Save money on your honeymoon
Getting married should be one of the most joyful and memorable experiences of your life. Inevitably however, it often turns out to be one of life’s most expensive occasions and the stress of a budget blow out can be enough to spoil the whole affair.
When you’re just starting a family and committing to a mortgage the last thing you want to do is purge all your hard earned savings on a wedding and a honeymoon and feel guilty about it afterwards. There are ways to get the same quality of experience you’ve always dreamed of without breaking the bank – you just need to think outside the box.
1. Steer Clear of Packaged Tours
Whilst packaged tours seem convenient, especially while you have a wedding to plan, the pitfalls are all too obvious. Because you will often pay upfront for flights, transfers, accommodation, activities and even dinning, you have no control over the price you’re paying for each aspect of the trip. The cheapest way of planning your holiday is to bypass the travel agent and packages altogether.
- Book your flights online by checking out sites like www.webjet.com.au and the websites of individual airlines. Budget airlines like Jetstar and Virgin Blue only sell tickets through their own websites.
- Always remember it’s free to gather info online so take advantage of the hundreds of thousands of hotels worldwide that advertise on the net.
- Book your own hotel and remember that the staff who you will meet on arrival are there for your hospitality and will arrange things for you as you go
- Invest in a guide book for your chosen destination and read up before you go
Organising each aspect of the trip yourself means you can keep an eye on the prices, not get ripped of and make sure you’re actually getting what you want.
2. Stay local!
Australia is the sixth biggest country in the world, spanning a massive 7,692,024 square kilometres. It is also one of the most diverse countries of the world which means there are hundreds of domestic options for honeymooners. Consider for example the world class and immensely romantic wineries of the Hunter Valley or Barosa Valley.
Consider the silky, white sand paradise beaches and islands of far North Queensland. Bearing in mind nothing is more romantic than seclusion, you might want to consider Tasmania’s isolated eco-tourism options. From Byron Bay, to Daylesford, to Kakadu, with such immense natural beauty Australia has so much to offer travelling couples.
If you insist on going overseas, then closer you look to home, and you’ll get away with spending less. Think New Zealand, Indonesia and the South Pacific Islands. Flights are cheap and the Aussie dollar will go far.
The added bonus of honeymooning close to home is you can use the money you didn’t spend on flights on a hotel upgrade or a few extra days locked away with your new mate.
3. If a lavish honeymoon is really what you want…
Travel is really important to some people. If you really can’t resist the honeymoon of your dreams, talk to a travel agent about setting up a register where wedding guests deposit money into a honeymoon fund rather than bringing gifts or purchasing items off a gift register.
This is perfect if you’re already set up with typical wedding gift items and you cant resist splurging on that five star Parisian getaway.
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