Money-saving tips for travelers
Saving money at every step of the way while planning your next trip or vacation
Most of this site is set up to help you save money while traveling. Here are shortcuts to the money-savings tips in every category of planning your trip.
- Saving money on airfare
- Saving money on car rentals
- Saving money on train tickets & railpasses
- Saving money on hotels & lodging
- Saving money on dining
- Saving money on shopping
- Saving money on sightseeing
- Saving money on tour packages
- The worst money-saving tips
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Currency converters: Oanda.com, Xe.net
ATM locators: Mastercard.com, Visa.via.infonow.net
Credit cards with low foreign transaction fees: Capitalone.com, Hsbc.com, Providian.com
Financial institutions and credit cards with no or low foreign transaction fees: Credit unions & Local banks (Creditunion.coop, Moveyourmoneyproject.org, Findabetterbank.com, Ncua.gov, Credituniondb.com); Online-only banks (Usaa.com , Ally.com, Schwab.com, Ingdirect.com), major bank with 0% fee (Capitalone.com); major banks with 1% fee (Hsbc.com, Providian.com
Good intel on cards & travel money issues: FlyerGuide.com, Bankrate.com, Cardhub.com, Creditcards.com
Traveler's Checks: Aaa.com, Americanexpress.com, Thomascook.com
Wiring money: Westernunion.com, Moneygram.com, Xoom.com
U.S. Customs: cbp.gov
Duty Free: Thedutyfreepriceguide.com
VAT and tax refunds: global-blue.com, Premiertaxfree.com
ATM locators: Mastercard.com, Visa.via.infonow.net
Credit cards with low foreign transaction fees: Capitalone.com, Hsbc.com, Providian.com
Financial institutions and credit cards with no or low foreign transaction fees: Credit unions & Local banks (Creditunion.coop, Moveyourmoneyproject.org, Findabetterbank.com, Ncua.gov, Credituniondb.com); Online-only banks (Usaa.com , Ally.com, Schwab.com, Ingdirect.com), major bank with 0% fee (Capitalone.com); major banks with 1% fee (Hsbc.com, Providian.com
Good intel on cards & travel money issues: FlyerGuide.com, Bankrate.com, Cardhub.com, Creditcards.com
Traveler's Checks: Aaa.com, Americanexpress.com, Thomascook.com
Wiring money: Westernunion.com, Moneygram.com, Xoom.com
U.S. Customs: cbp.gov
Duty Free: Thedutyfreepriceguide.com
VAT and tax refunds: global-blue.com, Premiertaxfree.com
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