Ellen PhillipsPiggybacking on last Saturday’s vacation column, Good Housekeeping offers some great suggestions to save money while traveling.
• Look for Web package deals instead of piecemeal packages. Airfarewatchdog.com (a great site, by the way) tells us that the biggest Web travel agencies put together the friendliest wallet-saver bundles and, especially, our friends at Expedia. Expedia uses all major airlines, except Southwest and Allegiant, and combines airfares better than the other sites to get the cheapest fares.
• Save at hotels that offer breakfast (obviously, the biggest savings if traveling with a family). Check www.quikbook.com for a list of hotels that serve
the morning meal in 28 American cities and www.hotel.com for others.
Certainly, a chain’s own Web site will offer this info, too. A family of four can save a minimum of $16 by partaking of the “free” meal. Clearly, this $16 doesn’t mean a Hardee’s biscuit.