budget travel

After the horrific death of 15 people in a motor coach on its way back to New York City from a Connecticut casino on March 12, those contemplating taking a motor coach or excursion bus might be thinking twice. WalletPop looked into the industry and has some tips on how to choose a motor coach...

London is rumored to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, thanks in large part to an exchange rate that is not in Americans' favor. But I think the rumors are mostly exaggerated. Money is no reason to deny yourself the opportunity to see one of the world's finest capitals. If you can...

Jeff Schroeder, a popular alum of CBS mainstays The Amazing Race and Big Brother, has just arrived back in America after completing an inspiring challenge to travel all the way Around the World for Free and document it online through videos and photos for a legion of fans who followed his every...

On a recent reporting trip to the Toronto International Film Festival for WalletPop and other outlets, I booked four nights at a hostel and feared the worst: hard-partying tourists, sketchy conditions and zero privacy. What else could a cranky 49-year-old family man expect from a place that...

Get 15% off your next hotel stay at Red Roof, a budget motel with some nice perks such as pet-friendly rooms, coin laundry, and WiFi. Some hotels have a pool. Stay three consecutive nights at the same hotel between Aug. 1 and 31, 2010 to get the discount. Use coupon code 607182. You can book over...

Visit another country with the whole family, stock up on cheap booze and clothes, and eat a three-course meal -- all for about $141.50. The destination is Ventimiglia, Italy, the Tijuana of the Ligurian Coast. You get the Italian experience in a border-town, day-trip gulp, then it's back to the...

In a first for our Go for Less series of budget travel videos and stories, WalletPop takes you abroad. It's our mission to show you how to use your money wisely to enrich your life, and that includes making dream vacations come true. So I visited Venice, Italy, to show you how you can see this...

New York State senators are about to vote on a bill that would ban homeowners or renters from renting out their places for periods of less than a month. The new law, should it pass (it's being fast-tracked, so opposition is finding it difficult to catch up), is a blow for the budget traveler and...

In a move that would make even Ryanair's president jealous, China Springs Airline has been working on the details required to let passengers stand, or sit on a barstool-like seat, in order to fit more people on its planes. The relatively young airline is looking at retrofitting its current planes...

Although many people consider New York City the most exciting city in America, if not the world, some visitors avoid trips there because they think it must cost too much. We talk to Pauline Frommer, editor of the Pauline Frommer's book series, about her award-winning guide to the city. How can you...