There's something about scoring a good deal and saving your coins on a purchase that is very satisfying and when it comes to travel deals, it is even more satisfying. Thankfully, nowadays it's becoming easier and easier to find sites that can help you do just that.
Whether it's mistake fares or bundle deals, we have rounded up the top sites that will give you a gratifying travel planning experience while still keeping money in your pockets.
Skiplagged.
Skiplagged.com claims to have some of the cheapest flights around due to techniques that helps their customers get around the rules.
For example, Skiplagged has a feature called a "hidden-city flight" where you get off at the layover rather than the final destination, which can result in you saving money. While it may sound too good to be true, it's perfectly legal and the site even boasts about United Airlines failed attempt to sue them, but the case got thrown out. If you do decide to use Skiplagged, however, be sure to read up on their guidelines.
Expedia.
Expedia.com is probably one of the more popular sites to find the best travel deals. The great thing about Expedia is that not only do they offer amazing flight deals, but they also have bundles where you can purchase a flight, hotel, and car all in one place.
The site is easy to navigate and it uses your location to show flights to popular destinations.
Scott’s Cheap Flights.
Scottscheapflights.com is a site that is comprised of Scott and his team of experts who search all over for the best flights and send them directly to your email. They have two packages: Limited, which is free, and Premium, which is only $39/year. While the Limited package includes limited flight deals, preset departure regions, and delayed notifications, it's the Premium package that has all the best flight deals, mistake fares, peak season deals and more.
Clark Travel.
Clark.com is a site that features some of the best financial advice, budgeting and money saving tips and the best flight deals. The travel page includes an extensive list of national and international flights that are organized in categories from "Book Ahead Deals" to "Limited Time Offers" as well as by country/region. While you're booking your flight, make sure to also check out their travel guides that is designed to make your travel experience much more enjoyable.
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To help you better understand why this was such a mental awakening for me, I first need to give a bit of my backstory. I’m in my late thirties. I’m an attorneyand a journalist. I own a home and have traveled the world extensively. Essentially, I’ve done everything in life I set out to do. However, when it comes to dating, I struggle. Not because there is anything wrong with me per se, but because my career and “lifestyle” often create problems in my romantic relationships.
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I’ve been told everything from, ‘I can’t continue to date you because you seem to choose your career over wanting to settle down and have kids’ by a man after only the second date to ‘Maybe if you just sat down somewhere for a while, I’d actually wife you’ by someone who has honestly never proven themselves to be the settle down type. And these are only a handful of the things I’ve been told over the years.
It’s been frustrating, to say the least, and there have even been seasons where I purposely dimmed my light in hopes that my career wouldn’t push away potential suitors. I know what you’re thinking, “Girl, why would you even consider that? If they’re for you, it won’t matter what you do.” Hey, don’t judge me, but also, I one hundred percent agree.
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That’s why this recent moment in Switzerland was right on time. When I first walked into the hotel to check in, I was blown away by the surrounding beauty. It was a five-star property with one of the world’s most famous thermal bathhouses. Yet, it was something about seeing that 90% of the hotel’s guests were couples, that forced me to sit back for a bit of introspection—while soaking in the thermal spa, of course.
As I went through the mental conversation, there was a battle of sorts. On one hand, I knew that being able to partake in experiences like the one I was having at that moment was important to me. I knew that, at times I actually love being able to dabble in the finer things—after all, I’ve worked hard to be able to afford them. On the other hand, and sadly, I knew that sometimes being a single Black woman that publicly showcases her “luxurious” habits can intimidate men and even scare them off from pursuing you under the guise of them feeling like they “can’t do anything for you, because you have everything.”
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So, what is a girl to do?
Do I minimize/hide the life and experiences that I have? Do I play down the hard work I’ve put in to get where I am professionally? Or, do I risk being single in exchange for being able to have said life, without backlash?
Luckily, the joy that I felt while being at this property won. There was something about taking a full day to simply pamper myself at the bathhouse and in my in-room steam shower and soaker tub, indulging in cuisine from a 2-star Michelin restaurant and doing all of this while surrounded by an amazing group of Black women that reminded me—this is certainly the life I was meant to live and that I deserve. Even if it means that right now, I’ll just have to provide it for myself until the right partner comes along. And honestly, I’m okay with that.
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