Budget Travel For Dummies

by Geoffrey Morrison

Tips and tricks for stretching your travel budget all the way around the world Budget Travel For Dummies will help you plan your next vacation and make it affordable, with tips on how to maximize your budget and squeeze amazing experiences out of every penny. Written by a travel expert who has visited 60 countries across 6 continents, this book will help you find the best deals, including cheap flights and accommodations. You’ll learn how to pick a destination, set and stick to a budget, minimize bank and credit card fees, and manage health and travel insurance. For the adventurer within you, this guide is full of tips on traveling without a plan, living for months with just carry-on luggage, and staying flexible in case you need to change your plans. Yes, you can afford that bucket-list trip. This book is for anyone who wants to travel, or travel more, but doesn’t have the budget to stay in 5-star resorts. Jump into the adventure you’ve always dreamed of, with Budget Travel For Dummies .

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

Published January 31, 2024

About the author

Geoffrey Morrison is a freelance writer and photographer about tech and travel. He contributes regularly to CNET, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. His work has also been featured in USA Today’s Reviewed, Forbes, Men’s Journal, Business Traveler, Sound & Vision, and more. His photos and videos have been used in a variety of content by other authors and creators including books, magazines, as well as in music and corporate videos.

Geoff was the original A/V editor of Wirecutter, editor in chief of Home Entertainment magazine, and is the author of two sci-fi novels, Undersea and Undersea Atrophia, and Budget Travel for Dummies.

He has traveled extensively through all 50 US states including several multi-month road trips, and to 60 countries across 6 continents. He spends four to six months each year “on the road” either traveling internationally or exploring national parks in a campervan he converted. You can find him on Instagram (Inveterate_Adventurer) and on YouTube (@GeoffMorrison).

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good tips and advice overall. The author writes in a very personable style, so I feel like I've met him even though I obviously never have. The biggest tips he shares are to use hostels to save money and to not overplan your trip and to leave time for exploring. Worth reading for sure, recommended!

[Eliz S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not need to read this cover to cover. Very repetitive and a lot of the stuff I knew, but some good tips for inexperienced travellers. Also saying that you can get away with spending approx $50 USD per day is ridiculous especially for Western Europe, hostels in the off season are costing €25+ as standard for a bed in mixed dorms…
I felt like a lot of his advice re staying flexible with being able to stay longer etc are not relevant for those who are not digital nomads.

[Felipe Chamon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great resource for how to become a better traveler but it’s not necessarily something anyone particularly needs to get their hands on. I however would read a memoir about his travels if he ever released one