5 Simple Tips For Money Saving – Cost-Cutting Ways For College Students to Travel

Monday, 2. November 2009

Author: Alexandra Vrugt
Source: ezinearticles.com

Whether you need transportation to go back to your university or college from summer or the holidays, or whether you want to take a trek over the spring break, the reality is that you don’t want to spend a ton of money to do it. This economy crisis has caused some families to limit when their college students can come back and forth to the family nest.

Students always need to feel like they have their independence and travel gives them that feeling. So, while limiting travel works wonders for your finances, another option is to be more conscientious and resourceful about how you spend your money for travel. That way, you don’t have to nix out those great trips, but just by following these simple tips, you may be able to save money along the way:

Use a student travel agency. There are many great student travel agencies that help you to buy for cheap your airfare, car rentals, and hotel accommodations. Student travel groups such as STA Travel cater to young people, which is loosely defined as those 25 years of age and younger, to give them satisfying travel experiences for cheap.

With student travel agencies, your college student could save as much as 50% off of the list price for travel. Also, there are special packages that are tailored to college aged students which are designed to give them a huge bang for their bucks when it comes to touring and events. Student travel is one of the cheapest travel alternatives both domestically and internationally.

Tell your college student to name their own price by using a site like Priceline to plan their trips. If your college student is truly flexible, they will be able to buy for cheap just about any flights, hotel rooms, or cars that they need. With the name your own price deals, they can expect to save as much as 60%! That’s well worth being a little flexible with your time.

Consider taking a “scenic” route by traveling by bus or train. Seems a little outdated for those that are in a hurry, but if your college student is low on cash but has plenty of time, then, this could be a way to get where they need to go for a much lower cost than flying. The money that they save by taking an alternative means of travel could be a major help when it comes to buying those expensive college textbooks.

College students should ALWAYS flash their college identification card to find out if there any additional savings or perks. It’s not uncommon for a college student to get an additional 5% or more off of a service or admission price for an event just for showing their student badge. Many companies offer student discounts, but they would never know that you’re child is a college student unless they make an effort to flash that badge!

It pays to be friends when it comes to traveling. Before your college student foots the bill for a flight or other travel arrangements, they should find out if there are any buddy fares or “buy one, get one” offers available. If they team up with a friend, both of them could end up saving as much as 60-75% off of the regular rates! That’s what friends are for, right?!?

As a recognized expert on saving money in daily life, Alexandra Vrugt has written many articles on how to manage on less. You can get a free copy of her Ebook ‘15 Top Ways to Save Money’ by visiting her MakeEndsMeetOnline.com website.