| There are two basic kinds of travel bargains. | | | | area. Hotels are under $100, (or just $140 |
| The first is what people normally think of, | | | | for the week at the Harp and Thistle Inn) and |
| which is the special deals that show up from | | | | there is a reasonably priced Jack |
| time to time on travel to popular | | | | Nicholas-designed golf course right in town. |
| destinations. If you are flexible and pay | | | | Nickel slot machines are in every casino and |
| attention, you can often find a great package | | | | a movie at the beautiful Washoe Theater costs |
| deal to Disney World, for example. If you | | | | just $4. |
| have three trips in mind that you might enjoy | | | | |
| (a cruise, a trip to Hawaii and a Vegas | | | | The point here is that somewhere near you are |
| weekend, for example), you can wait for a | | | | travel destinations that have what you need |
| special offer on one of them and increase | | | | for entertainment and relaxation. Some of |
| your odds of a bargain vacation. | | | | these are cheap enough to be travel bargains. |
| | | | So get out a map, get on the internet, and |
| Then there are the other travel bargains. | | | | make a list! |
| These are the "deals" that are always there, | | | | |
| the affordable places to go and things to do | | | | Travel Bargains - Things To Do |
| that you can take advantage of without | | | | |
| waiting for a special promotion. Here are a | | | | There are also trips and vacations that are |
| few examples. | | | | travel bargains just because they involve |
| | | | mostly cheap activities. To save money on |
| Travel Bargains - Destinations | | | | that vacation, then, make a list of all the |
| | | | things that you might like to do. Then |
| If you look at a map and use the internet to | | | | concentrate on the least expensive activities |
| do a bit of research, there are probably many | | | | on that list and design a trip that will be |
| inexpensive places you can go within a couple | | | | everything you want it to be, and not cost |
| hours of home. These are places where you can | | | | much. |
| afford to stay and with activities that you | | | | |
| like. For example, if you are traveling with | | | | For example, if you enjoy treasure hunting |
| kids and live near Michigan, you can go to | | | | with your metal detector, head for the |
| the Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes near Empire, | | | | nearest ghost towns or beaches. If you enjoy |
| Michigan, and then enjoy the beach at South | | | | bicycling, find a new place to go and load up |
| Bar Lake. | | | | that bike. If you just want to relax on the |
| | | | beach, you live in the north, and its summer, |
| An hour from there, you could visit the | | | | skip the expensive ocean destinations and |
| casino near Suttons Bay, and then drive | | | | head for the Great Lakes. |
| Highway 22 and take in the views of Grand | | | | |
| Traverse Bay. In Traverse City you can go to | | | | You can wait and watch for the great travel |
| one of the water parks or hit the malls. In | | | | promotions that show up from time to time. |
| any case, hotels are very reasonable here, | | | | But the other way is to just plan for |
| especially in the off-season. | | | | inexpensive destinations and activities. |
| | | | Often you'll find that you have even more fun |
| If you live near Montana, you could visit | | | | on the trips that cost half as much. Now |
| Anaconda, a great little mountain town at the | | | | that's a travel bargain. |
| east end of the Anaconda-Pintler wilderness | | | | |