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Where to find the best vacation deals and how to get the most out of your budget when time is limited. From Tim Leffel, author of Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune and The World’s Cheapest Destinations books.
The less often people travel, the more they tend to overspend when they finally get away. The vacation spending mindset is influenced by a lot of external factors, including marketing from some deep-pocketed international hotel chains. Step back and think like a contrarian traveler though and it doesn’t have to be that way. “Yes,…
One of the themes of this blog and a whole book I published once is that the best way to make your travel dollars worth a fortune is to be a contrarian traveler. When the sheep are all headed to one place, take the other path to an alternate spot with smaller crowds. While…
This is a terrible year for foreigners to travel to the USA. I can’t advise anyone to do it unless there are family or business reasons. Going the other direction is a different story though. This is a great year to travel abroad for Americans. The strong U.S. dollar has made some “premium” destinations…
Through several editions of The World’s Cheapest Destinations book and two of A Better Life for Half the Price, there was one country featured that I hadn’t visited personally. Now I won’t have to say that anymore after close to two weeks of Republic of Georgia travel. I’m happy to say that prices are…
Is there another way to get where you’re going other than the most obvious route? Can you find a cheap flight to somewhere nearby instead using an alternative airport? Often the answer is yes, and it can save you a small fortune if you’re a bit flexible. I pull this trick several times a…
Where should you go this year if you’re trying to stretch your travel budget? As I write this heading into spring of 2025, you’ve got a lot of places to choose from if you’re American. There are plenty of popular travel destinations on sale this year thanks to a strong U.S. dollar—for now. Don’t…
