Travel Savings
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Top 7 Reasons to Splurge on a Luxury Hotel
There are certain criteria one should look at in order for the luxury hotel to be worth it. I love luxury hotels but they have to create value for me, otherwise my money is gone to waste. Isn’t that all of us? haha! Some of these items you won’t necessarily know unless you’ve stayed there so do your research via reviews online, hotel website description or even call the hotel. Here are my Top 7 Reasons to Splurge on a Luxury Hotel: LOCATION–One of my top criteria on determining if the luxury is worth the money is the hotel’s location. I would pay extra money if the location is closer…
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Flight delays in Europe? You could be owed European flight delay compensation!
I like finding unexpected money and using it to save for future travels. In the fall of 2018, I discovered from reading a few articles online that my delayed flight within Europe in 2017 entitled me to the European flight delay compensation. Here’s how it works: A European law called EU Regulation 261/2004 allows you to claim compensation for flight delayed for more than 3 hours except for ordinary circumstances like bad weather and crew strikes, no notification within 14 days and it departed in Europe or the airline is European. Here are the compensation: 250 euros for flight delayed less than 1,500 kilometers (km) 400 euros for flight delayed…
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Best ways to fund your 2019 travels!
Happy New Year everyone! I like the new year because it feels like you can have a fresh start. For some of you who are wondering…I would love to travel this year but how can I afford it? I’m giving you my travel saving tips to help you get there! 1.STASH–I’ve read a lot of savings website last year because I just find it interesting what people do to save money. The idea I like most is to invest using Stash. Usually, you need thousands to even start investing. With Stash, you can invest as much as $5 to start with. Depending on your investment, you can buy a fraction…