http://budgettravelwebpage.com Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:32:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   When we buy air tickets, we tend to compare prices don’t we? What is the secret to  buying air tickets at low prices? The secret is the ability to be flexible. Last month, I managed to buy a one way ticket from Singapore to Sydney for just $480 inclusive of tax. ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=513   Hello everyone! I will be back with more interesting posts. Thanks for your continual support. I will cover topics on cheap flights, budget holiday ideas, staycation spots and exotic travel destinations. For those interested, you are welcome to contribute articles on budget travel.  Opportunities for posting articles are open to guest writers ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=505   If you love cultural overseas tours and shun away from them because you think it will be a rip in your pocket, you are disillusioned. Such tours can actually be economical if planned carefully. I will share with you my experience on a 'four-day three-night' cultural tour I organised for just US$549.   Firstly, ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=482     Most of us may have the perception that youth hostels are strictly for youths. Indeed, we are wrong. Youth hostels are for the adventurous budget traveller regardless of age. Such accommodations are affordable alternatives to hotels and unlike hotels, you have a choice of whether to choose to share a ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=472 Free and easy is a concept of travel which gives vacationers the freedom to design their own itineraries. There are two ways you can make a free and easy holiday possible. The first is to hook up with a tour agent and purchase air tickets, book accommodation and arrange for ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=451 If you want to travel but don’t want to pay a high price for air travel, there is always the road trip to consider. It is definitely affordable and fuss free. Consider visiting the countryside or the sea resorts or even travel interstate. Here are money-saving ideas that allow you ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=448     Bargaining is common in markets and stalls in many parts of Asia as well as in South America and Asia. It is an advantage to have an idea of how to bargain in order to avoid being cheated as well as strike a good deal.    Bargaining should be done with ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=445 Overseas travel, whether for business or pleasure can sometimes be stressful without careful planning. You may end up paying a high room rate or worse still without hotel accommodation if you book too late. You may even end up with insufficient cash or get lost while trying to find your ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=433 The festive holidays may mean doing some travelling to take a breather from the hectic work schedule or to visit relatives or friends in a different state or across the borders. Usually, holidays are a time that tends to cost a lot of money. By following the tips below, you ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=425 Recently, a friend of mine came back from a backpacking trip in Asia and gave me valuable backpacking tips which I’d like to share with you. We know things  in some Asian countries are cheap in terms of commodities, food, transport and accommodation. Don’t get blinded by cheap goods. You will end up ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=417  If you are in need to shop for leather products or silver jewellery, Bangkok is one of the best places in the world to get them. In Bangkok, you don’t just get quality products but also a wide variety at amazingly cheap prices. One can bargain at selected shopping malls ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=396   Vacations are important in our hectic lives as they are good platforms for forging family bonds, relieving stress, rejuvenating which in turn increases our productivity level and maintaining our mental health and sanity. If you are constrained by time or money, think of taking a vacation locally. Instead of going ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=378          Online booking has many advantages. The era of the World Wide Web allows you to check hundreds of hotels with only a few clicks and in fraction of time than before from the comforts of your home. Here are some plus points of online booking:     1)       An overview of all ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=358     The decision to purchase travel insurance or not lies with the assumption that either nothing bad can happen during your travels, or whether should something bad happen you can adequately resolve these unforeseen events.   None of us want to think that something bad will happen. We assume incorrectly that fire, flood, ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=329 Hotel cost can be among the biggest budget travel challenges. But even if you manage to find a good rate, you cannot avoid the taxes.  In many places, those now exceed 13 percent of the room rate. You've used search engines to find a base price for rooms in your ... http://budgettravelwebpage.com/?p=298