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The commercials are deceiving. Hotel and airfare travel search engines like Kayak, Expedia, Hotwire, and Priceline have catchy commercials and jingles, but don\u2019t always find the best deals. If you want to use one of these, Kayak<\/a> tends to statistically find the best deals. For airfares the prices are almost identical to actual airline airfare prices, and sometimes much higher. Think about it. The travel search engines are paid by the hotel and airline each time you make a purchase. Anytime there is a middle man it\u2019s always more expensive. Here are some tips:<\/p>\n EXAMPLE:<\/b> Search engines make $10-$50 on your hotel stay.<\/p>\n They make anywhere from $50 on domestic flights to a couple $100 on international flights.<\/p>\n A hotel that shows $60 a night on a search engine might pay the search engine $20. If you call maybe they\u2019ll give it to you for $50.<\/p>\n 2: CRAIGSLIST DEALS<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re not using Craigslist<\/a> when you travel you need to! Some of the best travel discounts are craigslist deals. Find discount tickets under the \u201cFor Sale \u2013 Tickets\u201d section. Under the \u201cHousing\u201d section you can find incredibly cheap vacation rentals on the \u201cVacation Rentals\u201d tab. Here are some tips:<\/p>\n Craigslist deals on vacation rentals are great! You can almost always negotiate. If one listing says, \u201cNo,\u201d call the next listing. We got a $300 night stay at Arcadia Coves<\/a> in the log cabin that Al Capone allegedly hid for $119 on Craigslist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 3: DISCOUNT DAYS<\/b><\/p>\n Can\u2019t find Craigslist deals? Call ahead and ask if they have military discounts, senior discounts, homeschool days, etc. If you\u2019re flexible on your vacation timing you can get crazy deals! We landed $100 ski lift passes for $50 on veterans weekend at Keystone<\/a>. In Branson, at Silver Dollar City<\/a> amusement park, there is a discount day\u2019s week called \u201cYoung Christians\u201d week. A whole family can save a couple $100.<\/p>\n COMMON DISCOUNT DAYS GROUPS<\/i><\/p>\n Small Children\u2019s Week<\/p>\n Veteran\u2019s Week<\/p>\n Christian Week<\/p>\n Senior\u2019s week<\/p>\n 4: VACATION SEASON<\/b><\/p>\n The best vacation savings saying is, \u201cGo when it\u2019s slow!\u201d Almost every tourist destination has 1 or 2 slow seasons. Find out ahead of time when slow season is. Here\u2019s some tricks:<\/p>\n 5 TWO FREE FLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n I don\u2019t normally recommend getting a credit card. However, Southwest Airlines<\/a> periodically gives away two free flights as an incentive to get a Southwest credit card! The rules are you have to spend around $2,000 within the year. Our family easily spends that in rent or charitable donations, so that is our \u201ccharitable donations\u201d card. Spend the $2,000 with the card, pay it off on time, and get two free flights! Also, a few penny pincher tricks for Southwest Airlines:<\/p>\n 6 DINING OUT COUPONING<\/b><\/p>\n When you\u2019re not at home, you\u2019re not a local, and when you\u2019re not a local, you don\u2019t know where the deals are. Well, eating out during travel just got cheaper. Get 50% off or more on dining out couponing by using couponing apps. Here\u2019s 3 dining out couponing sites:<\/p>\n 7: BEAT GROUPON PRICES<\/b><\/p>\n The 6th<\/sup> trick out of the 10 vacation saving tricks for couponing moms is my favorite! Here\u2019s how to beat Groupon, Living Social, and Sweet Jack deals. The offered \u201cdeal\u201d is great, but on average Groupon gets half of what you pay and the company offering the deal only gets half of what you pay. Here\u2019s how to beat Groupon prices.<\/p>\n 8: VACATION USING GROUPON<\/b><\/p>\n Currently, Groupon, Sweet Jack, and Living Social don\u2019t just sell vouchers to restaurants, they also offer attractions and lodging deals. Sign up for the Groupon of the city you\u2019re going to vacation using Groupon in, before you go. For example, before a Disney trip, sign up for Orlando Groupon deals, and when you arrive you\u2019ve got dinner show tickets, mini golf passes, water park tickets, lodging, and dining all for 50% off. Use tips above for even better deals when you vacation using Groupon.<\/p>\n 9: SPONTANEOUS COUPONING<\/b><\/p>\n Sometimes on vacation with extended family they have slightly different spending habits. It\u2019s hard to plan when you\u2019ll stop on your drive to your destination. Also, sometimes plans change and you need a new or extra attraction or restaurant. All of these factors contribute to occasionally needing spontaneous couponing tricks.<\/p>\n 10: ASK FOR THE DEAL<\/b><\/p>\n I met a man a while back who saved $30,000 a year on discounts. When I asked how, he said, \u201cI ask, \u2018What kind of deal can you give me,\u2019 even if I\u2019m at Wal-Mart.\u201d It\u2019s always worth it to ask for the deal. If they say, \u201cNo,\u201d it doesn\u2019t hurt, if they say, \u201cYes,\u201d it pays off! He used the $30,000 to help fund 3 local charities.<\/p>\n The last of the 10 vacation savings tricks for couponing moms is it helps to start bargaining in an already affordable destination. According to a recent study, the top 4 affordable vacation destinations with over 4,000,000 tourists per year in America are:<\/p>\n #1: Yosemite<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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