How to Land Last Minute
Vacation Deals?
by Jonathan Tan
Is your last minute travel always more
expensive than a well-planned one?
For any last minute vacations, it pays to know
when the most expensive travel periods are.
The high demand for travel during certain
periods drives the prices up for most essentials like airline tickets, cruises,
hotel rooms and rental cars.
Fortunately, there are a few free tools, tricks
and sites that you can use to make your last minute travel cheaper, faster,
easier and more fun!
The other alternative is to buy last minute
vacation packages. They are generally good but only if you cannot locate a cheap
airfare.
And an understanding of how the airlines
operate will help you get that cheap last minute airline tickets.
As for hotel reservations, it's true that most
often you do get a better rate by simply picking the phone either from a phone
booth nearby to book rather walking to the reservation counter.
Another way you can save on your car rental is
to consider the parking charges instead, again this can be easily verify via the
phone by simply asking the hotel staff for local advice.
Airlines, hotels, cruise ships and rental car
companies lose money for every seat, hotel room, cabin or rental car they don't
fill.
Typically, they would rely on travel agents, or
consolidators to help them clear their inventories.
By buying such items in bulk and repackaging
them together into last minute vacation deals, it's unlikely you can buy these
items separately on your own at a cheaper price.
About the Author:
As a business traveler, Jonathan does a lot of
last minute travel and he is always on the lookout for cheap, quick and
practical last minute travel tips.
Jonathan is the owner of Last
Minute Vacations and Travel Guide.
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