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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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groupon.it anyone?
bsibiski 4
Are some airports cheaper than others?
brucedimon 7
Evacuation Insurance Quotes
Bruce 6
Citi/Costco Credit Card
Bruce 8
Alaska Airlines VISA Credit Card - No More Foreign Transaction Fees
Bruce 2
Check Your Credit Card Benefits - Trip Interruption/Cancellation
Bruce 7
Prepaid European VISA cards
Bruce 8
Travel to Dublin, Belfast, and Scotland
brohr 2
Amsterdam to Paris to Gimelwald to Rome
Brandon 4
cash?
bonemjt 21
Mag Stripe only ATM Card
Boltface 10
Best Travel Insurance??
bobglaser22 9
Health Ins Coverage in IT, GE, PO & IL
bobeso 15
US credit bureau account freezing made easier?
bobbing 1
Maximizing Chase reward travel with jet blue card?
bobbijoann 5
DCC, Dynamic Conversion Charge
Bob 9
Best travel credit card (or credit card in general)?
bkoss 39
Budget for a Month in Europe
bguay 14
Critique My Budget/Itinerary!
bguay 8
ATM only card in Europe
b.farmer 3
My Way vs fully guided tour
bevkirklandextra 10
When using credit card - should you tell merchant to use their currency rate or US?
betsyjaney 17
Best option for chip and PIN Mastercard
beth.chaplin 9
Found laundromat nearby thanks to Rick Steves guidebook!
barryboa 4
Airbnb vs. HomeAway/VRBO vs.Booking.com
Barb Z 19
Purchasing a Phone in Europe
Barbara 18
Tipping at hotels
Barbara 23
Travel Insurance for New Zealand sight-seeing, hiking, kayaking, etc
Barbara 6
AirBnB makes neighbors worse
avirosemail 6
HSBC banking offer & avoiding fees and rates ...
avirosemail 8
How to keep tourists from snacking (and peeing) in the wrong spots, and avoid fines,...
avirosemail 12
Expedia points: unexpected casualty of COVID lockdown
avirosemail 10
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avirosemail 43
Save money by turning off the lights early; Eiffel Tower
avirosemail 20
Is buying hotel points or airline miles ever a good idea?
avirosemail 10
Avoid Booking.com - not passing on hotel cancellation fee waiver due to Coronavirus
AussieNomad 20
travel insurance
aunt.jojo 5
Questions on Flights to the UK-first time international travelers
atooz15 19
Using Credit Card rental Insurance for the CDW
atooz15 12
Saving money on parking in Antwerp, BE.
atlscrapgirl 0
Best time to buy for the spring?
Ashley 9
Paying cash for hotel
artshotwell 15
is it better to carry all your money with you while traveling in italy?
armschicchi 12
Mediterrean Cruise port excursions on my own
anuenue58 15
Poland paying with card better zloty or dollar
antshome 13
Lyon city card
annwyoungblood 2
Travel insurance included with credit card
Anna E 9
Alaska Airlines dumps partnership with American Airlines
Andrew H. 6
Always Take A Second Credit Card
Andrea 37
Laundry services in Best of Europe
andee515 1