Being flexible with your travel dates can help you save a lot of money on air travel. Try to avoid traveling on peak days like weekends and holidays, and instead opt for midweek travel.

5 Easy ways to save money on holiday travel

The entire trip to the bank will have you jingling!

Nothing compares to the holidays for quality time with your loved ones. And occasionally that entails flying. However, unless you own a sleigh, holiday travel is infamously expensive. Fortunately, there are still several offers available that might help you cut costs on your holiday travel.

Prepared to start organizing your vacation? With these money-saving techniques, we've got you (and your pocketbook) covered!

Compare Prices:

First things first: conduct your research before you spend any money on holiday travel. That entails comparison shopping in this instance. Compare the costs of any reservations you're making, including travel, lodging, and activities.

There are many websites and applications that specialize in locating the most affordable travel options. Make sure you look through a couple of them to find the greatest deal.

Additionally, be sure to examine several airports (smaller airports result in less expensive flights) and even other areas of the city for hotel rooms. You can save money by moving a few blocks one way or another.

Although it can take some time, your pocketbook will appreciate it.

Cash-In From Free Rewards:

The best strategy to cut costs when traveling over the holidays? It's simple: don't spend any money!

Now, we're not saying you should cancel your vacation. But first, look into your travel rewards programs before going overboard on hotels and flights. You might be able to score a few complimentary nights or perhaps a complimentary airfare.

Consult your credit card providers if you aren't already a member of any airline or hotel rewards programs. You may be able to exchange the points you earn from some credit cards for flights, hotel stays, or even Airbnbs if you use them for specified purchases.

Pro-tip: Don't be shy about requesting what you need! You might be able to combine points from many schemes and cash them in at once because some airlines and hotels accept points from other programs.

Fly on cheaper days:

You have no control over the holiday day, but you do have control over the day you fly. Put in a couple of different dates while looking for flights to see what kind of price results you receive.

The Thursday/Friday before a holiday and the Sunday/Monday after are usually the busiest travel days. So if you want to travel on vacation for less money, you guys should certainly avoid those!

Do you have any more vacation time that you could add to the long weekend? Or can you arrive early and conduct some remote work for a few days?

You'll be able to locate less expensive flights if you are flexible with your vacation dates.

Get Free Travel Insurance:

Located the most affordable flight? Awesome! Added extras that raised the price? Not that great, I guess!

Insurance for travel is one of these extras. And having it is a terrific idea because you never know when things will go wrong and it's always best to be ready!

Sadly, travel insurance is not cheap.

Check out your credit card benefits before making your airline reservations. When you use certain credit cards to pay for your journey, many of them provide complimentary travel insurance.

Pick a Suitable Car Rental Location:

The location closest to the airport is typically chosen by those who rent automobiles. But the ease of holiday travel comes at a cost...

Picking up your rental car at the airport might cost you a lot in terms of extra costs and in certain big cities, even the infamous "tourist tax." In fact, according to some sources, renting a car at the airport might increase your overall rental cost by 10% to 25%. Ouch!

A more affordable choice? Consider other areas in your preferred city, then compare the cost of ride-sharing to get there from the airport. It can be much less expensive to take an Uber or Lyft to a local rental location and avoid the airport, depending on how long you'll have the rental car.

Even if it's not always simple, following these suggestions will help you save money when traveling for the holidays. And you're free to splurge on whatever makes you happy with the additional money in your holiday budget!

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