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
Will I get %10 back payment from UK hotels?	cezza1907	7	09/16/17 07:23 PM
Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum (Art History Museum) potential problem when purchasing...	Shelley	7	09/20/17 12:13 PM
Check Your Credit Card Benefits - Trip Interruption/Cancellation	Bruce	7	11/17/17 12:01 PM
Stateside prepaid hotel reservations - $ or Euros?	rolabeanhair	7	05/18/18 06:01 PM
Hotel Reservations	Charlie	7	09/19/18 05:45 AM
Contactless Card Payment Limits	Chris F	7	04/23/19 07:41 PM
Train travel/Discount cards	travel4two	7	09/06/19 06:03 PM
Alaska Airlines dumps partnership with American Airlines	Andrew H.	7	10/03/19 04:16 AM
Free GPS	Stephen	7	05/03/21 12:36 AM
Temporary Mobile Phone Chips in France and Switzerland	dmbcycles	7	09/13/21 02:19 PM
Chase Sapphire Collision Damage Waiver - France Enterprise Car Rental - Easy Reimbursement	toddling	7	09/24/22 10:57 PM
Travel insurance	MaryAnn	7	10/21/22 10:31 PM
Euro exchange rate keeps dropping	Mindfulness	7	08/22/22 09:20 PM
Buying insurance for travel	vee	7	01/23/23 12:00 AM
Amazon Prime Day Travel Deals	Mary	7	07/12/23 12:26 AM
Affordable travel in Vietnam? What do backpackers need to prepare?	sadbyzi007x	7	08/11/23 06:49 AM
Eurail Pass-can I use Germany-Only pass to take train to Strasbourg?	heidihottinger	7	08/28/23 04:36 PM
Yearly or individual trip travel insurance	KRS	7	12/14/23 11:37 PM
StayCity Aparthotels London 20%off	Sasha	7	12/30/23 07:10 PM
Anyone use a Wise card in Italy? Other options?	markustg09	7	05/16/24 11:57 AM
VAT refund when leaving from UK airport with purchases made in EU	encore	7	06/21/24 09:16 PM
Trip Insurance	pcuhl1954	7	03/14/25 03:16 AM
Critique My Budget/Itinerary!	bguay	8	07/23/14 02:15 AM
Inexpensive shipping back from Europe?	ahroeser	8	04/24/14 03:44 PM
Credit Cards in Ireland	mkb1261	8	10/07/14 06:15 PM
Credit cards - in Euros or dollars	gmhughes	8	03/20/15 01:59 AM
EurAide just saved me a bundle on rail fares!	bs.porter	8	06/30/15 10:43 PM
Global Entry for 1/2 price	Carol now...	8	10/06/15 01:04 AM
Just making sure- euro/pound	Kristin	8	07/31/15 05:21 PM
Wire transfers?	Kathi	8	02/09/16 01:37 AM
Citi/Costco Credit Card	Bruce	8	07/31/16 12:28 AM
Combining RS Travel Insurance with Other Travel Insurance?	RockiesRoad	8	05/29/16 08:06 PM
Shipping a forgotten item from Italy	Suzann	8	01/08/17 06:50 PM
Travel guides - Europe	kris.albright62	8	05/03/17 03:43 AM
America Does Dynamic Conversion Too!	Shelley	8	06/14/17 05:29 PM
Family hotels	rawsonbudd	8	06/23/17 06:11 PM
Insurance through airline	cprice	8	02/02/18 05:18 PM
Question on the Swiss Travel Pass for Museums	Lola	8	04/26/18 04:34 AM
Prepaid European VISA cards	Bruce	8	07/06/18 02:17 AM
Walking tours in which you just "show up" like London Walks	john.gaddis	8	04/26/19 11:54 AM
Travel Insurance	highlanderct	8	05/07/19 04:46 PM
HSBC banking offer & avoiding fees and rates ...	avirosemail	8	05/03/19 12:42 AM
Rental car insurance	Joanne C	8	12/26/19 09:36 AM
Time limit for buying cancel anytime insurance	KC	8	03/11/20 03:47 PM
Withdrawn UK banknotes	Lola	8	02/26/22 12:03 AM
Christopher Elliott Article on ATM Fees	acraven	8	10/25/22 01:34 PM
$500 for an online tour of London!	Lola	8	10/31/22 12:17 PM
Europäische Reiseversicherung	Lola	8	12/23/22 05:58 AM
Got Allianz?	phred	8	01/19/24 10:25 PM
cancellation on booking.co	ticadonnita	8	05/20/24 01:05 AM