Travel Bargains: A How-to Guide

There are two basic kinds of travel bargains. TheAnaconda-Pintler wilderness area. Hotels are under
first is what people normally think of, which is the$100, (or just $140 for the week at the Harp and
special deals that show up from time to time onThistle Inn) and there is a reasonably priced Jack
travel to popular destinations. If you are flexible andNicholas-designed golf course right in town. Nickel slot
pay attention, you can often find a great packagemachines are in every casino and a movie at the
deal to Disney World, for example. If you have threebeautiful Washoe Theater costs just $4.
trips in mind that you might enjoy (a cruise, a trip toThe point here is that somewhere near you are
Hawaii and a Vegas weekend, for example), you cantravel destinations that have what you need for
wait for a special offer on one of them and increaseentertainment and relaxation. Some of these are
your odds of a bargain vacation.cheap enough to be travel bargains. So get out a
Then there are the other travel bargains. These aremap, get on the internet, and make a list!
the "deals" that are always there, the affordableTravel Bargains - Things To Do
places to go and things to do that you can takeThere are also trips and vacations that are travel
advantage of without waiting for a special promotion.bargains just because they involve mostly cheap
Here are a few examples.activities. To save money on that vacation, then,
Travel Bargains - Destinationsmake a list of all the things that you might like to do.
If you look at a map and use the internet to do a bitThen concentrate on the least expensive activities on
of research, there are probably many inexpensivethat list and design a trip that will be everything you
places you can go within a couple hours of home.want it to be, and not cost much.
These are places where you can afford to stay andFor example, if you enjoy treasure hunting with your
with activities that you like. For example, if you aremetal detector, head for the nearest ghost towns or
traveling with kids and live near Michigan, you can gobeaches. If you enjoy bicycling, find a new place to
to the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes near Empire,go and load up that bike. If you just want to relax
Michigan, and then enjoy the beach at South Baron the beach, you live in the north, and its summer,
Lake.skip the expensive ocean destinations and head for
An hour from there, you could visit the casino nearthe Great Lakes.
Suttons Bay, and then drive Highway 22 and take inYou can wait and watch for the great travel
the views of Grand Traverse Bay. In Traverse Citypromotions that show up from time to time. But the
you can go to one of the water parks or hit theother way is to just plan for inexpensive destinations
malls. In any case, hotels are very reasonable here,and activities. Often you'll find that you have even
especially in the off-season.more fun on the trips that cost half as much. Now
If you live near Montana, you could visit Anaconda, athat's a travel bargain.
great little mountain town at the east end of the