5 Ways to Reduce Vacation Expenses This Winter


Time Your Travel

Of course it’s time to party and enjoy, as its Christmas and New Year now. But if you let these times pass, you can get benefit of cheap travel tickets and discounted holiday stay. The second week of January, according to industry insiders, sees prices drop 15-30 percent, depending on the destination. The flights are sure to be cheaper too, especially after the Christmas and new year season. On Cleartrip.com, the cheapest Delhi-Goa flight on 23 & 24 December was 9,235, but fares drop to 8,416 on 25 December. Similarly, the cheapest flight on this route on 29 December is 11,070. On the next day, it drops to 10,283, while the fares on 31 December start at just 6,474.

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Go For Opaque Pricing

In opaque pricing, the hotel and airline are not revealed to the travelers until they make the full payment. In the opaque priced holiday packages, on can save around 20-60 percent, compared with rates offered by travel service providers and online portals. Says Pritpal Saini, Founder and CEO, Bid2travel.com: "We are the only platform, where the travelers and hoteliers interact directly with each other, so your confirmation comes directly from the hotel." Adds Jim Burney, CEO, Travelsurf.com: "We are pushing a value-driven model, where the actual product is not opaque, only its price is." Here, you can place multiple offers for different products, bargain with each vendor and choose the best deal possible. For flights, try Atyourprice.in. The only hitch in the opaque model is that the reservation cannot be refunded, changed or cancelled.

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