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

When you travel a lot, you will have some tips that you can use. Below, the editor will tell you what methods you can use to save money during travel preparations and what information you need to apply for a visa. This can save you a lot of trouble. Visa

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

Every time I reply, I tell myself to go to Taobao to read it.

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

I don’t want to use my interests to challenge other people’s ability to eat.

For example, for a U.S. visa, what materials are required, where is your consular district, and when can you probably make an appointment for the visa interview? These seemingly complex problems require a lot of searching work to be solved by yourself.

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

Of course, in the end, it’s up to you whether you want to apply for a visa on Taobao.

The visa on Taobao will definitely be more expensive than applying for it yourself. There is nothing wrong with this. What they earn is the service fee, and they exchange time for your money.

I apply for visas myself. I usually like to grab MasterCard every Tuesday at 12 noon. Asian visas are 99 yuan, European visas are 499 yuan, American visas are 599 yuan, and Australian visas are 699 yuan. This is definitely the most cost-effective one at the moment. Visa price.

It’s a pity that there is a limited supply. Self-driving car rental

Can a Chinese driving license be used in XX country? Do I need a translation? I think this should be a problem faced by many outbound self-driving travelers.

I suggest you use _rent a car directly to check.

For example, in Japan, car rental companies will tell you directly that they do not support mainland Chinese driver's licenses.

But in Paris, France, driver’s licenses from mainland China are fully supported.

There are also some documents that need to be translated, as well as the format of the translation documents, which can be viewed at _Rent a Car.

As usual, this car rental website is just very convenient for viewing the materials needed to rent a car in each country and destination. But the price is not necessarily the cheapest. I would suggest that you find several more platforms for comparison.

For example, the Hertz car rental membership program GoldPlus

Rewards can not only be matched with senior members of multiple airlines and hotel groups (the car rental will be upgraded after matching), but also with some domestic Banks have discount cooperation (use MasterCard for 10% off).

So, just go to the car rental website to read the required materials. As for car rental, there are many channels. Check hotels

If I go to a relatively unfamiliar destination, I 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 of the users live.

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

In addition, some hotels in Mafengwo will also have travel notes support. I’m used to looking at hotel pictures online and fake reviews on some OTAs. I think the ones mentioned in the travel notes are relatively reliable.

By the way, you can also choose TripAdvisor to read hotel reviews, which is also relatively reliable.

Mafengwo Hotel also has a price comparison function, which will be a good helper for you to conduct BRG (BestRateGuarantee).

Of course, after choosing these factors, official website parties like Xiyoujun will go to the official website of the hotel group to make reservations in most cases. Or make reservations through methods such as FHR and YouXia. Local entertainment at the destination

After booking air tickets and hotels, how to arrange and book food, drink and entertainment at the destination is the most troublesome thing for independent travelers.

My own habit when it comes to local entertainment at destinations is to watch Ctrip’s local entertainment channel, because you can find almost all local entertainment on this channel on Ctrip.

It saves you the trouble of making strategies at the destination.

Of course, when making the specific reservation, I felt that finding these products on Taobao might be a price trough. There are also some on Klook, but the prices on Klook are obviously much more expensive than Taobao and Ctrip. I also use them when there are activities.

In addition, you can also find a lot of local fun on INS. For example, in Singapore, I will directly search #travelinsingapore#, and then see which picture looks good, and then focus on where it is. Cruises

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

As for the price, as everyone knows, the cruise ship must be cheaper the closer it is (provided that you can find the last order channel).

I would suggest that you first select the ship on the Ctrip cruise calendar, and then start waiting for the good price to appear.

Itinerary guide

I once made a fool of myself (actually it was an experiment) and asked some travel customization companies to consult about itineraries. It turned out that the initial itineraries they provided were really not as good as my trip to Qiongyou and Mafengwo. Look at it.

If you have Centurion Concierge, you can call Centurion Concierge to help you make itinerary recommendations. Although the itineraries they make are also very unreliable, they are still very helpful in making restaurant reservations and arranging performances. There is a set.

I often ask them to recommend local specialty restaurants to me and make appointments casually. Cash back 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, there is no problem if it is 2%-5% cheaper.

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

In destinations such as Bangkok, Seoul, Jeju, and Phuket, there are often airport transfers for 1 yuan. Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and you will be asked to go to a duty-free shop in the middle.

Fortunately, I am not too disgusted with the duty-free shops in these places, especially the ones in South Korea, which I would go to.

These can be found on Taobao and Ctrip.

In addition, if you are Fliggy’s F3, which corresponds to China Duty Free Group’s Platinum, you will also be provided with VIP car transfers to the airport twice a year (actually this service is to take you to the airport duty-free shop, but it is also Just drop by at the airport).