Travel smartly with the minimum cost

Whenever someone talks about 'Travel', what does 'Travel' associate in your mind? A luxurious kind of travel on a cruise ship or in a five-star hotel? How about travel as a backpacker spending the least? Thanks to the internet and various budget airlines introduced by possibly foreign stakeholders, we now have a wide ranging choice of 'Travel' to suit different travelers' needs that makes the global citizens closer than ever.

Airline: We might only be familiar with the big airliners in the world when it came to oversea travel in the past. But now, the budget airlines have landed the territory making oversea travel as cheap as inland travel. So it is definitely the time to update our value towards 'Travel'. Lots of campaigns are done every day for all the competitors to grab the attention of the intended travelers. Sometimes, a flight ticket is much cheaper than an overnight stay at a local hotel where one lives in especially if one lives in a city.

Accommodation: With the rapidly increasing number of wealthy travelers coming from all over the world, all the five-star hotel or resort areas have become much more expensive than ever. However, if we look at the development of hotel chain, it is not difficult to spot that a cheaper stay at a three-star hotel is becoming overwhelmingly popular in the world! Also, backpackers now find other cheaper ways to find a place to stay rather than the dormitory or hostel, it is named 'Couchsurfing' where someone might decide to serve as a host for free stay for the traveler (who is named 'surfer'). Such tool is welcomed by countless backpackers all over the world which is also a good channel to be able to meet people where one intends to travel around! What is possible through the stay? Free stay, Language Exchange and Making new friends - something difficult to encounter for a stay in a five-stay hotel or resort area.

Meals: Are we thinking about having a decent meal at a five-star hotel served by waitress along the coastline where we can enjoy the magnificent sunset at the cost of 200USD or even more? Let's think about the cost of your meal and the reason for having you meal. If this is just for making oneself full, why not simply take the meals at the supermarket/ convenient store/ food stalls? The total expenses saved for all the meals of the trip could get you another flight ticket for your next travel!

Transportation: For developed regions, it is better to rent a van shared by four people for the whole visit as the transportation cost there is high. For developing regions, many might think about getting a taxi. With the fast growing population of the oversea travelers, it is no wonder the cost for taking a taxi is getting much higher. It is of course unwise to make it your transportation. The total expenses for taxi for your whole trip could get you another decent stay at a four-star hotel at least.

So an oversea travel is never a luxurious item. If you travel smartly with the minimum cost, there is much more you gain than you spend!