Things to watch out for in foreign tours

In today's age, one of the desires of people is to travel abroad at least once in their lifetime!

Alone, as friends, as a couple, as a family, how can we plan a trip locally and control the cost when planning to go to a place we are not used to? How to control costs?

In fact, while planning foreign tours as well as domestic tours, if we keep the following points in mind, we can have a great travel experience at a low cost.

Where? When?

Plan which country you want to visit and during which period. This is because each country has different procedures. There are different types of seasons. It is necessary to plan accordingly and according to our needs. So, before deciding where to go, do some research about the country and its tourist attractions. It will be very useful for your tour.

Ticket accommodation

The single largest expense on most tours is the cost of airfare and accommodation. Therefore, it is necessary to decide how to save money in them.

If you decide to travel alone, choose budget planes. The reason is that such tickets allow for carriage of a maximum of 7KG of goods and no food is exclusively provided during the journey. It is important to think about booking such a flight if you are traveling, want to buy some things or are traveling with family. As far as possible, check the website of the agents and the website of the airline and make a final decision. When checking ticket prices on websites, use the “Incognito Window” section of the browser as much as possible. Through this section, your data cannot be saved while you browse the web. Sometimes when you check prices repeatedly on the same website, the price may increase due to a lot of searching. 

Also keep an eye on the visa procedures for foreign countries. There is no entry ticket procedure for some countries like Sri Lanka. But tickets to such places are expensive. Similarly, tickets to some countries with entry restrictions are cheaper. So, keep the overall cost in mind while choosing the places.

Similarly, decide where you are going to stay before starting your journey. If you are traveling alone or with friends, choose hostels or shared rooms. There are websites like Air bnb, Hostel World to find these. Spending a lot of time in tourist destinations does not create the need to spend a lot on accommodation.

Where did you travel?

What is the main purpose of tourism? Be clear on that. More sightseeing? Spending time with friends? Buying and hoarding things? Decide which is which before starting the tour. Otherwise, everything will be messed up and eventually there will be a cash crunch and it will be impossible to visit the planned places.

If the purpose of your trip is to visit a variety of places, choose an off-season period. In this case, the cost to you will be very less. Similarly, the tourist sites are also crowded with tourists. This way you can fully enjoy and visit the places to visit.

Similarly, if you are traveling with friends to hang out or to buy things, where should you go from the start? Where can I get cheap stuff? Decide how much time you want to spend at each location. This will help keep your travel system efficient and the travel experience seamless.

Put away the souvenirs

While traveling, it is an inevitable tradition for us to collect souvenirs from the respective places. No matter what the photos are taken, we don't avoid buying souvenirs of the places we visit. Because of this, the prices of souvenirs have skyrocketed.

So, during your travels, say goodbye to the souvenirs and make your own souvenirs with the photos you take at the places you travel or with the rare items you find. This will save you a lot of cost and time in travel.

Free transportation

One of the biggest problems we can have when traveling to an unknown destination is the mode of transportation. How to reach tourist spot from hostel? Is the vehicle safe? Will there be a need to spend more time? Fearing that, most people book vehicles with a tour guide and spend a lot of money for it.

With today's modern technology, such costs can be easily avoided. With the help of Google Maps, wherever you are, you can know how to get to your destination without traffic jams. Likewise, apps from exclusive and international ride-hailing agencies such as UBER allow users to compare public transport options and choose the most cost-effective and efficient way.

Similarly, avoid the situation of needing luxury vehicles to travel everywhere, and get used to renting two-wheelers and motorcycles. (Choose this depending on the destinations you are traveling to) This will help you to enjoy your tour as per your convenience.

Be confident

If you are starting a trip to explore an unknown place, be sure to do a little research about those places. Similarly, just as you speak confidently to those you know, so speak confidently to those you do not know. The entire journey will help you move forward with confidence.

Likewise, boldly talk to fellow travelers and locals at the destinations. Confirm the information you get from them once and start using it. In many cases, colleagues may have more information than you. For that, don't believe everything they say, make sure.

From telephone services to public money

Whether or not we know everything about traveling to another country, it is the most important thing to know these days. Which phone service to use! Telephone providers for the respective country can be found at the airport where possible. Choose those who can provide you with the best offers depending on the length of time you will be spending in the country. Mostly, tourists can get prepaid SIM cards with different plans for use. Otherwise, you can even use SIM cards used by friends who have visited before.

Likewise, convert your local currency into internationally accepted US dollars whenever you visit. It is also easy to convert dollar money into that country's currency in any country. The cash loss incurred while replacing them is relatively less. Also, you can monitor and reduce your expenses while changing money as needed. Often look for money in banks and exchange at authorized agents. With this, money can be exchanged at the market rate.

If you keep all these in mind and plan your foreign tours, you will make your vacation a memorable experience without any hindrance.