Travel Notes helps budget travellers save money.
Of course every traveller has a different budget. One person's budget
for a fortnight in Spain could run to a few thousand dollars, for others it would be a few
hundred.
Budget Travel Quick Links
Auctions and Bids, Backpacking, Budget Airlines, Car
Sharing, Fly Cheaper, Home
Exchange, Message Boards For Travellers, Travel
Insurance, Travel on a Budget, Youth Hostels.
Budget Accommodation:
Budget travellers can browse cheap hotels, hostels, and guesthouses in popular travel
destinations around the world.
 Budget Accommodation Search:
Apartment - Camping
- Guesthouse - Hostel
- Hotel.
Arthur Frommer's
Budget Travel:
Go behind the scenes with Arthur Frommer to find the unadvertised and unpublished rates
that smart travelers pay.
Digihitch:
Morgan Salman's hitch-hiking gateway -- presenting hitch-hiking and road travel in search
of soul. News, views and plenty of free rides around the Information Highway.
Europe
on Pocket Change:
Created by Deb Leiter for those who seek advice on how to travel cheaply in Europe but
still have a culturally-rich and fully-enjoyable experience.
Mark Kahler's Budget
Travel:
About.com guide Mark Kahler leads you to some online budget travel resources, amid the
sponsored links.
Move to Everywhere:
Beginner's guide to hitchhiking with general tips on getting to and out of various cities
in Europe.
Payaway:
Useful guide if you plan on taking a gap year out, go on working holidays, or look for
voluntary work and jobs abroad.
Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree:
Lonely Planet fans hang out on these branches.
BidTripper
Vacations:
Vacation auctions to accommodate every taste and every budget. Online auctions run 24
hours a day, 7 days a week -- although there didn't seem to be a hive of activity when we
looked in.
Luxury Link:
Searchable database of luxury travel properties worldwide, as well as special offers,
exclusives, auctions, and additional information for travelers.
Premier
Excel:
Search for late availability holidays departing from the UK.
Priceline:
100,000 empty airline seats leave the UK every day. To get one and save 20%, 30% or more,
book with Priceline.
SkyAuction.com:
Even bid for travel when you're not online. Enter the top amount you want to pay and the
quantity you are bidding on, and AutoBid will proxy bid for you each time someone outbids
you until it reaches your designated limit. Don't expect to fly for $1.
You Price It:
Bid for US and international airline tickets and fork out only what you want to pay. Smart
travellers always bid for airline tickets but do their research first.
1800-Fly.com:
Find the lowest airfares available, including exclusive 1800-fly.com discounts and special
online fares.
Air Courier
Association:
As a courier, you travel on regularly scheduled airlines accompanying air freight checked
as passenger baggage, for up to 85% off regular airfares.... and sometimes even for free.
Of course you need to pay to be a member.
Airline
Safety Records:
Not all airlines treat safety equally. Some put it as a higher priority than others. This
site allows you to compare each airline’s history of accidents, incidents, and near
mid-air collisions and see for yourself how they measure up.
Bestfares.com:
While some travel sites have only one staff member scanning for bargains, Bestfares.com
has more than 20 full-time researchers working hard to leave no travel discount
undiscovered.
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Cheap Flights:   
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Cyberfares:
Cyberfares are internet only airfare specials on airlines everywhere.
Eleventh
Hour Vacations:
Offers last minute bargains on spontaneous travel. Find Last Minute Cruises and Vacations
at discounts of up to 90%.
Flight Find:
The aim of FlightFind is to provide the most competitive scheduled airfares from all UK
airports to anywhere in the world.
Flights.com -- TISS:
In autumn 2000, the leading eTravel player tiss.com acquired the domain flights.com and
subsequently altered the brand name to flights.com. Search 30 million airfares in the TISS
database of worldwide flights.
Flyaircanada:
The domain is called flyaircanada but flights aren't just on Air Canada, nor can you fly
from Canada. What you do get is cheap ticket prices from US departures, although whether
there are seat availabilities is not always so sure.
Fly China:
Founded in 1997, FlyChina is dedicated to travelers between the United States and China.
Low fare wizard searches all major airlines' discount fares to find the lowest airfares
from 200 US cities to 70 China destinations.
GS Travel:
Roundtrip discounted flights from Singapore.
JetBlue Airways:
JetBlue Airways took to the air on February 11, 2000 when it inaugurated its first flight
to Fort Lauderdale, FL. By the end the year, the airline served 12 cities with a fleet of
10 brand new Airbus A320 aircraft.
