Recently we were queried as to when on the calendar one can travel at a lower rate to travel or elsewhere. A 'rule of thumb' answer just doesn't seem to exist. We have seen cruise lines and hotels and airline companies offer smoking deals at the last minute and, on the other hand, raise prices with the passage of time. In the end, your best strategy is to find a price that you think is good and book it. Timing for the very lowest price is like trying to find the lowest price of some publicly held company. Once purchased, spend the time 'worrying' about how to have a great time. Your best prices are most often on the Internet, including on travel, so that is why we have presented these additional offers for your investigation.

You'd love to take an international trip but it takes too long. Let's see how you can make the most of a shorter vacation whether you are interested in a travel or something different. Keeping close tabs on your earned vacation time will permit you to put in a request for time off as soon as you have a tentative travel schedule. If you can get away on the Friday before a Monday holiday, you can piece together a wonderful 4 day holiday. A midnight red-eye flight getting you to work Monday morning is a perfect way to get extra time at your destination on Sunday - and the fare could be cheaper. Successive weekends will turn five days off into a nine-day holiday - you have almost doubled your vacation time for travel or other destination.

So, you've managed to find some vacation time. The next question is: How do you pay less rather than more for that vacation or trip? If you are seeking more on travel, or how to get that vacation to be less costly, we have included these other offers for your consideration which could do this. Here are some other ideas: Sign up for promotions at web sites listed here. Contact: (a) visitor centers; (b) tourism boards; and, (c) chambers of commerce for any discount coupons they provide. If you spring for travel insurance (not recommended IF the loss will be small) make sure the policy covers any contingency. Having a good time is what a trip/vacation is all about whether to travel or elsewhere.