Ok, so I do travel on a budget and when I travel or plan a trip, I'd like to stay in 4 stars hotel and pay 2 stars price/cost. There's tons of travel search engines and one of my favorite is hotwire for hotels & car rentals. Groupon is also a good place for discount activities. For example, my upcoming trip to Chicago, I can get a boat cruise for 50% of the cost vs pay in person. Many times places you want to visit or things you want to do have discounted rate via Groupon so it's worth to check it out. One of my favorite place I plan to go happens to have a Groupon and I actually pay 50% less vs. pay in person. Oh yes, another thing, many tourist destination offer city pass and that will save you 50% of the cost to local attractions vs. pay in person. For Ex: Chicago has a city pass and if I want, I can get it and that will take me to most of the top destinations in town at 50% of the cost.
What about you, what are some ways you do to save cost on your travels? (besides bring your own food, pillows, blankets, etc..
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