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Top 10 budget boutique hotelsARTICLE

Top 10 budget boutique hotels

TOPICS: Budget Luxury and spa New York City Melbourne Paris Brisbane Cambodia Berlin Laos Brighton Australia Queensland United States Victoria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Germany France England Land Berlin New York Region Ile-de-France

You don't need to break the bank to enjoy an indulgent global getaway. Savvy hotel curator Mr & Mrs Smith's new budget boutique collection flags over 80 luxe-for-less hotels and counting around the world, all tagged with their own easy-to-spot logo. Here's 10 of the best...
The secret lingo of airline codesARTICLE

The secret lingo of airline codes

TOPICS: Budget Airlines So you want to pay the lowest possible price for a flight? Well, ideally, you will have booked sometime last century. Booking an age in advance is a great...
How to travel and pay zilch for accommodationARTICLE

How to travel and pay zilch for accommodation

TOPICS: Budget Adventure If you're short on cash but up to your ears in time, you'd be surprised at the doors open to you when it comes to dodging hotel bills. Volunteer work,...
How to behave in hostelsARTICLE

How to behave in hostels

TOPICS: Budget The hostel experience is something that most travellers will experience at some time in their lives. It's almost a rite of passage; suffering the trials and...
Surviving the world's most expensive citiesARTICLE

Surviving the world's most expensive cities

TOPICS: Budget London Paris Dublin Copenhagen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France England Denmark Baile Atha Cliath Eire Region Ile-de-France
Dollar-stretching destinationsARTICLE

Dollar-stretching destinations

TOPICS: Budget Fiji Islands Mexico Iceland Russia Argentina Norway Sweden Hungary Poland Romania Where will your Aussie money go furthest? Expedia.com.au have teamed up with foreign exchange specialist HiFX to produce a list of the top ten destinations to...
Why you need to head to the UK and Europe ... NOWBLOG

Why you need to head to the UK and Europe ... NOW

TOPICS: Budget United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Turkey Crete Corfu Majorca Australia Victoria Greece Nomos Kerkyras Piraios Nomos Now really is the time to take advantage of the global recession and the collapse of currencies that would normally give the Aussie dollar a beat-down. With...
Credit crunch basket casesARTICLE

Credit crunch basket cases

TOPICS: Budget New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Iceland Ukraine Hungary In countries where the economy has truly tanked, there are potential bargains in store for tourists, and now might just be the right time to visit. Check out...
Off-season AustraliaARTICLE

Off-season Australia

TOPICS: Budget Eco and nature Gold Coast Hobart Kimberley Kakadu National Park Snowy Mountains Tamworth Flinders Ranges Australia New South Wales Queensland Tasmania South Australia Western Australia Travelling in the off-season doesn't only represent good value - you'll have a wonderful destination all to yourself as well.
Staycations: the new vacationsARTICLE

Staycations: the new vacations

TOPICS: Budget Australia All it takes is a little imagination and a sense of adventure to turn your at-home vacation into a 'staycation' that you and your family will remember.
Povo paradisesARTICLE

Povo paradises

TOPICS: Budget Canada Vietnam South Africa Hamilton Island Iceland Samoa Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Australia Queensland Where to holiday on the weak Aussie dollar.
Cheapest destinationsARTICLE

Cheapest destinations

TOPICS: Budget Laos Ukraine Dominican Republic Syria Uruguay Ethiopia Departamento de Cerro Largo Oriental Republic of Uruguay With the dollar on the decline, cheap holidays to the States and beyond are no longer an option. So make the most of your (diminishing!) Aussie dollar, and...
Nine budget tips for EuropeARTICLE

Nine budget tips for Europe

TOPICS: Budget If there's one place that doesn't immediately scream 'value' for budget travellers, it's Europe. But, with some careful planning and a few smart choices, it's...
Aussie hostels in EuropeARTICLE

Aussie hostels in Europe

TOPICS: Budget Yes, we know you're in Europe to experience the culture, but sometimes a good old fashioned piece of Australian kitsch really does hit the spot.
The scrimper's guide to travelARTICLE

The scrimper's guide to travel

TOPICS: Budget How to get by on next to nothing

More often than not our travel ambitions are grander than the contents of our wallets. But there are so many ways to make...
Travel hotspots for bargain huntersARTICLE

Travel hotspots for bargain hunters

TOPICS: Budget London New York City Paris Shopping Hong Kong Istanbul Damnoen Saduak Fes United States Thailand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland France England Turkey Morocco Changwat Ratchaburi Istanbul Ili New York Region de Fes-Boulemane Region Ile-de-France We all love a bargain, and when you're travelling, local shopping hubs and markets are a great way to tap into a region's culture. But if you're not prepared,...
I pod, do you? Europe's pod hotel revolutionARTICLE

I pod, do you? Europe's pod hotel revolution

TOPICS: Budget London Hotels Paris Amsterdam Switzerland Berlin Antwerp Budapest Frankfurt am Main Austria United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Germany France England Hungary Belgium Philippines Flanders Netherlands Budapest fovaros Land Berlin Land Hessen Province of Pangasinan Provincie Noord-Holland Region Ile-de-France A new alternative to hostels, Pod hotels have taken Europe by storm and offer travellers a stylish, albeit tiny place to stay. They can be just a series...
Top tips for carefree backpackingARTICLE

Top tips for carefree backpacking

TOPICS: Budget It's official: backpacking is the bomb! As a backpacker you'll see some of the most beautiful places in the world, meet incredible people and try amazing new...
The Big Apple on a budget — how to save money in NYCARTICLE

The Big Apple on a budget — how to save money in NYC

TOPICS: New York City Budget United States New York New York is called the Big Apple because everyone, no matter what's in their bank account, gets a bite. Only a few cities in the world can rival New York for...
Uluru: are tours worth the money?ARTICLE

Uluru: are tours worth the money?

TOPICS: Budget In the shadow of Uluru eight of us gather around tour guide Judy Trigger to touch a delicate grenvillia, trying to...
         

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