Let’s talk a moment about budgets. Not everyone on this beautiful planet has enough funds to do everything that the rich and famous can partake in on a regular basis. However, should we let that stop us from experiencing, and seeing the world for our own eyes? Of course not! Recently a term has come up that I think everyone who likes to travel should put in their vocabularies. The term is known as “travel hacking.” Travel hacking is pretty much exploring new destinations on a limited budget. One can do anything and go anywhere they wish to travel to, all you need is a little bit of an imagination and creativity.
Traveling and experiencing new cultures doesn’t need to empty a wallet. The first step in travel hacking is deciding where you want to go. In this case, let’s pick London. Ok, so we want to go to London. Well obviously what we need to do is utilize one of the oldest principles known to travel, and that is to save two bucks per day for a lengthy amount of time. This could take a while however, for travel hackers, they plan for future travels.
The next step after reaching the goal of saving up the funds would be to cash in on any mileage earnings that a person may have earned throughout a certain amount of time. Let’s back up and clarify that to earn miles, traveling needs to take place. By travel, I mean flying. Air miles earned is literally just like purchasing a plane ticket with money. The rewards of saving miles can really help with saving some dough when you are ready to use them.
At this point the trip is planned, and money is saved. The plane ticket is being purchased with mileage earned from previously flights, so now we want to take a look at how a travel hacker would lodge while holidaying in London. While Hostels.com is a great website to check out before any trip, it’s safe to say that hostels are not for everyone. If this is something that wouldn’t be appealing then I suggest a simple Google search for cheap hotels London UK deals would be a good fit.
Remember, travel hacking isn’t about following one specific set of rules. It’s a mindset that if managed well, can literally save you hundreds of dollars. You have to go into planning the trip thinking that you are going to get the costs of the trip as close to zero as you possibly can. This can be done. It simply takes some time and effort on the travelers part.
(Photo by doug88888 via Flickr)
The next step after reaching the goal of saving up the funds would be to cash in on any mileage earnings that a person may have earned throughout a certain amount of time. Let’s back up and clarify that to earn miles, traveling needs to take place. By travel, I mean flying. Air miles earned is literally just like purchasing a plane ticket with money. The rewards of saving miles can really help with saving some dough when you are ready to use them.
At this point the trip is planned, and money is saved. The plane ticket is being purchased with mileage earned from previously flights, so now we want to take a look at how a travel hacker would lodge while holidaying in London. While Hostels.com is a great website to check out before any trip, it’s safe to say that hostels are not for everyone. If this is something that wouldn’t be appealing then I suggest a simple Google search for cheap hotels London UK deals would be a good fit.
Remember, travel hacking isn’t about following one specific set of rules. It’s a mindset that if managed well, can literally save you hundreds of dollars. You have to go into planning the trip thinking that you are going to get the costs of the trip as close to zero as you possibly can. This can be done. It simply takes some time and effort on the travelers part.
(Photo by doug88888 via Flickr)
Sarah Perez Gutierrez is a Bilingual, mother of two, who loves everything writing and travel. She resides in central Ohio, and when she’s not working, she is typically trying to catch up on her long, lost television episodes of her favorite shows. Sarah wears many hats, but her main focus is virtual assisting others.
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