Ways to get travel discounts

Getting travel discounts and taking advantage of special offers is a great way to find cheap trips. Many online travel and holiday websites provide you ways to travel and stay for a cheap price. Limit your holiday or travelling expenses to help you make the most of your holiday without worrying about the dark cloud of over expenses hanging over your head.

Transport

Price comparison websites Visit online resources such as Skyscanner.net, Flightcomparison.co.uk or Travelsupermarket.com and enter the details of your intended holiday. Consider ways in which you can make your travel cheaper such as holidaying during off-peak times like, for exampe in school terms. Make your travel dates and the number of changes you are willing to make as flexible as possible, as it will unable you to obtain the cheapest possible prices for transportation. Travel agents Contact your local High-Street travel agents and ask them about their special offers. Agents will often have a range of deals available to particular locations. However, if you follow this route, you should be aware that you might not be able to go to your ideal holiday destination.
Keep your mind open to your travel agent's suggested holiday destinations, and think about how your agent will help you to make savings. Contact airlines directly Visit the website of leading airlines or call their customer service line to ask them if they have any special deals or last-minute flights which they can offer you. Although the cheap purchase of last-minute flights is much less common than it was in the past, some airlines might still be able to offer you a late deal if they have spare seats on a flight.

Accommodation

Price comparison websites -Visit price comparison travel sites such as Hotelscomparison.com, Hotelpricescompare.com or Trivago.co.uk to find about the best deals on accommodation. -Enter your travel dates, budget details and any other requirements which you have on a hotel or motel. -Browse the results generated by your search and think about ways in which you can make your stay cheaper, such as utilising alternative accommodation. Consider alternative accommodation -Enter your destination and travel dates into alternative accommodation websites, such as Hostelbookers.com, Hostels.com or Hostelworld.com to find about heavily discounted accommodation. -Travellers looking for the cheapest and, arguably, most alternative accommodation, can search couch-surfing websites, such as Couchsurfing.com or Couchsurfing.org, to find a free place to stay in someone's private residence.