Saving, budget and deals
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TravelAtWill
Great waterfall stops on a road trip in Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes Region. https://t.co/5pzcOzUBqX #PTTravel
RJonTourUK
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Quite balanced on the splurging depending on destination. Sometimes a pricier place with kitchen saves a fortune. #pttravel
aok_NW
A3 #pttravel Vietnam was full of great deals, after being told not to book at the Dubrovnik Hilton. I actually got a really good deal from them, I found another hotel deal at a hotel 20 minutes from Venice, I found a good hotel deal my first weekend in Turkey close to here.
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2. I’m pretty frugal. I avoid taxis and restaurants and posh hotels, but will always stop for coffee and cake. #PTTravel
RJonTourUK
RT @kate_frankie: #PTTravel Chat
Q3 Share photos of great, cheaper destinations or places you got great deals https://t.co/gd9Xek0OR7
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot #pttravel Or, rather, those that do tend to favour big plush hotels of the kind I don't choose of my own volition.
OanaRoua
replying to @aok_NW @aok_NW Hilton has great deals if you are a member. I always use them for airport hotels. I used to have my own corporate account with the one in Gatwick because of how often I used to stay there 😂 #pttravel
tucano2
A2. Daytrips with local tour companies to places it's not possible to get to with public transport (this applies a lot in South America).
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HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3: We get fantastic deals in Italy in Oct / Nov. Low prices, fewer tourists and still great weather! #PTTravel
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. I’m not sure there are cheap destinations. Most “value for money” destinations require you to spend before you can save. I just do the trips I want to but on whatever budget I can do. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
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A1 I try to have some savings, pay in instalments if its a big expense and budget options for some stuff.
I travel when I can and its what I choose to spend extra cash on
kate_frankie
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Q4 Tell us about your best or most unexpected deals. Where were they and how did you get a bargain?
vickyinglis13
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. 😂 This place did good hot dogs at great price, but you will not find it where you might expect given the sign. #PTTravel
aok_NW
replying to @HHLifestyleTrav @HHLifestyleTrav @kate_frankie Absolutely, that’s the time of year I was in Italy. If I go back, it will be that same time of year. The crowds are way down too. #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @kate_frankie it may depend on your starting point. Someone from the UK would have a different definition of 'cheap' to someone from the USA, or Switzerland. #pttravel
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4. I seem to be immune to free upgrades and surprise discounts, though I did get my Coke free in Five Guys yesterday. #PTTravel
OanaRoua
A4: I am very flexible with dates and times, which helps a lot. I usually just look on skyscanner or google flights, to find the cheapest flights. When you are flexible you can get some really good deals. Like a £17 return flight to Rome #PTTravel
aok_NW
A4 #pttravel It was a computer glitch. I was going to New York & checking airfares. I got a round trip on Delta Airlines for $100. That’s the only time I cashed in on one of those.
NomadKeith
replying to @tucano2 @tucano2 #pttravel We did one such in Alaska. Our minibus called at exactly the same places as the cruise company's coach tour ... at half the price! We've since advised everyone ... 'In Ketchikan, get off the ship and ask for Shirley!'
findinganeish
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie Very true, though I’d still argue that wherever you’re starting from, international travel is rarely ‘cheap’ - ESPECIALLY if you have to spend a night in Edinburgh before you fly. #PTTravel
vickyinglis13
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith @kate_frankie Exactly, though for the last few years my budget was quite a bit smaller. I'd try to peg travel to big trips for work or volunteering to make the most of the opportunity #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @kate_frankie yhe, living in Glasgow makes it cheaper for me to fly to Poland than get to London by means other than the aforementioned megabus. #pttravel
NomadKeith
replying to @RTWBarefoot
@RTWBarefoot @findinganeish @kate_frankie #pttravel I prefer 'inexpensive' to 'cheap'. My friend in the Netherlands told me an old Dutch proverb:
'If it's cheap, I can't afford it'
(Mind you, he was trying to sell me some high-range sports equipment at the time! 😂)
vickyinglis13
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @findinganeish @kate_frankie Aye, always travel with a Norwegian because everything is a bargain #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @vickyinglis13: @RTWBarefoot @findinganeish @kate_frankie Aye, always travel with a Norwegian because everything is a bargain #PTTravel
kate_frankie
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Q5 Which country have you found the hardest to budget in and is there anywhere you think will be too expensive and need tips?
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel a5 there are many popular answers to this question. :D could probably knock up a small bingo card!
findinganeish
replying to @vickyinglis13 @vickyinglis13 @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie Ha! I did get one steal flying Norwegian to Providence (just outbound though, annoyingly) but I’ve struggled to find workable routes since. #PTTravel
OanaRoua
A5: Tanzania. Oh my, that was an expensive one, especially Zanzibar. That was a financial shock, haha #PTTravel
RtZanzibar
RT @OanaRoua: A5: Tanzania. Oh my, that was an expensive one, especially Zanzibar. That was a financial shock, haha #PTTravel https://t.co/…
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel a5: what i'd be interested to know is, is it harder to budget if you can only use cash and not a card? Or vice versa - if you can only use a card? The former requires a bit more planning and angst, the latter it's just so easy to overspend.
RTWBarefoot
RT @OanaRoua: A5: Tanzania. Oh my, that was an expensive one, especially Zanzibar. That was a financial shock, haha #PTTravel https://t.co/…
NomadKeith
replying to @vickyinglis13 @vickyinglis13 @RTWBarefoot @findinganeish @kate_frankie #pttravel We had Australian visitors who remarked how inexpensive everything was here ... until we pointed out stuff was priced in £ not AUD! (I think the exchange rate at that time was about just under two bucks to a pound???)
kate_frankie
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A2 I like to have my own room so no hostels now. I will do cheap/budget flights. I tend to spend more on experiences and happy with that
aok_NW
A5 #pttravel I absolutely enjoyed Singapore, but it was an expensive place to visit & I did have some money put away prior to planning that one. It was worth the trip.
tweetinghelena
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie We take the budget option of hotels if we can (to a point) and eat supermarket food or picnics rather than eat in restaurants so we can spend more on the sights/tours. #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @vickyinglis13 @vickyinglis13 @findinganeish @kate_frankie I remember travelling in South Africa and Lesotho in 2016 and remarking to ppl in the lodge that every second we were there, things got cheaper for us as the Rand was in free-fall at the time. #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie I'm always confused as to how private rooms in hostels are relatively overpriced compared with private rooms in hotels. #pttravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @aok_NW: A5 #pttravel I absolutely enjoyed Singapore, but it was an expensive place to visit & I did have some money put away prior to…
kate_frankie
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A3 Good deals in the past for Malta, Rome, India and Brussels (Belgium generally)
NomadKeith
A5 #pttravel Probably Norway! First time I went there (1988) was on a coach from Germany. Last action before we left Denmark on the ferry was load several slabs of Carlsberg on to the bus! And, those who smoked, stocked up on tobacco!
kate_frankie
replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot Exactly! I actually like some of the facilities and community in hostels. Some really cool ones but not for private rooms #PTTravel
HHLifestyleTrav
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A5: The UK. for 2 weeks in the UK, we can have a month in Italy! #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @HHLifestyleTrav: @kate_frankie A5: The UK. for 2 weeks in the UK, we can have a month in Italy! #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
RT @kate_frankie: @RTWBarefoot Exactly! I actually like some of the facilities and community in hostels. Some really cool ones but not for…
kate_frankie
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Q6 What advice do you have for travellers wanting to save, budget well or get deals on travel?
NomadKeith
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel In India, you can sometimes haggle!