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How to save money when traveling

In tourism, as long as you make careful calculations, you can save money without affecting the quality of tourism.

Use the time difference to save: If you don’t want to spend too much money and want to travel well, then you must first be good at using the time difference to save. One is to avoid peak and off-peak seasons. Generally speaking, an attraction has off-season and peak season. During off-season, not only is it easier to travel by bus, but because there are fewer tourists, some hotels offer discounts on accommodation, which can be as high as 50% or more. When it comes to food, hotels also have different discounts. Therefore, for this reason alone, the cost of traveling in the off-season is at least 30% less than in the peak season. The second is to plan the return time from the trip and buy tickets in advance or buy return tickets at the same time. Nowadays, some airlines have made provisions to enjoy discounts for booking tickets in advance in order to attract customers, and the longer the booking period, the greater the discount. At the same time, there are also special preferential policies for purchasing round-trip tickets. This is true for booking air tickets, and there are also discounts for booking train and bus tickets. If you book train tickets and buy them early, you can avoid the various handling fees for temporary ticket purchases. Third, when traveling, you should carefully plan the interesting places and the time required, and try to schedule the dates as full as possible, because one more day in a tourist area will cost you one more day. Choose a hotel smartly to save money when traveling. The quality of the hotel you stay in will affect the quality of travel and the cost of travel. So how can we live well and live cheaply? First of all, before traveling, you can ask about the place you are going to and whether there are any acquaintances who recommend it or the guest houses and resident offices of enterprises and institutions where you can stay.

If there are any, guest houses and offices with better conditions will be preferred, because most guest houses and offices of enterprises and institutions enjoy many "benefits" of their own units, and are generally limited to receptions related to their own units. people. Living in such guest houses and offices is cheap and safe. Of course, when choosing these guest houses and offices, you should also decide based on their location. If it is very inconvenient to travel, you should not stay. Second, if the guest houses and offices of enterprises and institutions are not suitable for you, you should set your sights on hotels. When choosing a hotel, try to avoid staying in hotels next to bus train stations. You can choose some hotels with more convenient transportation. A hotel in a less prosperous area. Because these hotels are much cheaper than hotels next to train stations and bus stations, and hotels in these locations can also offer discounts. Nowadays, urban taxis are developing rapidly, so it doesn’t matter if you live farther away. Being good at fun can also reduce expenses when traveling. Fun is the main purpose, and it is necessary to save money on fun.

So, how to save money? First of all, you need to have a general understanding of the scenic spot you are traveling to, and figure out the most distinctive places in this scenic spot and the places you must visit. A unique place like this is a must. When going to visit these places, you should also filter out some scenic spots. There is no need to go to repetitively constructed landscapes, because these scenic spots are everywhere. Secondly, when traveling, you should take some time to go shopping in the streets and see the local customs and customs of scenic spots and cities, because you don’t need to spend money to buy tickets for such a stroll, but you can have a good mood by having fun like this. You can gain knowledge and cultivate your temperament.

Don’t waste money on shopping. In the traditional travel concept of Chinese people, there is a hobby of traveling and shopping. Some people often spend a small amount of money on "tours" during travel, but spend a lot of money on shopping. So how to avoid wasting money?

First of all, try to buy as little as possible when traveling, because it is inconvenient to travel, and the prices in tourist areas are generally higher, so it is not cost-effective to buy things. At the same time, it is worth noting that remember not to buy expensive things. In view of the high mobility of customers, some tourist areas often use various methods to sell counterfeit goods when selling valuables. If you buy these valuables, once you come back, you will find that you have been deceived and you will be unable to argue with them because of the distance, so you will have to consider yourself unlucky. Of course, it is also necessary to buy some items when traveling to a place, firstly as gifts for relatives and friends, and secondly as souvenirs. So what should you buy? Generally just buy some items that are locally produced and the price is better than where you are. These items are cheap and unique.

Travel expenses are numerous and extensive, and there are many ways to save them. Once you travel, you can save according to your own actual conditions. Saving money wisely can increase the number of trips.