What are some ways to save money when traveling? What materials are needed to apply for a visa?

If you travel frequently, there are some tips you can use. The editor below will tell you how to save money when preparing for travel. How to prepare the required documents for a visa can save a lot of trouble.

Visa

Every few days someone will come to me to ask what materials are needed for XX visa.

Every time I reply, I ask myself to read it on Taobao.

This is not because I am perfunctory, but the information about visas on Taobao is the most comprehensive and fresh; the materials may even be the simplest. The reason is simple. Businesses want to make money. These are the capital for people to eat.

I don’t want to challenge other people’s capital and use my own interests to make a living.

For example, for a US visa, what materials are required, where is your consular district, and when can you make an appointment for a visa interview. These seemingly complex problems require a lot of searching if you do it yourself.

But if you find a merchant’s detailed page on Taobao, or make further inquiries, everything will be settled.

Of course, it is up to you to decide whether to apply for a visa on Taobao.

The visa on Taobao will definitely be more expensive than your own. Nothing wrong with that. What people earn is service fees. Take the time to exchange your money.

I apply for the visa myself and usually like to grab MasterCard every Tuesday at 12 noon. The Asian visa is 99 yuan, the European visa is 499 yuan, the American visa is 599 yuan, and the Australian visa is 699 yuan. It is definitely the most cost-effective visa price at present.

It’s a pity that we have to buy it in limited quantities.

Self-driving car rental

Can a Chinese driver’s license be used in XX country? Do you want a translation? I think this should be a problem faced by many fans who leave go and go on the road.

It is recommended that you rent a car and go see it directly.

For example, Japan will tell you directly that they do not support mainland Chinese driver’s licenses.

But in Paris, mainland Chinese driver’s licenses are fully supported.

There are also some translations that need to be translated, as well as the format of the translations, which can be viewed on the rental car.

As usual, this car rental website is just a very convenient way to read the information you need to rent a car in various countries and destinations. But the price is not necessarily the cheapest. I suggest you find a few more platforms to compare.

For example, the Hertz car rental membership program GoldPlusRewards can not only match senior members of multiple airlines and hotel groups (the rental car will be upgraded after matching), but also has discount cooperation with some domestic banks (with MasterCard) 10% off).

So, just look at the required materials on the car rental website. There are many ways to rent a car.

Check hotels

If you go to a relatively unfamiliar destination, you will usually go to Mafengwo to check out hotels first.

The map function of Mafengwo Hotel is very practical. Some attractions, airports, shopping, activities, and hotels will be marked on the map, allowing you to be more purposeful when choosing a hotel. At the same time, the big data on Mafengwo will tell you where most users live.

In this way, the hotel you choose will have a relatively superior location.

In addition, some hotels in Mafengwo will provide travel notes support. I’m used to some false reviews on hotels’ internet maps and OTAs. I think the quotes in the travel notes are relatively reliable.

By the way, you can also choose Show Eagle based on hotel reviews, which is also more reliable.

Mafengwo Hotel also has a price comparison function, which will be a good helper for your BRG (best price guaranteed).

Of course, after selecting these factors, official website parties like Xiyoujun will make reservations on the hotel group’s official website in most cases. Or book through FHR or Xiayou.

Local entertainment at the destination

After booking air tickets and hotels, how to arrange and book destinations for eating, drinking and entertainment is the most troublesome problem for independent travelers.

My habit of enjoying local fun at my destination is to watch Ctrip’s local fun channels, because you can find almost all local fun things on Ctrip’s channels.

Save the trouble of making local guides at your destination.

Of course, when I made the specific reservation, I felt that these products might be found at a low price on Taobao. There are also some on Klook, but the prices on Klook are obviously much more expensive than Taobao and Ctrip. It will also be used when there are events.

In addition, you can also find many local entertainment projects on INS. For example, in Singapore, I will directly search #travelingsingapore#, and then see which pictures look good, and then focus on where.

Cruise

The cruise channel on Ctrip Cruises shows at a glance which ships are available every day, at what prices, and where to go. It is very convenient for everyone to choose a cruise.

As for price, you also know that the closer the cruise is, the cheaper it is (provided you can find the last channel).

I suggest you go to Ctrip’s cruise calendar to select a ship first, and then start waiting for a good price.

Itinerary Guide

Before, I had some cheap time (actually I did an experiment) and found some travel customization companies to consult on itineraries. It turned out that the original itinerary they gave was not as good as my visit to the poor and the hornet's nest.

If you have a Centurion Concierge, you can call the Centurion Concierge to help with your trip strategy. Although their itinerary is also very unreliable, they are still quite good at making restaurant reservations and arranging performances.

I will often ask them to recommend local specialty restaurants to me and make reservations.

Cashback on Shopping

When shopping overseas, especially in some large shopping malls, check in advance whether there are coupons available on Dianping, Ctrip, and Alipay. Generally speaking, a discount of 2-5 is no problem.

For buying, buying, buying, this is really not a small amount of money.

Airport pick-up

Bangkok, Seoul, Jeju, Phuket, these destinations often have shuttle buses for 1 yuan. Of course, there is no free lunch. In the middle, you will be asked to go to the duty-free shop.

Fortunately, I am not too disgusted with duty-free shops in these places, especially those in Korea, which should be available.

These can be found on Taobao and Ctrip.

In addition, if you are Fliggy’s F3, corresponding to the Platinum level of the China Free Tour Group, there are also two VIP shuttle buses to the airport once a year (actually this service takes you to the airport duty-free shop, but Also on the way to the airport).