Need to Fly:
Last minute airline tickets with Delta, Southwest, Continental, American, Northwest, etc.
You can also sell your air miles through this air mile broker service.
Nice
Fares:
How to fly cheap and sometimes for free. Collection of tips and links, by Gary and Aaron
Jacobs, to help you hunt down that bargain flight.
Sleeping
in Airports:
Donna McSherry's original guide to overnighting in airports.
Student
Flights UK:
Bargain prices for students flying out of London. No online availability, so you have to
e-mail in your enquiry and wait. You need to be studying for a minimum of fifteen hours
per week or be under 26 to apply for the discount cards.
Backpacker HQ:
From trekking in Tibet to whale watching in Norway, Backpacker HQ have categorised sites
for students, backpackers and budget travellers around the world.
Compartir.org:
Free carpooling and ridesharing service matching drivers and passengers by geographic
region. Spain, France and Germany are the best covered although you'll find listings all
around the world.
eRideShare:
Ridesharing and carpool board in the US, also serving Canada.
Lift Share:
The largest car sharing scheme in the UK - over 10,000 members.
Share Ride - US and
Canada:
Free U.S. and Canadian ride-sharing and carpool board. Long distance Interstate, city
commute, and vacation travel database. The Search engine matches riders, drivers and
carpoolers.
Home Base Holidays:
International home exchange service based in London. New listings on-line daily plus
published in three directories each year. Free bi-monthly Home Swappers newsletter
provides information on arranging successful home swaps. Established 1985.
HomeExchange.com:
You vacation in my home while I vacation in yours... all over the world. Find your home
exchange partner at HomeExchange.com.
Love Home Swap:
Rather than renting a house, or stopping in a hotel, you can swap your home for a hacienda
in Spain, a townhouse in San Francisco, a chalet in the French Alps, or a villa in
Tuscany.
Swap And Go:
Home exchange and vacation rentals worldwide with Swap & Go -- based in the UK.
Web
Home Exchange:
I'll lend you mine, if you lend me yours. $29.95 a year for listings.
1800-Hostels.com:
A TravelNotes.org Internet property. Not all properties listed are hostels but there's
plenty of budget hotels that like to call themselves hostels and they attract a young
crowd of travellers from around the world.
Go
Hostelling - USA:
HI-AYH operates a network of nearly 130 hostels in the United States. Each hostel offers
affordable, safe and clean accommodations.
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Hostel Bookers:
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Hostelling
International:
With over 4,000 hostels worldwide, in fantastic and unique locations, HI offers you the
real hostel experience. Whether you need a private room, or simply a bed for the night
with shared facilities, all HI hostels meet assured standards which guarantee good
quality, safe accommodation at affordable prices.
Hostels in Canada:
From modern downtown Vancouver to historic Halifax Heritage House, from the mountain
chalet experience of Lake Louise to the cosmopolitan Montreal, budget travellers can
choose from over 70 locations across Canada.
SAYHA -
Saudi Arabia:
Addresses of the main Saudi Arabian Youth Hostels.
Africa Hostels
Africa
Hostel Federations:
Map of Africa Hostel Federations from the IYHF.
Asia Hostels
Hong Kong Hostels:
Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association listing of youth hostels in Hong Kong.
JYH:
Japan Youth Hostel Association. Hostels sorted by region.
Thai Youth Hostels:
TYHA -- Thai Youth Hostel Association. Full listing of accredited youth hostels in
Thailand.
YHA
India:
Youth hostel associations of India.
Youth
Hostels in Korea:
The 51 youth hostels in Korea are located in beautiful coastal and countryside locations
as well as major city centers.
Taipei Hostel:
The Taipei Hostel is about 10 to 15 minutes walk away from the Central Railway Station.
Buses to and from the airport can be caught from the Lai Lai Sheraton Hotel, which is
about 3 to 5 minutes walk from the hostel. Map on the site.
Backpackers Australia
YHA Australia:
More than 150 Australian youth hostels, located in gateway cities, the country, areas of
outstanding scenic and natural beauty, and places of historical significance.
Alice Lodge -
Alice Springs:
The smallest backpackers in Alice Springs offers free pick up from bus, train and the
airport.
Aquarius
Backpackers Motel:
The Aquarius Backpackers Motel is located in the centre of Byron Bay, just a short stroll
from the Main Beach. Relax by the solar heated pool or just soak up some sun in the
comfortable, landscaped surroundings.
