Cheap Vacation Ideas

Discount Family Vacations Offer Family Vacation Fun on a Budget

Cheap vacation ideas for a family vacation even in a tight economy. Discount family vacations are just as much fun as expensive vacations.

Cheap Vacation Ideas The cheapest vacation of all is one that doesn't require a hotel stay, air fare or even a full tank of gas. If that doesn't sound possible, consider what has become known as a "Staycation" or a "Back Yard Vacation." You set aside vacation days and make a plan for fun and relaxation without leaving town. To do this you have to make a commitment to ignoring your regular schedule just as if you were at a vacation destination far from home.

Backyard Vacation Tips:
  • Pick up brochures from your Chamber of Commerce. Find out what other travelers come to your town to see and do. Check out your city's website for ideas.
  • Go to Trip Advisor, enter the name of your town and read the reviews from other travelers who come there. They share the best things to do, places to eat, etc.
  • Look at your town or area with "new eyes." Pretend you have never been there and explore!
  • Visit historical landmarks and museums
  • Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy your best local park. If it has a beach, go swimming. If there is a water park at a local hotel or community center take advantage of it.
  • Go "souvenier shopping" at a local thrift shop and flea markets. You will likely find t-shirts, and other gift items with your town's logo, books about your town and more.
  • Get an Entertainment Book. Save on restaurants, local attractions and many things that will help you have discount family vacations.
Here are more great tips and cheap vacation ideas for a Staycation.

Get Out Into the Great Outdoors

Camping vacations were our vacations of choice when we were raising our five children. We loved tent camping however, for some years, we owned a "pop up camper" and took our family on many memorable trips in our own state of Minnesota and cross country as well.

If you do not already own camping equipment, the initial investment will add to your costs. Remember that what you purchase now will be used for many years. Get some ideas from this camping list.

We camped in our state parks, in private campgrounds with wonderful swimming pools and recreational faciities, and near major attractions all across the country. Other than staying in our own home, a camping vacation is, for us, one of the most appealing cheap vacation ideas!

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Cheap Vacation Ideas for Any Type of Vacation

You may not want a stay at home vacation or a camping vacation. Your budget will allow a more traditional vacation but you would like to know how to save as much as possible. Whether you want to take the kids to DisneyWorld, get away with your spouse for a romantic vacation, or travel the world, the same process will help.

We're great fans of TripAdvisor for good reason. Using DisneyWorld as an example, here is how to plan discount family vacations making full use of all they offer:

Follow these steps for travel anythere in the United States...or to get cheap vacation ideas for anywhere in the world!

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