It is useful to study the list of typical mistakes of Russian tourists that they make in an attempt to save money, to those people who do not want their vacation or a tourist trip to be overshadowed by the overpayment for their own stinginess.
Overpayment for cheap flights
Low-cost services are popular with inexperienced travelers - they sell airline tickets at very attractive prices. A budget flight seems quite profitable until it is discovered that you can pay more for it than for a comfortable one.
Among the common reasons for overpaying for such a flight is the need to pay for extra pounds of baggage, paid check-in for the flight, and also the remoteness of the airports used by low-cost airlines from those places that the traveler is really interested in, in order to get a taxi to the nearest major city, you may have to pay an amount equal to the cost of a cheap air ticket used by a person. An unpleasant surprise can also be expected for duty-free lovers - some low-cost carriers prohibit free transportation of goods purchased in duty-free shops.
Is it possible to insure against unexpected additional expenses by buying a cheap air ticket? Yes, if you show care and prudence. For example, all the information about baggage can be found in the baggage policy of the air carrier - usually no one hides it. At the same time, buying extra pounds of baggage is cheaper on the sites - you will have to pay several times more directly at the airport. You can also learn about paid check-in at the airport in advance and check in online. As for the arrival point, its features are now easy to learn using the Internet.
You can only decide on the purchase of a ticket for a specific flight of a particular low-cost airline after reading all the additional information - perhaps its seductive price will not justify itself.
Choosing the cheapest hotel
Some Russian tourists still choose hotels, focusing on the cheapest offers. Overpayment for such a choice usually occurs because of the remoteness of budget hotels from the tourist facilities for which a trip was made, you will have to use taxi services, and also because of the need to eat in a cafe, meals in such hotels, with rare exceptions, can only arrange a very desperate people. In addition, condemning yourself to uncomfortable, and often unsanitary, living conditions, which are famous for cheap hotels, you can just ruin your vacation.
In order to assess the real conditions in which you have to live, the Internet is useful. You can start searching for additional information about the hotel from booking sites where you can leave feedback. You can also find a lot of things on Instagram - for this you need to study the issuance of this service by geolocation and hashtag of the hotel you are interested in. If such a search reveals that the living conditions are quite tolerable, you still need to weigh the pros and cons - cheap services are characterized by instability in the quality of services.
Traveling to another country without insurance
Tour operators take out insurance for organized tourists, and independent travelers are inclined to buy insurance only if the situation forces it, for example, to obtain a visa, and if possible, visa-free entry or with a long-term visa are trying to save. Tourists who feel sorry for spending money on insurance need to remember that such savings, if something goes wrong, will cost much more than insurance.
Transfer overpayment
Overpayment for a transfer is very common. This is usually due to the fact that the transfer is more expensive than a regular taxi.
Road trips to foreign countries
Car trips to other countries, in some cases, are also undertaken by Russians because of a desire to save. But, most often, even knowing about the features of traveling along the chosen route, the upcoming costs in the form of tolls for toll roads and parking and car insurance expenses, and also taking into account the high cost of gasoline, people still do not imagine the final amount that will cost this adventure. And this is without taking into account possible force majeure and fines. Will real savings be so substantial? Most likely no. In addition, caravanning is intended exclusively for its fans - and this is all that an ordinary tourist needs to know about it. Traveling even on the highest quality roads in Europe is exhausting morally and physically - this is the worst choice for those who are used to a measured and comfortable rest.
