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Budget travel

January 2024

  • It is no surprise that people’s thoughts turn to warm breaks amid the January chill in the UK. Pictured: Praia de Nosa Señora at Islas Cíes, off the coast of Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain.

    Holidays: money-saving tips for booking your dream break

    The lowdown on the best deals, plus how to secure and future-proof them

July 2023

  • Wild camping at Ringedalsvatnet, Norway

    Ja! you can: how to travel in Scandinavia on a budget

  • young woman resting on a bench in front of the Wilder Kaiser mountain<br>HM6R5M young woman resting on a bench in front of the Wilder Kaiser mountain

    Nine of the best budget holidays in Europe for young people

May 2023

  • Illustration: Jamie Wignall

    Money hacks
    How to take a super-low budget holiday

    From pet sitting and home swaps to planning ahead, be flexible and grab the best deals … fast

April 2023

  • A Jet2.com plane

    Budget airlines: which is the best – and what about the worst?

    After Jet2 topped a Which? poll, we ask UK travel experts for their views and take a close look at the rules and extras

February 2023

  • Budget travel tips main pic

    How to save money when booking a summer holiday

    Bagging a great-value break is still possible despite rising prices – but it does involve research and planning, says our cheap holiday expert
  • boat on sandy beach at sunset

    The best Baltic beach holidays: where to go for summer, sea and sand

    With both culture and beautiful beaches aplenty, the coastal towns of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia make for a break with a difference
  • Bolata beach Bulgaria. Famous bay near Cape Kaliakra<br>MNFPW9 Bolata beach Bulgaria. Famous bay near Cape Kaliakra

    Looking for an affordable beach holiday? Head to eastern Europe

    The Balkan countries of Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania and Montenegro have warm sunshine and great prices in the shoulder season of June and September

January 2023

  • House sitting : Coombe Trenchard, Devon

    I am a housesitter, and stay in amazing places all over the world for free

  • Airplane packing

    Stay for free and book it backwards: nine easy ways to have a cheaper holiday

  • The first glow of sunrise highlights the bank of cloud behind the prominent sea stack at Selwicks Bay on the Yorkshire coast.<br>2E3RJEG The first glow of sunrise highlights the bank of cloud behind the prominent sea stack at Selwicks Bay on the Yorkshire coast.

    Interrail at 50
    My life in budget holidays has been a priceless experience

  • Hotel du Vin &amp; Bistro. Classic Room, Stratford

    10 of the best ways to find bargain places to stay in the UK

October 2022

  • father and son at Les Contamines

    How to bag a bargain European ski trip

  • Love Home Swap property in Provence

    Home swap holidays: how to stay for free and save thousands

September 2022

  • children running along paths

    Readers' travel tips
    ‘Cheap meals and dangerously affordable cocktails’: readers’ budget holiday tips

    Camping and cycling are classic cheap breaks, but tipsters also have ideas on home swaps, train trips and staying in Spain for nada

September 2021

  • Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Arbroath Smokies - a type of smoked haddock - smoking at the Royal Highland Show

    Car-free coast
    Smokie hot action and goosebumps: a car-free trip to Arbroath

    From atmospheric outdoor theatre and historic houses to sumptuous seafood and dramatic clifftop walks, Scotland’s east coast gets the pulse racing

August 2021

  • A bicycle leaning against a road sign along the Camel Trail cycleway in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

    Car-free coast
    Bikes, boats and Betjeman: a car-free break in Wadebridge, Cornwall

  • Pen Glas in Charlestown harbour, UK

    Cornwall on a budget: a night in a ‘coffin bunk’ on a converted fishing boat

July 2021

  • Ben Nevis, highest mountain in UK, rises above Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe. Western Highlands, Scotland. Summer. UK

    West Highlands on a budget: a hostel amid Scotland’s mountains and waterfalls

  • Rocks Hostel in Plas Curig

    Snowdonia on a budget: a five-star hostel in the heart of the national park

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