Cheap Travel Tips

Here are some of the top tips for Cheap travel:

Stay in a hostel and not in a hotel. Book in advance with no booking fee through hostels.com or hostelworld.com or similar cites.

Get standing tickets. The Globe Theater in London and the Theater in Stratford-Upon-Avon both offer 5 pound standing tickets for Shakespeare plays, and the State Opera House in Vienna sells 3 Euro tickets for concerts and operas. They were both amazing deals.

Bring a student ID card and ask for a student discount everywhere. Some will try to tell you that most places only accept the official student discount card, but they always take an official student ID with an expiration date.

Visit local grocery stores instead of eating out. Food money could be your #1 expense, or you could save a bundle and eat fresh, authentic, local cuisine for pennies on the restaurant dollar.

Be your own tour guide instead of paying for organized tours that don't go at your own pace and cram you onto a bus. Researching the places that you will visit is half the fun, and free at the library or on the Internet.

Do the math on transportation. Everyone scouts around for cheap airplane tickets, but you should look at train, bus, ferry, and taxi options just as closely. We saved a lot with the Eurail Youth Pass in Europe that included a free ferry ride from Greece to Italy, and the Britrail pass that paid for itself several times over in England.

Finally, look into attractions passes. The Great British Heritage Pass will get you into many of the best sights in Britain for a lot less, and the Paris Museum Pass lets you skip lines and see more for less.