Episode 97: Saving Money on Holiday Travel

‘Tis the season to make holiday travel plans! This episode of Making Cents of Money offers helpful hints for staying on budget when traveling to celebrate with family and friends. SHOW NOTES: • Berg, H. (2023, September 19). 2023 holiday travel outlook. Hopper. https://media.hopper.com/research/2023-holiday-travel-outlook • French, S. (2024, October 10). Travel inflation report: October 2024. NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/travel-price-tracker • Pellegrini, A. (2021, July 6). Travel planning templates. University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center Blog. https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/2045942096 • Rodriguez, A. (n.d.). How to save money on travel this holiday season. AXA Travel Insurance. https://www.axatravelinsurance.com/resources/travel-tips/-/asset_publisher/dbn8rbCGSjcs/content/how-to-save-money-on-travel-this-holiday-season • Vaidyanathan, R. (2023, April 7). Credit cards and travel. University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center Blog. https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/1536325046 • Wallace Bechard, C., Giancola-Shanks, N., Sweedler, K., & Pellegrini, A. (2022, December 15). Spend less, travel more webinar recording [Video]. University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center. https://youtu.be/7jgv_wgd_z14 • University of Illinois System Student Money Management Center. (2022). Revisiting travel (ep. 53). https://blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/1155020853 • University of Illinois Extension. (n.d.). Saving on travel. https://extension.illinois.edu/finances/saving-travel • U.S. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). Fuel economy trip calculator. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/trip/ • U.S. Department of Transportation. (2024, October 15). Statistics on airfare pricing and trends: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. https://www.bts.gov/air-fares