Budget Airlines

Thanks to the rise of those many budget airlines in Europe considering a cheap flight to Paris, Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Madrid, Milan and Rome just to name few top budget airline destinations became a worthwhile alternative to national railway systems with fast trains like ICE in Germany or TGV in France. Other really popular holiday destinations and beach resorts that low cost airlines like easyJet and Ryanair found to be really profitable to cover on their daily flight route are cheap flights to Malaga, Alicante, Malta, Cyprus, Sardinia in Italy, Greece and Spain.

Budget Hotels

The definition of budget hotels is a hard one. In fact it could mean slightly different things depending on what continent, country or even city to plan to stay.

Well, at least it doesn't get boring with the variety of budget hotels to select from and compare the best deals in terms of quality, service and price.

New York City

New York City is that amazing place everybody want to go at least for once in his life. A restless city where each night is just as vibrant as the day. Nightlife is the best I have ever experience so far. During the day Manhattan can get a bit hectic with all those business men trying to make more money. But see yourself, in case you haven’t been there yet, flights have become fantastically cheap in recent years.

Hostels Madrid

Hostels in Madrid are really cheap! When you have a look around for accommodation in Madrid you will notice the term hostal or hostales in Spanish. And you might wonder what the difference is but dont worry they are mostly just as cheap as any of the more traditional youth hostels. Often what you get with the hostal is a private bathroom, toilet and shower and a single room. Basically more privacy with the hostal than with the youth hostel but low budget prices too. When backpacking in Madrid you can't go wrong. One tip: Don't forget to always try and negotiate a little with the hostals since they are all privately owned and have no officially fixed prices.

Paris Hostels

Paris is always a little rougher to find a free bed in one of the downtown hostels. I made the mistake several times to show up in a Paris hostel without reservation on Saturday afternoon. Well, guess what it took me the whole day to find one free bed left about 45 train ride from where I originally wanted to be. Comparing it to the actual size of the city and amount of backpackers and budget travellers flying in on each day of the year the city has a lot fewer really cheap budget accommodations than cities in Spain like Madrid or Barcelona. It's perhaps less exiting but a smart thing to do to have a look at one of the hostel booking websites and your reservations at least for the first couple of nights in advance. You will see that during high season times such as spring youth hostels in Paris get filled up pretty quickly and weeks in advance.