Everyone wants to see the world, but few people have got the money to go everywhere theyd like to. Whats the solution? Do it on the cheap! Discount travel is an industry that is rapidly growing: it seems like every few years some entrepreneur comes up with another new way to get to nice places and stay there without hurting your bank balance.
The most important advance in discount travel has probably been the widespread availability of cheap flights, from companies like Americas Southwest Airlines and Europes Easyjet and Ryanair. They use a so-called yield management system that allows prices to vary wildly depending on when you book your flight meaning that if you book far in advance, you can fly for pennies.
Booking online makes it possible to look through all the dates available for months in advance and choose the one that will be cheapest for you. Third-party price comparison websites allow you to then compare the fares from different airlines that fly on the route youre looking for, meaning that you can fly with the cheapest airline on the cheapest day with very little effort.
Once youre there, you can stay in some kind of no-frills accommodation,...