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Save money traveling with common sense and social media
Planning some business travel, a summer vacation or road trip? Using some common sense guidelines and social media tools can add up to big savings both before and during travel and make traveling a better experience."It's about tradeoffs. It's the little sacrifices we make so our money can stretch to cover the things we value most. It isn't easy, but I'll be happy when I'm sitting beachside without worrying that I emptied my savings account or put everything on credit to get there." says Justine Rivero Credit Advisor for Credit Karma in Forbes.
Rivero recommends having a savings fund and a travel fund, finding a travel tradeoff (like bringing lunch to work rather than going out) and sticking to it as well as budgeting to enjoy by considering expenses when we arrive at our destination.
Readily available social media tools can work very nicely into a common-sense strategy that can add to our travel fund, help with the budget and help control expenses while we travel too.
- Save now, travel later- money-saving offers from a variety of sources can be yours via social media platforms like DealTaker.com where by following @CouponBot on Twitter delivers instant coupons & deals by tweeting @CouponBot with a store name right after it. I got money-saving coupons by tweeting @Couponbot Delta Airlines. Airlines, Hotels, Car Rentals, Luggage, Travel Accessories and even vacation packages are also available.
- Follow companies on Twitter. Many offer exclusive, limited-time-only deals to their followers. I got a free case of Chobani Yogurt , delivered to my front door, by following @ChobaniNikki and signed up for even more free stuff at ILoveFreeThings.com. Tip: set up another email address just for this kind of thing to keep from getting your regular email box overloaded with offers/spam.
- Don't go it alone- Knowing ahead of time what to expect in an area you are unfamiliar with is made easy with FindMeetGo where we can get in touch with other travelers from around the world, explore different trip plans, or let people know about your own future adventures. The goal: to find other open-minded travelers, such as yourself, to meet up and share costs with.
- Unlock deals- Using location based apps such as FourSquare and Facebook, unlock deals to save money for an upcoming trip or save while traveling. On the horizon, recent news suggests daily deal king Groupon and Foursquare are reportedly working on a partnership that would offer targeted deals based off of a users' check-ins. That could be huge.
- Check In to hotels via social media to earn bonus points-Members of Best Western's global loyalty program, Best Western Rewards, are now able to earn bonus rewards points redeemable for travel, gift cards, merchandise and more just for using the popular social media platform Topguest. Other hotel chains and loyalty programs offer this added incentive as well.
Filed under: North America, United States, Budget Travel, Travel Deals
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
teddsmith73 May 26th 2011 12:33PM
Hey! Very nice hints! This spring I made a incredible bargain: a vacation for my family in Cancun for less! Okay, almost for less. I bartered it. I couldn't believe it but I offered my web design skills and there for my whole family could spent a week in Mexico. After that I started to barter more often. First with friends and family and neighbors but now I use barterquest.com (that's where I bartered my vacation :-))
Jessie May 30th 2011 12:21PM
I buy almost everything except food and clothing from online auctions.
Most people aren't aware of the almost unbelievable deals that they
can get from online auction sites.
The site that has the best deals is hTtp://bit.ly/savedbig and I
checked with the Better Business Bureau and was told that it is all
legit.
How they can sell gift cards, laptops, cameras, and all kinds of
goodies that we all want for 50-90%
off, I don't know. I do know that I bought my son an iPad there for
less than $100 and my husband a $250 Loews gift cards for $48. Why
would I even think about shopping anyplace else?
Justine May 26th 2011 6:16PM
Hi Chris,
Justine from Credit Karma here!
Just wanted to say thanks for the shoutout. Great additional tips via social media btw; relevant and perfect on-the-go too. I'll keep these in mind when I'm traveling myself =).
Again, great to be a part of your post, and if you have twitter, say hi to @justine_wants. Catch you around the web!
Justine Rivero
Communications Manager @ Credit Karma
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travellady May 30th 2011 8:12PM
I tried FindMeetGo.com and it didn't appear to have many members.