| If you've ever typed "discount travel"
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| | be ready to take action. Get yourself
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| into a Google search box, you know the
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| | organized by creating a list of things
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| frustrations of trying to uncover a gem
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| | you'd have to do before skipping town for
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| among way too many chunks of coal.
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| | the weekend. Figure out who you need to
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| "Discount travel" and other popular
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| | call to check on the dog or pick up your
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| search phrases -- "cheap discount airline
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| | newspaper while you're gone. Know where
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| travel," "discount travel web site," or
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| | your suitcase is and keep a stash of
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| "cruise travel discount" -- typically
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| | travel-sized toiletries handy. You could
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| return an infinitely long list of
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| | even make a list of your go-to,
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| mind-numbing websites that promise exotic
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| | jet-setting outfits: something dressy for
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| travel for pennies on the dollar. And
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| | an evening out, something comfy for
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| then you look for the details. Underneath
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| | walking around town and, of course, your
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| a possibly attractive home page, many of
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| | favorite swimsuit.
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| those travel sites just don't have much
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| substance. So what is a bargain shopper
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| | Plan early. If you aren't the last-minute
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| to do? Give up, exasperated, after
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| | type, do the opposite: Plan your
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| spending hours clicking and searching?
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| | vacations a year in advance. This is
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| Have faith, bargain shopper. You can find
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| | likely to save you money on cruises and
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| travel deals out there; you just have to
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| | airfare in particular. Cruise lines will
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| be strategic in your search. Follow these
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| | book more than a year in advance, while
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| tips and maximize your opportunities to
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| | airlines usually go out about 11 months.
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| travel at a discount:
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| | Oh, and if you've saved up enough
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| Subscribe to free newsletters. If you can
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| | frequent flyer miles for free airfare,
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| handle receiving a few extra emails in
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| | you have to book that ticket a year in
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| your box every week, you'll have the
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| | advance. Airlines usually limit the
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| opportunity to save a bundle on your
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| | number of freebies they'll offer on each
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| travel plans. Hotels, airlines and cruise
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| | flight, and they book up fast. If you
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| ships prefer to book up completely, even
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| | wait too long, you won't get the flight
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| if that means they have to shave a little
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| | you want.
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| off the price at the last minute. These
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| | Be flexible. When you're researching a
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| travel companies often use e-newsletters
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| | specific destination, be flexible about
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| to let you know when they're ready to
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| | your arrival days and the length of your
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| offer you a deal. Take a visit to the
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| | stay. Experiment with different dates and
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| websites of your favorite airlines,
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| | times; leaving on a Tuesday instead of a
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| cruise operators and hotel brands and
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| | Friday for example might make a huge
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| hunt around for an e-newsletter sign-up
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| | difference in the cost of your airfare
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| form. Try a couple of travel agents too,
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| | and hotel. Depending on the destination
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| as they sometimes have fire sales on
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| | and the number of people in your travel
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| complete vacations. Just make your
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| | party, a date change might save you
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| selections wisely--it doesn't do you or
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| | enough on airfare to cover the cost of
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| them any good if you don't read your
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| | staying a few extra days. Along those
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| emails.
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| | same lines, be willing to visit your
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| Be a frequent buyer. Travel companies
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| | destinations in the off-season: You know,
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| love loyalty. While you're looking around
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| | Palm Springs in the summer, Paris in the
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| for e-newsletters, check into frequent
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| | winter. You'll save money and avoid the
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| buyer programs too. Affinity cards are
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| | crowds.
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| popular; these are the credit cards that
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| | Be an outlier. You might be planning a
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| earn you miles or points. Once you have
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| | vacation around a specific attraction,
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| that card, the airline or hotel will be
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| | like Disneyland. If so, consider staying
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| pretty good about letting you know how to
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| | in a neighboring city. The hotels in
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| use it to earn more miles. If you're
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| | Anaheim, particularly those within
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| super-diligent about paying your bills,
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| | walking distance to Disneyland, charge a
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| start using the credit card for all of
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| | huge premium for their location. The same
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| your regular expenses. Food, gas,
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| | will be true for hotels surrounding
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| clothes, whatever. Just make sure you pay
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| | almost any major attraction. Go to Google
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| off the balance every month. It may take
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| | Maps and get familiar with the
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| awhile to earn those free plane tickets,
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| | communities around Anaheim; if you stay
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| but it'll be well worth the effort.
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| | 10 miles away, you'll save enough to pay
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| Stay packed. When that dream vacation
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| | for your rental car and then some.
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| deal arrives in your inbox, you have to
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