Spend less money and teach you 30 tips to save money on self-guided travel

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1. Traveling in the off-season is the basis for saving money.

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2. The route is designed reasonably and avoids repeating the same route, which can save a lot of money.

3. When chartering a car, you must first agree with the driver that if you want to pick up other passengers halfway, the price will be cheaper.

4. Instead of taking a plane, take a train. Sometimes you can save more money by taking the train than by car. When buying train tickets, if there is a non-air-conditioned car, you can buy a ticket for a non-air-conditioned car. This can save half the money, but of course the condition of the train will be worse. Make a few phone calls before buying a ticket and negotiate the price over the phone.

5. Take more buses in the city

6. When taking a taxi or chartering a bus, ask if the driver is from the destination you are going to. If so, it will be cheaper. . Because he has to go back eventually. If you come across a car chartered by someone else, you will have more room for bargaining. This is because most drivers will charge the gas money for the return trip to the person who booked the one-way trip, which means someone has already paid the gas money for you.

7. Regarding the choice of transportation routes, sometimes you can save a lot of money by transferring instead of taking a direct train. The key points of this method are: (1) Appropriate transfer; (2) Combining multiple means of transportation; (3) Look at maps, railway operating lines and highway lines, and use your brain.

Accommodation:

8. For accommodation, first look at the room and then bargain.

9. If you are a solo traveler and do not want to live with strangers if there is no single room, you do not need to book the entire room. You can ask the hotel to arrange your room until all other rooms are occupied.

10. If you stay in a hotel without hot water showers, you can save money by taking a shower in an outside bathroom.

11. Getting on the bus outside the long-distance bus station is sometimes cheaper than getting on the bus inside the station. But not necessarily. In addition, you can negotiate the price when you get on the bus midway.

12. After the train speed increases, there are many trains departing in the evening and arriving in the morning, which is most suitable for self-guided travel. Stay one night on the train, arrive at your destination in the morning, and be full of energy for the trip. Combining transportation and accommodation fees into one is a great way to save money.

13. If you arrive in the morning, do not look for accommodation immediately, because many rooms may not have been checked out at this time. And it’s not easy to bargain when carrying a bag. You can leave your bag at the train station and go play first. While playing, you’ll keep an eye on whether there are any suitable hotels. Then you can check out the room in the evening and make a counter-offer. And if no one is living there at this time, you can stay at a lower price.

Eat:

14. When eating local specialties such as seafood, you can buy them at the seafood wholesale market or farmer's market, and then take them to restaurants for processing. But you should first understand the general processing prices of restaurants. If you eat low-grade seafood, there is no need to do this.

15. When eating, ask if there is any charge for napkins. If there is a charge, you don’t need napkins and use the ones you bring.

16. Lone travelers want to save money when eating, and northern dishes generally have larger portions. You can propose a price and let the restaurant pay according to your price. This saves money without wasting it. Of course, the actual unit price will be higher.

Shopping:

17. Negotiate more, and lower the price for food, housing, transportation, and shopping. Sometimes it seems that you can't negotiate the price, but you can still bargain.

18. Do not shop in the presence of tour groups.

19. Don’t stay in a hotel under the guidance of an agent, because it will be more expensive if he takes back the commission.

20. Even if you feel the price is cheap, don’t say “this thing is really cheap” when you are consuming it, otherwise you will get a more expensive price when you consume other things.

Others:

21. Tourists from wealthy areas should not mention their region of origin when making purchases. Because tourist vendors tend to charge prices based on the affluence of the area you come from.

22. A combination of 2-4 people is the most economical.

23. If you look at some places by yourself, you won’t see much of them, especially the ancient buildings, but hiring a tour guide will definitely cost you a tour guide. what to do? Listen. The travel team will definitely have a tour guide to explain, and you can be an observer. If you are afraid that following the same team all the time will be annoying and embarrassing, you can listen to this person's explanation and then go to the next place to listen to another person's explanation. After listening to the introduction of each place, take a tour again.

24. You can get free time tickets where you book tickets. You can also get free maps (although a little simpler) at star-rated hotels, which can save money on buying maps.

25. It is best to bring a smaller water cup, so as to save money on buying drinks and mineral water. After drinking, you can order boiled water at the dining place and fill it up. There is usually free boiled water in the waiting room, and you can also get water from your own cup here.

26. If you are a student, you must bring your student ID card. Many attractions have student tickets, which can save a lot of money. If you are a graduate student, it is best to borrow an undergraduate ID card, because in many places graduate students are not allowed half-price tickets.

27. Carry a national IC card with you for easy phone calls and avoid being ripped off. Of course, now there are public phones that cost 30 cents, which are cheaper than IC cards. In this case, you can call without IC cards.

28. When checking in, ask whether breakfast is included and whether local phone calls are included.

If so, use the room phone to call. If it's not free, don't use the room phone to make calls, because it's usually more expensive than the most expensive ones outside.

29. Before setting off, check out the guide online. Some detailed guides will list the prices of various places one by one, so you won’t be afraid of getting ripped off. ?

30. When transiting in general large and medium-sized cities, you can choose a bathing center as a place to stay at night, and you can also refresh yourself during the tiring journey, especially in the three northeastern provinces and provincial capitals, bathing centers a lot of. Personally, I think, especially in Changchun, it is a better choice for a single person (male) to stay in the rest hall of a bathing center for one night. There is no charge if you don’t take a shower, and there is a special place to store your bag.