually feel the true vibe of the city when you walk through the nooks and corners of the city.

5. Try local cuisines instead of international ones – When traveling always try to opt for local cuisines. This can give you an authentic taste of the local delicacies of that particular city/town/village and will save a lot of money. Tasting local delicacies will leave you with a memory that you’ll cherish all your life.

6. Prefer having a larger portion of lunch – Opt for having a heavy lunch rather than having a  heavy dinner. Wondering why? It’s because at most places the lunch options are cheaper than the dinner options.

7. Always opt for advance bookings – Now this is a no-brainer but it definitely needs to be on the list. Opting for advance booking is always helpful when it comes to saving costs. The flight tickets and the hotel prices are always way cheaper when booked in advance.

8. Hang with the locals more – Want to cut down on your traveling expense, hang out with locals. Sounds strange. Right? But it's true. The locals know the place in and out and they can advise you better on what places to visit, the cheapest mode of transport and affordable food joints in the place, etc.

So, these are 8 pro-tips that can help you cut costs in your overall travel expenditure. Now go ahead and apply these to your travel plans. Till then, Happy Travelling from Bakka Bags.