Getting more for less when you Travel

Do you know how to get inexpensive airline and train tickets?
On a recent flight, laura was chatting happily with the woman in the next seat - until the conversation turned to fares. The woman, who bought her ticket two months in advance, pait $ 109. Laura paid the full of $ 457. She decided that next time she would find out how to travel for less.
Here are some ways travel for less :

Cheap airplane tickets. To fly for less money, you can buy non-refundable plane tickets two or three months before your trip. The cheapest way to fly is as a courier. In return for delivering a package for a courier company, you get a plan ticket that costs as little as one-quarter of the regular fare-or even less if the company needs someone at the last minute. Recently, a courier flew round triip from Los Angeles to Tokyo for $ 100; a regular ticket cost around $1,800.

Train Passes. If you're going to do a lot of traveling by train, a train pass will save you money. Buying a single pass gives you unlimited travel for a period of time. Train passes can a especially useful in India, which has the world's largest rail system; in Japan, where trains are fast and convenient; and in Europe, where trains go to over 30,000 cities.

Hostels. Hostels used to provide cheap accommodations - in dormitories - for people under the age of 25. Nowadays, hostels don't have any age requirements. They're not only cheap ($8 - $17 a night) but a great way to meet people. Hostels are often in interesting places - a castle in Germany, a lighthouse in California, a one-room schoolhouse in the wilderness of Australia. And sometimes hostels have luxuries like swimming pools.

Source : www.johnnyjet.com, www.vagabondish.com
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