Backpackers
by the Bay:
Waterfront hostel in Airlie Beach, Whitsundays; a mid sized budget resort, sleeping up to
70 guests. $18.00 in shared rooms, $44.00 for doubles.
Backpackers
Inn - Byron Bay:
In the heart of Byron Bay, one of Australia's most spectacular and unspoilt holiday
playgrounds, the Backpackers Inn has direct access to the beach. 46 spacious carpeted
rooms with fans, nestled amongst sunny palm filled courtyards.
Billabong
Gardens - Sydney:
Billabong Gardens, near King Street, offers Sydney accommodation with all the features of
the more expensive motels, apart from the cost.
Bright Hikers
Backpackers:
A guide to Bright Hikers Hostel and information on activites in Bright, 90 km south of
Albury-Wodonga and 73km from Wangaratta, and the surrounding area of northeast Victoria.
Internet services on site.
Halse Lodge -
Noosa:
Noosa's closest backpacker hostel to the surfing beaches and national park. A fully
restored 1880's building, Halse Lodge backpackers is a YHA associate offering the budget
traveller 97 beds with dorm style accommodation starting at $18.60 per night.
Hoey Moey - Coffs Harbour:
Follow the road to Park Beach, one of Coffs Harbour's best surf beaches, and you're bound
to find the Hoey Moey.
Olembia - St. Kilda:
Olembia is a small charming hotel located in the beachside suburb of St.Kilda, near
Melbourne. Aimed at travellers requiring a quality place to stay at a budget price, the
Olembia offers single rooms, doubles, twins and shared accommodation.
Sinclairs -
Sydney:
Sinclairs is a family run business providing clean budget accommodation within minutes of
Sydney city with the security of 24 hour management in Bondi, Burwood and Strathfield.
Sydney
Central Backpackers:
If there is such a thing as a home away from home in the Sydney backpackers district of
Kings Cross, then this could be it. With a rooftop garden and barbecue, once you stay here
you might not want to leave.
Travellers Oasis
- Cairns:
Situated near the centre of Cairns, the Travellers Oasis garden and pool area is a great
place to hang out and meet new people. Accommodates a maximum of 50 guests (no bunks).
Courtesy pick-ups (available from 7.00am to 7.00pm).
Hostels in Europe
An Oige - Irish YHA:
An Oige has 26 Youth Hostels located country-wide providing good quality accommodation for
individuals as well as families and groups.
Austrian
YHA:
The Austrian Youth Hostel Association was founded in 1946 and offers over 30 of its own
hostels and 68 hostels in partnership. These modern and comfortable houses provide around
10,200 beds in Austria. Listing of hostels.
CAJL Online:
Youth hostels and hiking trails in Luxembourg.
Danhostel:
Looking for a hostel in Denmark? You'll find them all here on the official Danhostel
website.
DJH
- German Hostels:
In Germany, there are 608 youth hostels, located in all major tourist attractions.
Eurohostel
Helsinki:
Eurohostel is situated in Helsinki's Katajanokka. Close to the Market Square (the
Kauppatori), the hostel is surrounded by passengerships and a neigbourhood of Jugend style
buildings and red brick warehouses.
Finnish
Youth Hostels:
Finnish hostels are comfortable, environmentally aware places for budget-minded travellers
to stay for one night or longer. Hostel listings in Finland.
Hostelling in
Scotland:
Visit the Scottish Youth Hostels Association web-site to find out more about hostelling in
Scotland.
Hostelling
Norway:
Listings of hostels in Norway.
Hostelling
Russia:
Full members of the Russian Youth Hostel Association -- RYHA.
Hostels
in Iceland:
Youth Hostels are more then just places to sleep. All Icelandic Youth Hostels offer their
guests a variety of exciting different activities at the Hostels or in the neighbourhood.
KMC - Czech
Republic:
Youth hostels in the Czech Republic -- photos of them at least.
Stay
Okay:
30 hostels throughout the Netherlands; not only in the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and
Den Haag, but also at the beach, in the woods and along the water. Stayokay hostels are
housed in different unique buildings, ranging from modern facilities to castles or country
houses.
Ostelli Online:
Italian Youth Hostel Association website listing all Italian youth hostels by region.
SJH -
Swiss Youth Hostels:
Youth hostels in Switzerland, some with online reservations.
St. Petersburg
Hostel:
Founded in 1992, the St Petersburg International Hostel is a member of both Hostelling
International and Russian Youth Hostels. Located in the city center, Ploschad Vosstaniya
metro station, the hostel is clean, fun, friendly and safe.
