Saturday, 10 October 2009

• 3 New Ways To Save On Your Vacation

  If you're a traveler, your mind is often always on being anywhere but here. Vacation is always on my mind, whether it is a week in Puerto Rico or a 3 day extended weekend in Boston.
  
  It can get costly to support this filthy habit. Luckily, Readers Digest has some great tips on how to save on your next vacation.
  
  

  1. The best time to book an airline ticket is Wednesday morning at 12:01am (that's really one minute after midnight on Tuesday).  Why?  Because most people book their reservations on the weekends and have 24-hours in which to pay but don't always complete the reservation...those budge fares flood the market at midnight and become available to you!  But here's what you  need to figure out: you must consider that it is 12:01am in the time zone where the airline is located...not where you live.
  

  2. The best time to book a hotel is anytime Sunday afternoon.  The revenue manager (the guy who sets the prices) is off.  It's up to the front desk person to set the rate.  That person knows it's better to sell the room cheap than to have it left empty with no money coming in.  So call when the money man is gone and make a great deal.

  3. This is an unprecedented "buyers market."  That means your negotiating power is at its best.  Let's say a hotel is advertising $99 a night, stay 2 and get the 3rd for free.  That's just a jumping off point.  Ask for a 4th night free.  See if the kids can eat for free.  Ask for free parking.  (Parking at a San Francisco hotel can run you $62 a day)

  For 3 more tips on how to save money on your next vacation, click here.
  

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