Travel Cheap by Exchanging Homes. You can travel anywhere in the world for the cost of your plane fare or gas ... by setting up a house exchange in advance. You can even exchange an RV... or an apartment... or a yacht.
Travel for Free as a Tour Leader. Organize a safari... or a scuba diving tour... or cruise the world. We have found travel agencies who are ACTIVELY seeking tour leaders. Some of them even provide extensive promotional help... including brochures and websites.
Travel Free as a Church Tour Leader Earn a free trip or cruise or pilgrimage... and in some cases earn as much as $10,000 per trip for you or your church by organizing and leading a tour.
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How to Travel for Free by Leading or Promoting ToursWhether you're 16 or 60, you CAN travel just about anywhere in the world for free -- and even with a nice stash of cash in your pocket -- by telling like-minded people about a trip and convincing them to go with you. Get 5 to 20 to book the same trip, and your trip is free.
Overseasjobs.com Posts organized by country. Interesting reading!
"Postcards"... travel recommendations shared by visitors to Lonely Planet. Plus armchair traveling (the cheapest kind of travel of all!) through great stories and photographs.
Fielding's Black Flag Adventure Forum. "The nets only hangout for hardcore adventurers, travel junkies, DP'ers and just about anyone who runs screaming from glossy brochures, backpacker guidebooks and Robin Leach."
Friendscape tries to help you to keep track where your friends are, even when they are not at home, so you can meet your friends more often and keep in touch. Check out the Forums at Footloose.net
Eurail SelectPass Youth For those under age 26 on their first day of travel, there is a special discounted Eurail Selectpass Youth offering unlimited travel on the national rail networks of any 3 adjoining Eurail countries that are connected by train or ship. Eurail Selectpass (3 countries), as low as $243
International Student Travel Confederation "Your connection to a world-wide network of student travel organizations in 95 countries specializing in student, youth and budget travel
Backpacking and Hostelling Your Way Around The World
"A Youth Hostel is a place that offers a good night's sleep in friendly surroundings at an affordable price... a perfect way to get to know a country at low cost, while, at the same time, meet many other people with a similar attitude towards traveling and experience this warm and welcoming atmosphere."
HealthyTravel.net Travel your way to health via spas, retreats and other healing and energizing places on the planet. Form your own group and learn how to earn free trips in addition to extra cash by becoming a tour leader/organizer/
Do you know about a HOT deal that can save other travelers money? If you do, you could qualify to earn a FREE copy of Tom's Parson's book, Insider Travel Secrets. Subscribers to Best Fares can opt for a three month extension to their current subscription to Bestfares.com Magazine.
It Will Be So Awful It Will Be Wonderful "These stories chronicle a remarkable journey across Africa and Central Asia; a 9 1/2 month camping and budget backpacking adventure by two people who braved the unpredictable through England, France, Spain, Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, and India...."
International Servas Would you like to visit foreign countries and take part in every day life? Would you like people from other countries to join in your daily life for a short time?
See also U.S. ServasSTA Travel is the world's largest travel organization specializing in low-cost travel for students.
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In our humble opinion, Priceline is the best way to get really great hotel deals. I have personally stayed in Atlanta at a Homestead Suites Hotel for $33 including taxes and fees... using Priceline. (I bid $29). The advertised rate was $79.00! I've also stayed for 4 nights in Orlando at Homestead Suites for $129. including all fees and taxes. So as far as I am concerned, Priceline is the ONLY way to book a hotel... even if you have to stop at an Internet Cafe to do it! You can actually book up til 6 p.m. the same day. I take my cue for the bid from Priceline's advertised "bargain rates". It's possible that you could get it for less. See the article below for some ideas on how to do that.
Here's an article that takes bidding on Priceline to a new level:
"Wing it around Europe for less! The Inter-European AirTaxi ticket lets you country-hop all over Europe for just $99 per flight. These "open" passes let you fly one-way, non-stop to cities all over Europe, starting or ending anywhere you want. The Inter-European AirTaxi makes it easy - no blackout dates, no fare zones, advance reservations or reservations on the go, valid for 120 days, no minimum purchase and reservation changes are allowed. The best way to see more of Europe by air- the Inter-Europe AirTaxi!"
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Lonely Planet eKno is a travel communication service designed to specifically meet the communications, information, and assistance needs of travelers. eKno provides BUDGET international calling, a free voice mail box, and free email.
Maple Leap Tickets Some discount onOrlando theme park tickets. Substantial savings on dinner theatre tickets... almost half price. No need to sit through time share presentation.
What's The Deal With Those "Free" or Deeply Discounted Vacations in Exchange for Attending a Timeshare Pitch?
Typically you need a household income of $45,000 or $50,000 and a major credit card (not a debit card). You can't be traveling in a camper or RV...and you have to sit through a 90minute presentation. Often includes a free breakfast. In exchange you get a deeply discounted motel room that sleeps up to 4 and two free attraction tickets. Check individual listings for exact terms.
Here are some examples. Remember, you are under no obligation to buy a timeshare. Do not rush into ...or let yourself be pressured into... signing any paperwork during the presentation... or your discounted vacation could wind up costing a lot more than you counted on.
HotelsCorp.com Cheap... and super-cheap motel accommodations and Disney ticket packages. Lowest prices involve sitting through a time-share prez.
Beware of Those "Free" Cruises and "Free" Air Fares
Often they are anything but free... requiring that you stay at an expensive hotel in exchange for a "free" airfare... or have all sorts of "taxes" which are actually fees paid to the tour company.
"Tour the wonders of North and Central America aboard one of our legendary sleeper coaches."
"There's nothing else like the Green Tortoise - PERIOD. Our busses are beautiful, with names and literally millions of miles of character.
"Our passengers are happy. They don't sit up all night with their heads against the window, but sleep lying down on fitted sheets over mattresses on raised platforms and bunk beds, listening to beautiful music as they doze off. In the morning they've usually arrived somewhere incredible! By day we swim, cook breakfast, explore caves, climb mountains, raft downstream, stand under waterfalls, walk through forests, cook dinner, build campfires, visit towns, meet people, or just plain take it easy.
"You're welcome to join the adventure, friends and fun. The settings will be national parks and the finest and least visited beaches, deserts, forests, hot springs, mountains, and waterfalls that our years of experience and good-natured drivers can find."
Frequent Crawler program!It is a concept very similar to that of the airlines Frequent Flyer clubs: repeat riders earn credit for the trips they travel with us through "adventure points", and then cash these points in for free trips.
Thrillseekers Unlimited. Vacation offerings include an ala carte menue of Bungy Jumping, Paragliding, Firewalking, Indoor Skydiving Simulator, Paint Ball , Skydiving, Aggressive In-Line Skating, Snow Boarding (Winter), Mountain Boarding (Summer) and Rock Climbing (free event).
