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Go on a cheap vacation? You can save with these tips

2022-06-29T10:32:45.119Z


Go on a cheap vacation? You can save with these tips Created: 06/29/2022, 12:20 p.m By: Janine Napirca Going on holiday cheaply is no longer possible? If you follow these tips, you might still be able to get a bargain. The prices go up and up. Not just for fuel, food and energy. Traveling has also become a luxury that can hardly be afforded anymore. Added to this is the chaos caused by the lar


Go on a cheap vacation?

You can save with these tips

Created: 06/29/2022, 12:20 p.m

By: Janine Napirca

Going on holiday cheaply is no longer possible?

If you follow these tips, you might still be able to get a bargain.

The prices go up and up.

Not just for fuel, food and energy.

Traveling has

also become a luxury that

can hardly be afforded anymore.

Added to this is the chaos caused by the large number of air travelers, for which airports across Europe were poorly prepared.

Due to the corona pandemic, airlines have laid off a lot of staff, which is now missing everywhere.

If you still want to take your well-deserved annual vacation

after lockdown, working from home or homeschooling and doing without all cultural offers such as theater or cinema , you can

perhaps

dust off

cheap offers

with a few tips from the

communication agency Wilde & Partner .

Go on vacation cheaply?

Be flexible in terms of time and compare the prices

If you're relatively flexible on time and not tied to a specific date, you can save money by comparing

prices

.

For example when booking a flight with the monthly overview from

Skyscanner

  • At the top right of the travel date, select the option

    "Whole month"

    .

  • You can see at a glance on which days the flights to the selected destination are cheapest.

  • This saves you a long search for different combinations with outward and return flights.

According to Wilde & Partner, the best chance of getting a bargain is to

observe and compare prices over a longer period of time.

For example, with the help of a

price alert

that notifies holidaymakers when prices drop or there are new offers.

The early bird catches the worm?

If you fly in the morning, you save when you go on vacation

The online travel portal

weg.de

recommends travelers

to look for cheap flights to vacation early in the morning in

order to dust off cheap prices.

According to the report, flight systems are

usually reloaded around one o'clock in the morning

.

This means that new flights that were released overnight will then be visible to holidaymakers for the first time and then it's time to strike fast!

Those who fly earlier are more likely to be there – and also cheaper.

© Andriy Popov/Imago

You should also pay attention to the flight times.

Very early flights are usually cheaper and you also have more time at your holiday destination due to the early arrival.

In addition

, very early aircraft are delayed less often

because there is less congestion caused by other delayed flights.

And if you want to completely escape the chaos at the airport, you might want to spend your summer vacation by bike and discover beautiful spots in Europe.

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Compare different airports and save on luggage to fly cheaply on vacation

The

holiday pirates

recommend travelers to also compare airports.

Especially those who live between two airports, such as Munich and Memmingen or Stuttgart, can

save at the departure airport

by comparing prices with each other.

The nearest airport is not always the best in terms of price, because Germany's federal states do not all go on summer vacation at the same time.

If you also travel

without checked baggage

, you not only save time on air travel, but also money.

Many low-cost airlines only

include hand luggage free

of charge .

Anyone who cannot do without a large suitcase should compare whether it is cheaper to choose a tariff that includes a piece of luggage than having to book an expensive extra suitcase afterwards.

Or you grab your mobile home and drive to a beautiful lake - there are still free campsites here.

Choose accommodation away from popular vacation spots to save money

The online marketplace for holiday homes

HomeToGo

recommends accommodations that are

a few kilometers away from popular vacation spots

.

These are often still available at short notice and cheaper.

Thanks to the "Distance from" search filter, you can find holiday homes that are at a desired distance from the sea or the city center.

If you are flexible about the travel date, you can also get a bargain.

HolidayCheck tip: Book a package tour and read reviews

According to HolidayCheck

, 3-star hotels can also be

very good, look at the holiday reviews.

Package tours

are also recommended this year

, as the providers negotiate the prices with the hoteliers and other partners long before the season begins.

Consider private providers for leisure activities on vacation, they are usually cheaper

The boat rental

platform SamBoat

For example, it not only lists offers from large rental companies, but also

boats from private individuals

who rent out their watercraft to holidaymakers at a good price.

If you

do not have to travel in the high season,

you should switch to a later vacation time, because according to SamBoat, the prices for motor boats, sailing yachts and the like then drop by

up to 70 percent

.

You should urgently avoid these mistakes in travel cancellation insurance

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Determine the desired price for the hotel yourself - try it out and save on your summer vacation

The booking platform 

Midnightdeal

offers holiday seekers a very special offer: Decide for yourself whether you want to

choose the cheap immediate price or submit an individual desired price as a bid for the hotel booking

.

The surcharge then follows promptly at midnight – or not if the amount was too small.

In addition to the possibility of a cheap holiday, holidaymakers get a little kick when booking.

(jn)

Source: merkur

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