4 Travel Hacks For No-Hassle Trip

Booking Hotels and Resorts

Try vacationing in the off-season to get the best price. Weekends and holidays are peak time and checking in on weekdays can help you with lower rates. While searching for flights or hotel sites, use the private browser. Otherwise, these travel sites can record your visits by installing cookies on your browser, which can cause the prices you’re shown to rise simply because you’ve searched for those flights before. This is to trick you into buying your flights sooner and encourage impulse buying. Also, instead of booking straight through the sites, call the resort directly and check for discount rates.

Pro Tip: Most top hotels have a newsletter or a loyalty program that you can sign up for to avail of discounts and promotional deals.

Packing Hacks

It is always better to travel with light baggage. Take only items that you need and will bring them back. Any easily available toiletries can be avoided to carry along, as you can purchase from the destination. This way you can make your baggage lighter without shampoo etc. Want to get more space while packing? Roll the clothes instead of folding them. Make use of sunglass cover to carry earphones and charger cables. Stuff socks in the packed shoes. Use pill containers to keep your jewelry untangled.

Pro Tip: Cover your blades. (To protect your fingers while rummaging through the bag).

Money-saving Hacks

Unwanted expenses always create problems while plans travel, there are many money-saving ideas you can adopt during the travelling. When you are traveling you will come across a lot of shops and attractive touristy streets tempting you to buy everything. Don’t buy souvenirs. Instead, collect pictures of the places you visit and make them as postcards for your friends. If you find this old-fashioned, try and get things that are cheap yet interesting.

For those backpackers travelling in the South Indian region like Wayanad, using public transport can help reduce your travel expenses. Also, if you need laundry to be done, instead of opting to pay for the laundry service of your hotel, you can easily find Dhobi.

Miscellaneous

Whenever you start a new SD card on your camera make sure you take an over-the-top selfie. This way you can prove it’s yours if you ever lose it. No room for fighting here!

If your travel hours are long, download movies on your laptop or mobile phone to keep you entertained.

If you are carrying documents, scan them to your digital device. It saves the hassle of losing and chances of high blood pressure while travelling.

If you are a footwear lover; you surely carry at least 4-5 pairs of shoes with you on your trips. So how to keep the shoes in your luggage with your clothes without them getting soiled? Pack them up in shower caps and voila!

Buy a portable phone charger. Also, if you want to keep your batteries fresher and full battery for longer, keep them in the fridge with your food. This is one of the more bizarre travel hacks on the list, but most rechargeable batteries retain 90% of their full charge when kept in cold temperatures, meaning you don’t need to charge them as often.