12 May How Realistic Are Those Popular “Affordable Travel Tips”?
Have you ever Googled the best travel tips to save money on travel costs? You’ll find a variety of recommendations and strategies – Chanel and Stevo even have a few. So which travel tips work, and which ones should you avoid? And more importantly, how will travel costs realistically evolve in the future? Read on as we analyse some of the most popular travel tips found on the Internet.
REALISTIC AND EVERYONE CAN DO IT
Find The Same Services But Cheaper
You don’t need to pay full price to access the best holiday options. It is worth investigating options like NetVoucherCodes.co.uk or similar, that research the best deals and offers in the market at any given time. Many popular destinations run frequent offers to fill up their seats and rooms, so you may end up finding your dream holiday at a reduced price, without compromising on the services you will receive.
Pile The Air Miles And Loyalty Programmes
You are probably familiar with air miles and similar loyalty programmes if you are a frequent flyer. Air miles are rewards linked to specific airline companies or trips. You can accumulate air miles by joining an airline loyalty programme (and there are quite a few). It is worth mentioning that you can also increase your air miles through shopping in partner chains, so you don’t necessarily need to travel.
Air miles can be used to buy tickets at discounted prices (or sometimes even get a trip for free). You can also use them to pay for your accommodation and even some of your activities and visits while on holiday.
Make Friends In The Right Places
Having a contact in an airline company or a hotel can give you access to unexpected benefits. Most airline companies have tickets at discounted prices for their employees, which can also be shared with employees’ friends and relatives. You can also find similar options in hotel chains, for example, so make sure to make friends wherever you go, because you never know who you might meet.
CONCLUSION: Yes, these travel tips work and anyone can try them.
REALISTIC BUT REQUIRES SPECIFIC SKILLS
Make Money While You Travel
You can find ways to make money while you travel, such as building a lifestyle as a digital nomad. Digital nomads (if you don’t know the term) are professionals who can work from anywhere around the globe, doing work via the Internet. Typically, in a pre-pandemic era, nomads used to focus their skill sets on IT programming and digital marketing, which are careers that do not necessarily require a set location. However, the pandemic has transformed the workplace and encouraged many businesses to embrace remote work options. It is a lot easier for digital nomads to work from any location without needing to become freelancers.
You can also find other options such as teaching your skills or teaching languages, which let you travel freely.
Find Someone Who Pays For Your Adventure
Travel can serve many purposes. You can travel for enjoyment, yes. But you can also combine it with professional needs, such as au pairing, guiding, or even observing birds as an expert ornithologist. Scientists can often find ways of reducing their travel costs if they can ensure that parts of the trip will be dedicated to work.
Other professionals can also find funding for their travel costs. Writers, for instance, can seek a travel grant from places such as the Speculative Literature Foundation or the World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship. It is worth investigating these options, especially if you wish to enrich your writing with international experience.
OUR REVIEW: These options are effective, but you need the required skill sets.
ONE IN A HUNDRED CHANCES – MUST MEET SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Make Travel Pay For Itself
Rather than paying for your travel by working on the road, you can let travel pay for itself. Working as a brand ambassador or a travel blogger gives you the opportunity to be paid to visit places. Many luxury resorts or hotels run sponsorship activities to partner with influencers. If you already have an active social media presence, you may be an eligible candidate for them.
What do you need to do as a brand ambassador? Typically, the contract lasts a few weeks to months, during which you are tasked with sharing your experience of the services, atmosphere, and overall enjoyment of the specific place. As a travel blogger, you may be contracted for shorter trips, such as gathering information for a weekend trip in a popular city.
OUR REVIEW: It’s best to ask how often you get discounted tickets from these options, and the answer is: not as often as you might hope, so, don’t make it your main strategy.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE BUT WE CAN DREAM
A Diplomatic Passport Can Make Things Smoother
You’ve probably heard about the Korean band, Bangtan Boys (or more popularly, BTS). The seven members have made the news on multiple occasions, and more recently, for turning an entire city purple during their concert in Las Vegas. In September 2021, the members received their diplomatic passports from the hands of the then-president Moon Jae In. Diplomatic passport owners do not travel for free, but they can enjoy numerous advantages as they do not require a Visa to enter many countries. A diplomatic passport can also unlock additional benefits, such as upgrades on airlines, hotel room upgrades, and even discounts on vehicle rentals.
However, it is worth mentioning that diplomatic passports are not designed as a replacement for your passport. It is an additional passport that can make things smoother and easier when travelling for specific diplomatic purposes. How do you get a diplomatic passport? These passports are typically reserved for Presidents or Prime Ministers and their families, as well as civil servants (and even some pop stars), so if you work with a team in a governmental unit related to foreign affairs, you may be eligible for a diplomatic passport.
OUR THOUGHTS: Diplomatic passports are indeed a thing, but unless you are involved in specific diplomatic or governmental activities, it is unlikely to become an option.
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