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A cheap vacation: services by which you can save

Копеечный отпуск: сервисы, с помощью которых можно экономитьThere are many tourist services, thanks to which you can save some money during the holidays

Christmas vacation is soon to come. But if you haven’t had time to plan a trip, it doesn’t mean that it’ll cost a pretty penny. In this article we tell which services will help to choose an economical vacation, even if you have no idea how and where to look for the tickets, accommodation, tours and how to economically shop while traveling.

How to save on tickets and accommodation

In search of tickets for those who travel independently, have come to rely on the services of aggregators who can find the cheapest options, to make complex routes, to recommend docking for low-cost airlines (for example, momondo, Skyscanner, Aviasales, Google Tickets, OneTwoTrip). In General, to do all that manually a long, uncomfortable and difficult. Those who travel rarely and are not confident in matters of reservation of tickets, often turn to Agency. There is a truth. First, agencies that sell a lot of tickets, you can count on a special price from the carrier (with the same story). Second, if the itinerary is complex, then a deeper knowledge of the specifics of air traffic simplifies the task of finding.

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But we have bad news for everyone: large airlines, mostly classic carriers, declared war on the aggregators and agencies and expose them to a higher value than is on their website. This rule doesn’t work in 100% of cases, but in General, to make sure you bought a ticket at the best rate, we recommend to always double check the price on the website of the carrier on selected dates. It is possible that there will be cheaper. Hotels are usually no such problems. But for hostels, this practice was seen. In particular, on personal experience and the experiences of other travelers. So, if you go to a city for a long time and plan to stay in the hostel can only be booked one night through Booking, and then to clarify on the spot if there are any discounts.

Such policies of airlines and hotels is due to two simple things. First, the services of aggregators, and agencies, for them to mediation. They need to pay their Commission. Of course, in the race for the super low price (and now in the aviation sector there is huge pressure from low-cost airlines on traditional airlines) no one wants to pay intermediaries and to lose this customer or margin.

Ukrainian service of TripMyDream, which is also, in essence, is an aggregator of tickets and housing, started a separate page on the site with the alleged “discounts”. In fact, it contains information about the minimum fares for specific dates and directions. To them a specified discount from the formal tariff. In fact it is purely a marketing ploy, but that doesn’t negate the fact that the search for tickets in a separate section it is more convenient than manually going through the options.

There is another global service that you can go for inspiration and cheap tickets – WhichAirline. The service is able to look for the cheapest tickets from city of departure anywhere on any dates. For example, right now it shows that from Kiev to Poland, you can go at least $ 41 there and back again. But it works well in that case, if you need tickets on a direct flight on the airline. But in the case of traditional airlines, which are not given in the booking system with their minimum fares, he is powerless.

Booking a ticket on a low cost, check how much it will cost transfer, and pay special attention to the time of departure and arrival – cost airlines often fly to distant airports, where long and expensive to reach. And very often, early ticket purchase transfer can allow to save considerably on the way into town.

By the way, Charter carriers history with more expensive tickets from intermediaries does not apply. This rather traditional sector technology is that little changed. The system works in such a way that each individual tour operator negotiates the Charter price with the carrier and housing with the hotel. Therefore, the cost of flights to a certain place from various tour operators may vary. By the way, if you want to travel to the region, fly mainly Charter flights, but do not want to buy ready-made tour (and for such areas it can be cheaper than independent travel), then you can look for discounted tickets on special websites, who are selling the empty seats in the cabin. They are called Charter of the exchange, and a lot of them on the Internet.

Related services

If the ticket and housing is more or less clear (they can save using the right services), on related matters many inexperienced travelers do not know or do not think.

MyDutyFree – service pre-order in Duty Free shops. Works in Boryspil, Zhulyany, Odessa airport and at some land border crossing points. Partnerasia with travel agencies, payment system hotels, so those who buy the services of the partners can get a significant discount if you pre-order goods from duty-free via the website. If not, then the discount too, but a little less – 10%.

Taxfree4you service of VAT refund for shopping abroad. Reclaim VAT on purchases in most European countries, Asian countries and soon – even in Russia. The size of the return amount, and the minimum purchase price, which tax return differs from country to country. In General, it is possible to do it yourself if you have the time, desire and experience. If not, you can apply on the website and receive money on the card. Of course, the service will have to pay a Commission.

Do Wizzair have found another solution. The company implemented the “smart” route planner, which chooses the direction depending on the wishes of the user. In addition, access has a calendar of prices in a certain direction, which is a little easier to find low cost tickets.

Wirkaufendeinenflug is a service in which the passenger is seeking from the airlines for compensation if the flight is cancelled, heavily delayed or if the passenger didn’t because of overbooking. Of course, he does it too for their Commission. But, as it specializiruetsya specifically on compensation, the chances of success it is more than that of an ordinary passenger, if for some reason, the delinquent carrier refused just compensation. By the way, the Statute of limitations had Wirkaufendeinenflug – 3 years, but the geography applies to the European Union. If your practice had a bad flight, you can try to restore justice.

