Vacation is the perfect time to unload and unwind the burden you may be having in your usual days. It is the time when everyone wants to enjoy their time lavishly with their close ones.

The most important step to save money while traveling is to plan your travel as early as possible. Try to make an itinerary so that you can plan your budget. An itinerary will constitute everything from start of trip to end of trip. Once you planned your trip, book a cheap air tickets. You can get cheap air tickets if you negotiate it with the travel agents or you can also book air tickets online to get other benefits. The best way to save money on air tickets is to book a budget airline. These airlines have all the facilities like other airlines. The only difference is that their routes are different but this will open your option to get a flavor of new place.

Secondly always go for an advance booking for taxi from airport. This will help you to save lot of money as local cab vendors charge twice or thrice of the fare. Also do advance hotel booking after evaluating the hotels and their prices. If possible try to take a rented apartment -you will have an amazing experience and this will help you to save lot of money. There are so many fully furnished apartments which are provided by localities. Hotels are quite expensive in their comparison.

For any reason if you have to stay in hotel then make sure that you don't order any drink from the bar or lounge of that hotel as they cost like a bomb. Take the snacks and drinks with you and keep it in the mini refrigerator kept in the hotel room. Another thing you can carry with you is medicines. It is always advisable to carry basic medicines so that you don't have to visit a doctor every now and then.

While traveling to a new place what we all are excited about is "Shopping". If you are really a shopping freak then make an effort to make a friend of that area. Your local friend will not only help you in shopping but will also guide you about dos and don'ts for the place. Last but not the least carry a map of the area you are planning to visit so that you need not to ask for help to strangers.

Keeping these small things in mind you can enjoy your trip by putting lesser burden on your pocket.