STF
Hostels - Sweden:
STF has a network of about 300 youth hostels -- Vandrarhem -- throughout Sweden.
YHA
England and Wales:
Youth Hostels in England and Wales. Youth Hostels are available to all. You don't have to
be a youth to stay but you do need to be a YHA member and, for a nominal fee, there are
great discounts and benefits.
Israel Hostels
Israel
Hostel Association:
Israel hostels listed by region.
Hayarkon
48 Hostel:
Located just 1 minute walk from the beach. In the heart of Tel-Aviv and in walking
distance from anywhere you need to go. A 15 minute walk from Old Jaffa, 5 minutes from the
Carmel Market and the Art Market.
Momos
Hostel:
Momos hostel is one of the biggest and vetren hostels in Tel-Aviv, with 120 dorm beds
(8-9$) and 30 private rooms (25-50$). Located on Ben-Yehuda Street.
Mugraby
Hostel:
Mugraby Hostel is located on Alenby Street, in the heart of Tel-Aviv yet just a minute's
walk from the beach. Weekly rate for a dorm bed is $52 and there are also private rooms
from 30-40 dollars a night.
Petra
Hotel and Hostel:
The oldest hotel in Jerusalem, with magnificent views. As you look eastward toward the
Temple Mount, you'll see the Mount of Olives across the horizon behind the Dome of the
Rock. Dorms $8 -- Private rooms $35-$50.
Latin America Hostels
FBAJ - Brazil
Hostels:
The Brazilian Youth Hostel Federation has more than 50 youth hostels in the most
incredable places around the country. It's a flash product so you'll need to click on the
top ball for Brazil, then in the state map.
Hostelling Bolivia:
The home of Hostelling International in Bolivia lists the hostels in Cochabamba Santa
Cruz.
Hostelling
in Chile:
From Vina del Mar to Punta Arenas, the ACHATJ listing of hostels in Chile.
RAAJ -
Argentina Hostels:
RAAJ has 19 hostels in Argentina. You can choose to stay in a chalet in the forest by a
lake, or a hostel in the centre of a big city.
REMAJ -
Mexico Hostels:
Mexican hostelling federation. Find IYHF affiliated hostels in Mexico.
Hostal
del Glaciar - Calafate:
Located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentine Patagonia, Calafate is 40Km from Los Glaciares
National Park's main entrance. Hostal del Glaciar has beds for over 140 people, a
restaurant and arranges an alternative tour to the Moreno Glacier.
Hostal
Valle Hermoso:
Located in Tupiza, Bolivia, the Hostal Valle Hermoso rooms are basic, but clean and tidy.
The showers provide hot running water 24 hours a day. Price per night is only 15
bolivianos -- about US $2.50.
New Zealand Hostels
YHA New Zealand:
The New Zealand YHA offers 57 hostels in prime locations around the North and South
islands.
City Backpackers -
Auckland:
Located in central Auckland, City Backpackers Hotel offers an exciting alternative for
backpackers, groups, families or corporates with backpackers prices for up-market, inner
city Auckland accommodation.
Dorset House -
Christchurch:
In December 1998 Dorset House was redecorated and upgraded to cater for travellers who
wish to experience upmarket facilities at budget prices. Ten minutes walk from Cathedral
Square, the centre of Christchurch, and 50 metres from the Avon River.
Georgia Parkside -
Auckland:
Accommodation in a large Victorian House, overlooking the picturesque Auckland Domain. The
Domain hosts Auckland's free concerts and contains the Historical Auckland Museum, Botanic
Gardens, Bird Sanctuary and many walkways.
Lodge in the
City:
Large modern, spacious lodge located in central Wellington with a wide range of
accommodation available -- from backpackers bunks to self contained units. Find out more
about Lodge in the City and the delights of cosmopolitan Wellington.
River Inn - Takaka:
Large fully equipped travellers hostel offering warmth, hospitality and lots of local
character. The two-storey hotel, built around 1875, is located midway between New
Zealand's Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks. From $18 per night.
Skyway Lodge -
Auckland:
A small friendly owner operated lodge with a great homely atmosphere only 5 minutes from
Auckland Airport.
The Mousetrap -
Paihia:
Located in Paihia, Bay of Islands, The Mousetrap hostel backs onto native bush and has a
large lovely garden in front. Accomodates 25 people in a character house for character
people -- A great place to meet people and have a good time.
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