Travel made easy with discounts

Discounted travel

Discounted travel is very popular with travellers who usually have a shoe string budget and looking to economise their travel in every way. When travelling with this in mind, you want to look up discounts on hotels and fares. While many hotels have affiliations with many travel lines for a package, many travel companies also come up with the choicest of discounts.

Air travel and miles

When looking at discounts on air travel, you can come across many deals. If you are booking a few months, say three months in advance, the discount is higher. If you are booking both hotel rooms and hiring a car, then the discount is offered as a package. If you are a regular traveller, you earn miles and accordingly get a huge discount on the air fare.  Many airline companies have a tie up with hotels and you can also get a free hotel stay along with your air travel if you have enough miles on your card. The mileage benefits even extend to car rentals and credit card purchases. Members can wait and dine in the airport lounge for a discounted fee on the food and beverage. They can also upgrade from economy to business class provided they have the relevant miles. Some airlines offer free travel too as a reimbursement on the mileage points.

Railway travel discounts

Railway travel is another category of travel that offers discounts in various ways. They issue cards on which you can accrue points by booking with them. Spending on railway cards to purchase railway tickets help reduce the railway ticket price. This card can be used to purchase fuel and other lubricants and thus save on transaction fees. You can accumulate points on the card by using it for dining and shopping too.

Travel portal and discounts

Travel portals give details of various discounts that come with packages of travel and hotel combinations and are a huge success. These discounts vary from season to season with year-end discounts been the biggest. Portals have tie up with various industries such as aviation, shipping and hospitality companies for long term discounts that help travellers meet their budgets. Portals are able to give discounts due to the fact that they have tie ups with some these companies. Portals then advertise about such tie ups in various mediums such as print media, internet sites, visual media such as television and cable. Portals that have purchased these discounts in bulk are then able to sell these at a reduced price.

Discount offered by card companies

Credit and debit cards are another sector where huge discounts can be availed and accrued. Spending through cards on shopping, dining, buying groceries, fuel etc., help card holders ensure that they accumulate points, credits that can be utilised for discount travel. Fuel cards also help card holders accrue points that can help them buy travel tickets at a discounted price. Besides credit, debit and fuel cards, discount cards are being issued by malls, big clothing stores, book stores to gain points that will help card holders buy travel tickets at a discounted price. Visit our home page to learn more.