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Why: Living with less doesn't mean you have to do away with vacations or trips, while trying to save every penny that you can. Living with less, means making room for MORE in life - such as traveling, road trips, romantic getaways on the beach, you get the drift. Below are numerous ways in which you can save a few bucks the next time you travel. By all means this list is not exhaustive - these are just a few ideas you may need reminders of or may have not thought about before.

Airports/Flying:

1. Look at one-way tickets and round trip - it's a toss up as to which one is always cheaper - keep your eye out for both.

2. Be flexible (if possible) with your travel dates - some days are cheaper to fly on than others (especially around the holidays)

3. Some websites allow you to receive email notifications when the price goes down.

4. It pays to keep checking prices - airline rates fluctuate often, so keeping your eyes open is often beneficial.

5. Bring food along - don't get suck paying $9.00 for a dried-out sandwich and $3.00 for a bottle of water. Bring granola bars, fruit (if not traveling internationally), or put food in ziplock bags. Take an empty water bottle with you and fill it up after you go through security.

6. Connecting flights often bring the price down, if you have the time and want to save some money.

7. Airlines are starting to charge for luggage - try to fit all of your belonging in a carry on! Or share a suitcase with the person you are traveling with.

8. Before you board, ask if the exit row seats are available - you'd be surprised at how often they are and for no extra charge.

9. Consider booking flights, hotel, and car rental in one (the bundle).

Hotels:

1. Bring a cooler of food - such as milk and cereal, bagels and cream cheese, fruit, lunch meat, bread, etc. so that you do not have to pay for breakfast and lunch. Or consider eating a bigger lunch (save the leftovers) since lunch prices are usually much cheaper than dinner prices.

2. Check hotel prices for the next town over - bigger cities sometimes may have higher hotel rates. Check prices in towns within a 15 minute radius. You may be surprised at what you find.

3. If you are staying somewhere for a week, considering renting a home instead of a hotel. Vacation homes can often be comparable to a hotel; plus, you have the option of making your own food, which will save you money in the end. The extra space is a welcomed plus too.

4. Don't book the first hotel you research - shop around. Hotwire.com can often offer unbeatable prices.

5. Continental breakfasts are not always "cheaper." Don't choose a hotel based on their breakfast - the extra cost per night might not be worth the breakfast.

We all love to travel and have our leisure weekends, trying to escape the mundane, concrete jungles but as you are probably already aware... travel and even short getaways come at a price.

Many of those who love to travel can't live without it and will adjust their lives accordingly; however there are ways to help you to find cheap travel without having to give up the mortgage, or kids college fund.

As a former travel agent I've had the privilege of working with, and in some cases against other travel agents, product managers and those incredibly smart travellers that fly international two to three times a year.

I've picked up many little insider secrets that I learned and witnessed throughout my time as an agent and that could potentially help you save a fortune.

When it comes to saving on your flights the very first thing that you need to keep in mind are the dates you intend to depart and arrive back to your home country.

The departure from your country of origin is more a little important and has the greatest chance of saving you hundreds but the return home can also help you save some cash as well.

You should always be mindful of your departure date as this will determine the seasonality of your ticket, the return flight home can save you with the below techniques on aspects such as taxes, government charges, fuel costs etc.

Sometimes the departure date is set in stone and cannot be changed. It does happen, we can't always be flexible - maybe it's for a wedding, a funeral or some kind of event. If your departure date is in the high season, then perhaps a few days earlier it may drop to mid or even better, the low season. This alone has the potential to save you thousands.

In saying that however each and every destination fluctuates with their seasonality and are usually wrapped by their mid-season airfares just before and just after the high season.

So for example let's say you must travel to Berlin on a certain date. Berlin might be in high season, Frankfurt may be in mid season and Munich might be low season. In this example it would most likely be cheaper to fly to Munich, which is in low season and get the train or even a domestic flight with Air Berlin across. The difference in the high and low seasons could potentially be a lot cheaper than flying an international airline carrier to Berlin in the high season.

Adding even more to the seasonality of airfares is that not all airlines share the exact same seasonality. It is worth your while to look into the seasonality dates over a few different airlines.

While the airline you most preferred may be in high season, going with the 2nd or 3rd choice of airline may already be in low or mid seasons. So check it out as many different airlines that you are willing to travel with.

As mentioned earlier, the departure date is the deciding factor of finding cheap flights using the seasonality. Some airfares are 30 days, 90 days, a year or whatever but the return date does not influence the seasonality of the airfare.

The lesson here in this article is basically to be flexible - it is the best and sure way of how to find cheap flights. Keeping in mind the departure dates seasonality, the routing, the stop over countries and how many people are already booked on the flight will determine your overall price.

The more flexible you are with dates, stop over's and airlines you can be the more options that would naturally open up. Just try it for yourself and you will soon see that not all airlines are created equal.

If you're travelling on a limited budget whether it is to Dubai or another travel destination the planning you do before leaving home is just as important as what you do once you get to your travel destination. Make sure you have considered carefully which travel & leisure destination to pick. Gather as many travel destination tips as you can from travel & tourism sites online. For example in 2013 Toronto, Turkey and Ko Phi Phi in Thailand are all good choices for those on a tight travel budget. Make sure you have done your research and looked into all the travel & tourism options available.

Travel & Tourism Transport On A Limited Budget 
If you're planning on flying to your travel destination then look out for special deals online and remember that booking at the last minute or booking too early is always more expensive. The best time to book is about three weeks before you fly. If you're going to be using rail travels look into tickets which give you multiple journeys or discount tickets like the Eurorail Pass if your travel & leisure destination is in Europe. If you'll be using buses to get around, each city has its own multi-ride bus ticket. In the USA you can use one of the long distance bus companies like Megabus and Greyhound, both of which offer very low cost tickets. Car rental is usually not a good budget option if you're staying in one city. If you're planning to spend your vacation exploring the rural areas, driving around a whole country or visiting places outside the cities (like the desert attractions outside of Dubai city center) then a rental car may be a practical option.

Where To Stay On A Limited Travel & Leisure Budget
Although the obvious destination tips for travel & tourism low cost accommodation is to stay in hostels there are other options. You can share a room in a nice hotel with a friend to split costs; look out for hotel deals on travel & leisure sites; stay in a Zimmer/bed & breakfast or stay further out of the city center where accommodation prices are a lot cheaper. There are hotel deals like "third night free" which can work out to be cheaper than 3 nights in a cheaper hotel. You'll find a good quality inn or guesthouse will be more pleasant than a 2 star hotel. As a general travel destination tip, hotel accommodation around the city train station is usually cheaper than staying in the city center. Even in travel destinations like Dubai you can find reasonable accommodation if you look in the right places. On what to do in Dubai check out Internet travel forums for tips from other travellers or people in the travel & tourism industry.

Travel & Leisure Attractions On A Limited Budget
You'll find that most museums and some other travel & tourism attractions have "free days", for example in the evening one day a week or on the last Sunday of each month. Plan your trip around these free days. Make sure you're eligible for any discounts (according to your age for example). Buy multi-attraction tickets which get you discounts for several travel & leisure attractions. Even in the most expensive travel destinations there are multi-attraction tickets for thrifty travellers.