Flying is the most commonly used means of transportation when travelling for far distances. When you are on a tight budget and you want to save money while you are on trip, you need to know the most common mistakes that you are doing while you are on the airport and before embarking into a trip.
- Costly Parking Fee. When you are in a hurry, you fail to notice that the sign says short-term parking which would add a lot of dollars to you bill when you come back. You make sure that you get to the airport early and look for a parking space that is labeled long-term to avoid additional fees, if your trip is longer than a week.
- Impulse buying on Duty-free. You may think that you would pay less because most duty-free products don’t have added taxes on them. But can you be really sure that all of the products are on bargain? Hmmmm.
- Buying meals at the airport. Good quality food will be seriously overpriced with regard to airport food. Make sure that you bring your own meal or snacks just to make sure that you don’t buy something costly from one of the restaurants.
- Car rentals on the airport. The same scenario with the airport food, airport car rentals are also seriously overpriced. You can book car rental in advance and let the driver pick you up on the airport to minimize cost. You will still be renting a car anyways, so make sure that you rent from somewhere cheaper.
- Ground Transportation. Taxi fares are the most expensive, followed by train fares then public transit. Decide based on the circumstances. Don’t take public transport when you have a lot of luggage.
- Sleeping in airports. Most people, when their flights are delayed, they opt to sleep at airport terminals which are a big no-no. Not only is it unsafe, it also doesn’t provide you the type of environment for resting. If you do succumb into a sleep make sure that you will be able to wake up in time for the next flight.
- Running late to the airport. This is the most costly mistake that you will ever make. When you are running late, there is a huge chance that you will miss your flight which also would mean that the amount of money spent for the airfare would be a waste. Then you have to purchase tickets for the next flight again. Make sure that you allow enough time to reach the airport.