3 major ways to save money on travel expenses

gboyinwa ajomale

February 15, 2018 9:57 AM

You have to put some financial plans in place before travelling within Nigeria or outside Nigeria.

If you have it in mind to travel then you need to start saving money towards it.

Before embarking on a travelling experience you need to have some sort of financial stability and independence.

This would prevent you from probably getting stranded in a not so familiar place.

So you have to put some financial plans in place before travelling within Nigeria or outside Nigeria.

Here are ways to save money on travel expenses

1. Opening a saving for the sole purpose of travelling expenses

You will have to open travel savings account if you want to achieve your travelling goals. At the end of every month put in a certain amount into a savings account.

Watch it grow each month, till you have enough to take care of all your travelling expenses.

You need to work with the certain period for the travelling to have an idea when to start saving for it.

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It would be advisable to automate your savings to fast-track the saving scheme, in case you forget to save.

2. Take advantage of your age

People are given discounts whenever they go to tourist attraction because of their age.

Discounts are given to people based on their age category - an elderly, child or student, as long as you have a means of identification.

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So you also need to take advantage of the age discount.

3. Travel in low season

This is one advantage you take when it comes to travelling. Travel in low seasons when people do not really travel. You save more when you travel in low seasons.

Things are always cheaper in low seasons, you save more on hotel rates, transportation and food. Travel when the place is less crowded.

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