Even in the shakiest economic times, savvy families can always find better ways to save dollars, and even hundreds of dollars off their travel spending budgets. Over at wejustgotback.com they have come up with a very handy little list of 20 tried-and-true strategies to help families you get more value from the holiday with the kids.
So before you take off and book the family vacation with the children to a five star hotel, because you think its a great deal. Be sure to consider some of the great ideas in the list being put forward to ensure you come back from your holiday without feeling guilty that you have blown the family budget.
Here are ten great ideas from the list, further detail about the ideas can be found by visiting the site.
- Always do the sums
- Select a desitination with driving distance
- Negoitaite for the hotel rooms
- Take your own food
- Pack and Travel Light
- Work out a cheaper way to get to the Airport
- Stay where kids eat for Free – like Holiday Inn Hotels
- Think outside the Saturday Box
- Use savings coupons and shop a dockets etc
- Travel on holiday season fringes, avoid pick times.
Our favourite tip from the list is confirming the fine print and really doing the maths on those great deals, marketing people can be very clever so you need to be sure there is not another catch in the deal!
For more great ideas on thrifty ways to save on your next family holiday be sure to check out wejustgot back.com, which is another great family travel site with hundreds of great ideas and advice.
