Decide which aspects of your “luxury vacation” are most important (and which things don’t really matter). For example, for you, most important thing may be doing expensive activities like visiting theme parks, going on guided tours, skiing, or snowmobiling. To compensate for big ticket events and activities, cut back on something you won’t mind doing without, like perhaps, fine dining or a five-star hotel. Ask yourself if you are even going to be in your hotel during day? If you’ll be lying on beach, not your bed, then why pay for nicest hotel? Or maybe luxury is of lesser importance when it comes to grub. Just by reducing your food budget by avoiding expensive restaurants can really save you a load of cash. Consider using that small fridge in hotel (you’ve always wondered why they had it) by visiting local…dare I say it…grocery store. If you must eat out, then look for less expensive dining options.

Where To Stay When making reservations, check discount travel websites like Travelocity, Expedia, Hotwire, and Orbitz. You can sort hotel options by price listing, which is very helpful in comparing options. These websites also offer discount packages when you buy flight and hotel from same site.