Ways To Travel Free Or Very Cheaply This Summer

Summer is finally here! This means that many people will be taking a vacation or two. If summer travel isn’t in your plans because you are worried about the cost, you should reconsider this. There are numerous ways to travel free or very cheaply this summer.

Exchanging A Home
Some travelers are in the same situation as you- they want to travel, but they don’t have a lot of money to do so. A solution to this is to save money on accommodations by doing a home swap. Sites like HomeExchange.com allow travelers to trade homes with little or no money being exchanged in the process. Since hotel accommodations can eat up a lot of a traveler’s budget, this can end up saving them a lot of money. Currently on HomeExchange.com there are listings available in around 150 countries. What this means is that you have a wide variety of options when it comes to possible destinations to stay at.

Vehicle Delivery
The summer is the great time to take the great all American road trip. You can do so without spending money on a rental car. TransferCar.com lists cars or RVs that need to get back to their home cities. Those who take advantage of this may end up paying no more than $5 per day to drive them. If you do happen to choose an RV, you can easily see a lot of different destinations and not have to pay for a hotel room as long as you find a safe place to park your RV for the night. The big drawback of this is that it’s only one way so you will need to try to get another vehicle to drive back or figure out another way to get home. You also may need to be prepared to travel at the last minute.

House Sitting
If you don’t have a home to trade or aren’t comfortable letting others stay in your home, there is another option: house sitting. How it works is that while others are away you stay at their house and keep an eye on it and may need to take care of their pets, water their plants or even accept their packages and check their mail. One way to easily find individuals that need a housesitter is through a website called TrustedHouseSitters.com. You will need to pay a $119 membership fee to join, but once you become a member can search through hundreds of different listings.

Travel Last Minute
If you are willing to travel last minute, you can sometimes grab an inexpensive cabin on a cruise line that has extra inventory.  The easiest way to find deals is to use a cruise price alert app and set it to the dates you are available to travel. You will be notified if and when prices drop. For inexpensive hotels, use an app called HotelTonight where hotels will often discount same day arrivals up to 50%.

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