Travel on a Budget

1. Check fares regularly. Why? They are finally going down. “In 2008 airlines cut capacity so they were able to survive without discounting fares too much,” says Brett Snyder, an airline-industry veteran and the founder of the blog CrankyFlier. “But because of the current economy, we’ll see some price cutting.”

 2. Explore non-U.S. airlines for international travel. Thanks to recent changes in the Open Skies agreement between the United States and Europe, several overseas carries, like Aer Lingus, can now fly between a number of U.S. and European cities. Within Europe, you can save money by flying on a regional discount airline, like easyJet, Jet4you, or myair, instead of on a major carrier; one-way flights can run as low as 22 euros (incredibly, that’s only about $28).
 
 3. Drive! Gas prices are down, so take advantage. Here are some road-trip planning ideas.