Travel Tips In Tough Economic Times

Nov. 5, 2008 - PRLog -- As consumers start to tighten their belts, getting a great travel bargain will be top of mind for some travellers.  Intrepid Travel, one of the world's leading adventure trip operators, has the following tips for getting through the tough times.

1.   Choose experience over luxury
Adventure holidays are great value, offering travellers a unique and up close experience of people and places.  In previous periods of an economic slow down, Intrepid Travel's sales have grown.  The company attributes this to the appeal of its trips as consumers tighten their belts and look for adventure travel options that provide real value for money.  Intrepid Travel's trips start at USD $300 for a six day tour of Northern Thailand (flights not included).

2.   Make the most of specials
Bargain hunters should check Intrepid Travel's website regularly for last minute specials.  Intrepid Travel regularly offers 20 per cent off* remaining places on trips when the departure date is coming up soon.  Egypt, Thailand and Vietnam are among the destinations visited on trips that are currently on sale. Quote promotion number 1088 at the time of booking. http://www.intrepidtravel.com/specials/USPR

3.   Save up your annual leave and take a longer holiday
Instead of taking lots of small breaks that all require transport to a destination, Intrepid Travel suggests travellers should consider taking longer holidays and spending more time in one area.  This limits the need to purchase lots of flights, saving the traveller a substantial amount of money.   It's also better for the environment as fewer flights are taken. Each Intrepid traveller who books three trips or more for themselves in the same booking will receive a 5 per cent discount* off the total trip price (some exclusions do apply).

4.   Stay Close to home
There some great real life travel experiences to be had in our own backyard and nearby. Intrepid Travel has launched its first ever trip to close by Colombia and continues to offer great trips to the United States' nearby neighbours, including most South American countries as well as Mexico and Costa Rica. http://www.intrepidtravel.com/destinations/mexico/USPR

5.   Enter competitions
Intrepid Travel is offering adventure travellers the chance to enjoy an early Christmas present with the launch of a competition to win one trip every day for 30 days during November.  Travellers yearning for real life experiences can register to enter the competition by logging onto http://www.RealLifeExperiences.com/USPR.  The competition begins on 1 November with Intrepid Travel asking entrants to describe why they want to go on one of 16 trips on offer.  Winners could find themselves following the tapas trail in Spain, meeting the people of Timbuktu in Mali and snorkelling in the Galapagos.

Intrepid Travel is rewarding customers just for entering with a $150 travel voucher per person redeemable on any Intrepid Travel group trip booked between 1 November 2008 and 1 February 2009.  

For more travel tips and information about Intrepid Travel, visit: http://www.intrepidtravel.com/USPR

*Terms and conditions apply.

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With over 19 years of experience, Intrepid Travel is one of the world’s leading small group adventure tour operators. Intrepid offers over 450 itineraries in more than 90 destinations worldwide. Intrepid trips are designed to go off the beaten track, meet the locals and travel in an unconventional way, joining locals on their transport, in their markets and even in their homes.

For USA Media inquiries, please contact Ashley Montblanc at LDPR Communications, 212-696-0660. For media inquiries outside of the USA, please contact Eliza Anderson, Global PR Manager, eliza.anderson@intrepidtravel.com