Money-Saving Strategies

Share your best budget tips

When traveling on a budget, there are many ways to make Europe affordable. From eating and sleeping cheap, to getting value from a great guidebook, to avoiding high-cost flights, share your best tips to save money.

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Title	Author	Replies	Last Post
Non-rich solo travel	Mike L	29	04/22/20 05:04 PM
saved $159 by canceling on booking and rebooking with the hotel	Mike L	15	12/10/23 11:30 PM
Travel Insurance Policy: put it "on hold" or cancel?	MikeW	13	06/19/20 03:48 PM
Euro exchange rate keeps dropping	Mindfulness	7	08/22/22 09:20 PM
Travel Health Insurance	mintelegator	13	05/20/21 03:20 PM
Credit Cards in Ireland	mkb1261	8	10/07/14 06:15 PM
ISIC US Card for students traveling with their family	mkh	2	02/02/15 03:12 AM
Mailing package from Itay/France/EUR to U.S.	mmcr1270	9	05/24/19 06:35 PM
Debt ceiling issues with USD and hotel bookings	Molly	13	05/23/23 02:59 PM
Atm's in Europe/ Credit Card Use	mona	28	06/29/17 05:04 PM
Best Sim card for Netherlands	monica	2	08/11/24 03:09 PM
Euros	monty	34	09/10/19 03:50 AM
Paris museum passes	Morrismj22649	6	06/18/14 11:00 PM
Paris metro card shuffle	mountainmama	3	05/23/19 11:50 PM
Paris museum children FREE but do they need to queue up?	mpmclane1	5	12/11/14 03:14 AM
I noticed that I find myself overly rationalizing travel costs	Mr Ë	15	12/06/21 05:51 PM
Tipping parasail pilots	mslisarouse	6	09/09/16 07:36 PM
Flying from Portland Oregon to Germany	msuzanne_lawr...	21	10/12/19 09:05 PM
Best Travel Health Insurance Companies for Europe?	Mumbling &...	6	11/22/22 02:05 PM
PSA, Car rental Chase CC insurance	Mumbling &...	3	02/19/24 02:27 AM
Capital One chip card- No need to preauthorize for trip?	Nancy	24	11/02/16 11:20 PM
Back up Credit card?	Nancy	34	04/26/19 12:53 PM
PIN needed for credit cards?	nancyajohn	11	09/01/17 09:00 PM
Save money on luggage	nayefuk	16	08/27/16 10:33 AM
Int'l Student ID Card (ISIC) or Int'l Teacher ID Card (ITIC) Help	ndgillam30	1	04/29/19 11:18 PM
Travel Insurance	NebraskaFamily	16	10/07/15 02:12 PM
Disabled Identity Card For US Citizens	needmoretravel	10	06/20/24 06:42 PM
What Will An Extended European Stay Cost?	nicolenicole	13	03/01/20 09:10 PM
Financing my next trip with ebay	Nicole P	22	07/18/14 10:31 PM
National Trust properties/membership	Nicole P	3	02/16/20 05:21 PM
500 Euro Note Pain	Nik	16	09/18/15 09:51 PM
Best cost for flight to Germany	nleshelman	22	03/14/19 02:49 PM
Open jaw flights	nleshelman	18	04/25/19 01:14 PM
Hotel and flight bundles	nleshelman	11	06/27/19 08:43 PM
Temporary luggage storage	nlortizdpm	2	11/15/19 04:52 AM
Best Tourist Pass for a Trip to Amsterdam??	Noella	5	02/14/17 07:35 PM
Revolut works well	npopolo	1	04/01/25 06:51 AM
BNP Paribas in Germany	nretzlaff	5	08/23/17 08:11 PM
High Exchange Rates for Credit Cards Used Internationally (WaPo News Article)	NYC Librarian	12	05/16/24 12:00 PM
What is the best way to deposit Euro cash in Canada to be used in Europe?	oceanna248	9	02/05/24 02:18 PM
ATMs in England	oleditor5	5	08/12/15 04:45 AM
Global Blue VAT Tax Refund in Norway	onlyme04	2	07/31/24 05:14 PM
ATM cards in Italy	Ore-gone	12	10/12/19 11:08 PM
Visa or MasterCard?	our9yearjourney	11	05/02/14 07:05 AM
Barcelona, Spain Arrival Complimentary Ride on RODALIES	ourtern	1	08/31/15 12:32 AM
ATM's at CVG (Cincinatti) airport	overariver	6	02/19/19 02:59 PM
best way to convert cash dollars to euros?	Packy	30	09/02/18 10:42 PM
Schwab Chip and Pin	pam	4	05/12/15 05:04 PM
American Airlines vs. British Airways	pamzam101	24	01/05/25 05:24 AM
Travel insurance limits-NY Times gift article	PatR@lv	1	09/02/23 02:33 PM