Tripster, Weatlas, Tourister – services to search for non-standard tours around the city. Still, the tour is a great way to know the city, but most such events in major tourist cities patterned and have no soul. At the same time in the cities there are locals who will be happy tour “for its” for little money. Their services can be found on the websites listed above. If you are not traveling alone, but in company, this tour is likely to be cheaper, and chances are that you will find someone who speaks your language. This guide you can ask questions about how to spend leisure local, and find out other useful travel items.

Affiliate programs and cashback

In the digital era, companies are struggling to achieve loyalty from customers by using affiliate programs and cashback. For example, very aggressively promoting kesbeke Booking. The company holds the shares for the return of almost half of the funds from the reservation for a certain amount to the account of the client, partnerasia with the airlines, resulting in passengers can expect a discount when booking accommodation. There are temporary promotions, so before booking you should find this info via search engine. There are permanent, like Wizzair and Booking, however, in this case the bonus funds are charged to the passenger low-cost airline, and not returned him on the map. Also now Booking a partnership program with MasterCard: if paying by card this payment system part of the funds for the booking is subsequently refunded.

Do not think that global hotel reservation is a charitable organization that distributes all funds. First, it is a free method of promotion, as such shares willing to write travel blogs. Secondly, the money taken from the fee of the service.
But Booking is just one example. Payment systems have their own affiliate programs with discounts and cashback in different countries. If you are planning a big trip, you can learn what stocks now operate a payment system by going to her website.

If you fly a lot or plan to do it with a certain airline, you may want to look at Bank cards for purchases which are awarded bonus miles airlines. However, in Ukraine, unlike the same United States, this practice is uncommon.

Messengers are for all

The Telegram messenger is a separate story in the context of tourist services. On this platform are successfully developed channels and bots. For example, having blogs and media that are engaged in the selection of the cheapest tickets or tell about tourist destinations. With inexpensive tickets important efficiency: publication on the websites quickly become obsolete, as at a low price sold by a limited number of seats. But if the source is a large audience, it quickly parses all the most “delicious”.

In Facebook algorithms determine what the user sees, so there is no guarantee, even if you subscribe to such a resource that you don’t miss interesting direction. Telegram easier not to miss the beginning of a good sale messenger sends an alert immediately after publication to all who subscribed to the channel. And then – first come, first serve.

Example Telegram channels that you should subscribe, if you live in Ukraine and you are interested in budget travel:

Tripmydream – channel service of the same name to search for tickets. Here is assembled essentially the same content as on the website.

The wind is blowing channel, which publishes selections of cheap tickets from a variety of sources, with the departure (or exit) of Ukraine. There is a sense that this is the largest database of promotions for tickets.

Along the way, useful to understand where to go. Then there are life hacks and guides, including on the exciting and exotic destinations (for example, many African and Alpine climbing), the selection of interesting events, there are lots of local news for travelers. There are also discounts.

Bushcraft Channel – not a Ukrainian channel but very useful for those who prefer to travel with a tent. On the channel a lot of hacking, valuable tips on how to survive in the harsh conditions and nature (unfortunately no longer updated).

34travel – Belarusian channel of the eponymous website, which specializiruetsya on detailed guides for the cities in the world with an eye on ultrabudgetary journey.

In addition, there is a huge number of channels from expats who live abroad and publish interesting (or not) about their new home. But to bring them makes no sense, if you are interested in a specific direction, you should look for compilations of such channels on the Internet.

Bots – another strong point Telegram. Bots, including for travellers, very much, but most of the tasks they perform, it is easier to do on sites services. However, there are some useful exceptions to this rule.

Railwaybot (@railwaybot) looking for tickets for trains of the BONDS. It’s much easier than to go to the website of the carrier manually, when tickets are in short supply.

Airtrack_bot (@airtrack_bot) – bot for searching airtickets. Works perfectly with low-cost airlines, fast and convenient, “understand” Russian, Ukrainian and English languages, indicates the price change for the selected direction. The first thing I noticed is that the inability to advise another date, if you have direct route or tickets are significantly more expensive. But this is not all aggregators handle it.

Bamperbol (@UA_BumperBot) will help in case of accident by car: tell the algorithm of actions, will assist in the design of the Protocol, prompt, that can be claimed from the insurance.

Igov_bot (@igov_bot) rents free space in the queues for applying for passport. However, places usually appear at midnight, and faster to go directly to the website and recorded there is a greater chance that a place in the queue will not have time to divert.

The bottom line

The great Internet has changed the travel industry – they have become more accessible and popular. The tourism industry is rapidly growing and developing, and that budget airlines are developing to market faster, because, at first glance, their suggestions are always attractive. In fact, it happens not always, and that the journey has not confirmed the saying “miser pays twice”, even using the services for savings, be sure to double check all details of the trip: the ticket price from the carrier, and that journey included how much it will cost to get from airport to hotel and from hotel to the place where you plan to spend most of the time. This distribution of carriers and services, which picked up the cheapest options of accommodation and tickets, and don’t be afraid to plan your trips independently.

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