TRAVEL LIFEHACK How to Create a Travel Budget: 1. Save money for your trip before you leave. Increase your travel budget by putting away what you can while you are planning your trip. 2. Budget for transportation. Set aside an amount you want to spend on getting to your destination, getting home and getting around while you travel. Include projected airfare, rental cars, parking, gas, taxis, trains, bus fare, and any other expense related to transportation while you are away. 3. Consider your lodging expenses. This will include hotels, resorts and bed and breakfast locations in any of the places you visit. 4. Include a food budget that will cover your meals, drinks and snacks. 5. Decide how much you want to spend on entertainment. Some of what you experience when you travel will be free, but budget for park fees, tickets, shows, excursions and other special events. 6. Consider what you will need to spend on incidentals. For example, if you are vacationing at the beach, you will need to buy sunscreen and possibly rent an umbrella. 7. Remember to budget for gifts and souvenirs. This is probably the area of your travel budget that you have the most control over. 8. Take into consideration currency conversion when you travel internationally. Once you have your travel budget created, figure out how much you will need in the right currency. 9. Create your travel budget online. Sites such as Budget Your Trip and Saving For Travel provide tools that will help you figure out how much you need to budget for transportation, lodging, food and other expenses.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 08:00:05 +0000
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