Cheap Flights

Naturally cheap flights belong just as much to a backpacking trip as cheap hotels, hostels and trains. What would be the point negotiating every single dollar, euro etc. for the cheapest night to stay and spending hours online to find the best and cheapest hostels and hotels in the desired destination? If the flight would eat up the budget all at once. Good news for the backpackers what concerns cheap transport.

Cheap Flights in North America

Do you know the feeling? When you need a cheap flight urgently you cant find one quick enough and so you end up paying for the more expensive flight anyway. Its not always that easy with those many flights comparison sites and online flights agencies to find you the cheapest flight possible at any time. In fact not all low cost airlines in the USA or Canada list their flight deals on flights comparison sites. Sometimes it is worth it to check out a cheap airlines website directly to find additional deals. Always bear in mind though that it is useful to read each budget airlines policy individually since they sometimes have special rules and procedures that a traditional airline might not have. Especially read the sections about ticket refunds and possibilities of changing your flight.

Budget Airlines

Luckily we have been blessed with the numerous budget airlines offering rock bottom deals on flights and the drop in price for flights in general. This immense rise in competition in the air travel industry forced even the biggest airlines to lower they airfare prices In Europe the competition between budget airlines and traditional airlines became very strong. British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France etc they are all down to 100 Euro mark for many different routes just to be able to compete with cheap airlines like Ryanair, EasyJet, XL and so forth.

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.