Ah, Summer is upon us once again. For those who are not affected by the recession, they probably planned their Summer vacation months ago. However, for those of us who are affected by the recession and is thinking twice about our travels, I have one word for you: Coupons. Thanks to the Internet, coupons are no longer limited to clippings from newspapers. The World Wide Web has paved the way for online coupons as more and more establishments find their way online.
Travel websites such as Travelocity, Orbitz, etc, have thousands of promos and coupons on the Internet. In fact, just booking your hotel online could save you a lot since most hotels offer online only rates. So where to start? Well there's always Google. If you plan on booking your vacation with Travelocity, you can just type in "travelocity coupons" and you'll have instant results. Of course you may have to weed through a lot of junk but persistence is the key. You can also try
Easy Coupon Search, and browse through their travel category. As I'm writing this, I've seen a $100 off a 3 night vacation in Canada from Travelocity. You can also get coupons for your car rentals on this website.
Of course, you can also use coupons on your day to day online shopping, not just to book your vacations. If you've finished your vacation and you want to send out a hardcopy of your pictures to your friends, you can use Easy Coupon Search's
VistaPrint Promo Code to print out those pictures (maybe print them out as postcards).
Ah, coupons. A frugal person's best friend.