Get out of trip It is one of the preferred forms of disconnection for families and independent adults who decide to travel the world to see new landscapes, experience the daily life of other cultures and gain perspective.
Betting on leaving the city or even the country for a few days requires a sufficient budget to pay for tickets, travel insurance, food, lodging and even tour guide service if we want to learn much more about the destination.
However, there are ways to save money (a lot) when traveling. To achieve the challenge of saving to the maximum, we must take into account two very important details: flexibility and anticipation.
For World Tourism Day, MAPFRE shares five recommendations to enjoy a safe trip while also taking care of your economy:
fly cheap
It is not a novelty that to buy a cheap flight you have to look in advance. However, this is not the only way to save when looking for a flight. A very common practice among full-time travelers is to search for the flight on a wide-ranging platform that allows you to measure the price on different airlines and even combine the outbound flight on one and the return flight on another to find a better rate. total. And do not forget to do this search in the incognito mode of your browser. This will allow you to disable cookies and get even cheaper prices.
Comfortable and affordable accommodation
All destinations usually have lodgings of different prices; however, many times by looking only at the cost we can sacrifice a lot the quality of the service. So, there are other aspects that can help us save on accommodation and with a great experience. The first thing will be to decide if you travel in a group or alone.
If you go with more people, you can consider multiple rooms and spread the cost among all of them to achieve a lower rate per person. In international trips to countries with integrated transportation, we can identify the cheapest, safest and not necessarily touristic areas, simply taking into account that our lodging is located near a subway station to reach the areas we want to visit in a few minutes.
Feeding
Gastronomy is part of the local culture of a destination and is included in the checklist of most travelers. How to approach the culinary traditions of a country without spending more? The answer lies in pre-trip planning and research. Like five-fork restaurant culinary guides, the most well-known travel magazines have rankings of the best budget restaurants for tourists traveling on a tight budget. Another way to save is to eat lunch at healthy foodtrucks, health-compliant markets and family restaurants that locals flock to.
Tour guides
Tour guides tailored to your budget exist and are called “free tour”. Through this modality, you can coordinate the time and date of your tour through a platform and pay the guide according to the availability of your pocket. There are multiple platform options dedicated to this type of service, choose the most secure and with the highest validations and that’s it!
Use travel insurance
Taking basic security and prevention measures when traveling will be very important to avoid accidents and eventualities; however, it is important to be aware that an emergency can happen at any time. Travel insurance is used to cover risks such as loss of luggage, a flight delay or cancellation or a health emergency.
Traveling is an important experience and can be done on a budget. Choose a destination and start planning your next adventure with peace of mind, even in a context where it is still possible to get COVID-19. MAPFRE travel insurance also includes medical assistance for this disease, as well as compensation for trip cancellation in the event of a contagion before the scheduled flight.
