Black Friday and Cyber Monday Travel Deals Are Here!!

There is more to Black Friday deals than televisions and laptops. Travel companies join the sales excitement with spectacular discounts.

A Simple Guide On How To Avoid Airline Baggage Fees

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the rising cost of airfares and how to find cheap airline tickets. Now it is time to address the airlines’ biggest cash cow: baggage fees. 

Baggage fees have become the bread and butter of airlines all over the world. Not so long ago, only low-cost carriers like Spirit or AirAsia imposed bag fees. These days major airlines charge to transport your luggage on many routes. According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, airlines collected $4.6 billion for baggage in 2017. That's right, billion! 

7 Simple Ways to Find Cheap Airplane Tickets

Here is a disappointing fact. Air travel is significantly more expensive than it was a few years ago. I recall a time in the not so distant past when a one-way ticket from the east to the west coast cost about $100. Search fares from New York to San Francisco these days and prices are at least 50% - 100% higher.

Quick Guide On Riding the Washington DC Metro Like A Local

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how to save big money on travel. One of the recommendations was to take advantage of public transportation options when available. Public transportation can save you time and money, but navigating trains and buses in an unfamiliar city can be intimidating. If you do some research before you travel, you can alleviate much of the anxiety and save some big bucks during your trip.

Easy Ways to Save Big Money on Travel

I follow many amazing travel bloggers. Some of them travel for most of the year. They work on the road or have saved enough cash to fund endless explorations. Sounds amazing, right?

The reality for me (and probably you) is that full-time travel is not in the cards right now. I have bills and financial obligations to my family. Nevertheless, I will not put my travel goals on hold by vowing to travel someday. I am old enough to know that someday does not always come. Last year, I decided to make travel a priority and committed to travel as often as possible.

So what’s a woman with a basket full of travel dreams and a lean budget to do? In this post, I share tips on how to make travel affordable. I use these strategies to travel more often and visit destinations that I thought were out of reach financially.