- Sign up for a rewards credit card. We have 2 credit cards that we rotate to get airline and hotel points. Our cards of choice are Southwest Visa and American Express Hilton HHonors. A lot of our weekend trips are booked using our free flights or free hotel nights. There are many other credit cards that offer incentives with Alaska Airlines, Marriott Hotels, etc.
- Check out the forums on TripAdvisor. I love this site. You can get a lot of information and recommendations from locals and people who have traveled to the areas you are interested in visiting. I love getting some off the beaten path ideas from the forums. You can also read lots and lots of reviews for hotels and tour guides.
- Sign up for email lists or newsletters. When I know we are planning a trip somewhere, I sign up for newsletters. I get notices of deals on rates by being on email lists. Set up a separate email account just for these newsletters if you don't want to crowd your personal email account. I received our last good rate at a Vegas casino by being on their email list. We were on Qantas email list for our trip to Australia although we never got a sale rate. I'm currently on Aerlingus' email list for our trip to Ireland next spring.
- Sign up for Travelzoo. They send out emails with a list of deals of the week. They also send out emails for specials on shows. I just got tickets to a Will Ferrel comedy show in LA for half price by being on this list. Discounted (1/2 price) Cirque shows will show up occasionally.
- Sign up for discounted show lists. I get emails from Art's Tix in San Diego and Hot Tix in Chicago. Do a google search for your area of interest if you plan on seeing a show somewhere during a trip.
- Visit your friends. I first started traveling by visiting my friends that lived in different places. Not only are you visiting your friend and a different place, but you have your own local travel guide. If you're lucky they might let you stay with them!
I'll keep updating this list!
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