Timing is Everything
The travel season you picked if you end up on a Cape Cod beach in the wintertime.
What is low season?
If your day trip budget is $100 and you budget $25 for lunch, this is the amount of money you have left in your budget.
What is $75?
If you save $100 each month, this is how many months it would take to afford a $500 trip.
What is 5 months?
Hotels, motels, inns, cabins, and Airbnbs all fall under this category of overnight accommodations.
What is lodging?
You thought tipping your server was enough—until the bill included this extra 2% charge to thank the kitchen staff.
What is a service charge?
That ski trip you budgeted $1,000 will end up happening during the winter holiday rush, increasing the cost by 30%. This is your new total.
What is $1300?
You spend $10 on a round-trip MBTA commuter rail fare. If your weekend budget is $250, this is how much you have left to spend.
What is $240?
If you save $100 each month, this is how many months it would take to afford a $800 trip.
What is 8 months?
Whether it’s the beach, the mountains, or a big city, this is the place you're aiming to reach when you travel.
What is destination?
That “cheap” hotel suddenly isn’t so cheap when you’re hit with this $50-per-night charge for things like pool towels and Wi-Fi you may never use.
What is resort/facility fee?
Thanks to ComiCon coming to town, your $100 hotel room just got hit with a 20% price increase. This is the new nightly rate.
What is $120?
If your vacation budget is $600 and your hotel is $100 a night for 3 nights you have this much left.
What is $300?
If you save $50 each month, this is how many months it would take to afford a $450 trip.
What is 9 months?
This word refers to a detailed schedule of your travel plans, including times and activities.
What is an itinerary?
A $29 plane ticket seems cheap, but this hidden cost might surprise you when you try to check your luggage.
What are baggage fees?
You missed the chance to book early, and now your $400 flight to San Diego costs 50% more thanks to Thanksgiving travel. This is the new price.
What is $600?
You’re staying 2 nights at a $100/night hotel, plus there’s a one-time $50 cleaning fee. If your vacation budget is $500, this is what remains after booking the hotel.
What is $250?
The number of months more it would take if your budget needed to increase by $200 because of inflation and you save $100 each month.
What is 2 months?
These mandatory extra charges—often not included in the advertised room price—are added by some hotels for amenities like pools, gyms, or Wi-Fi.
What is resort/facility fees?
You thought driving would save money—until your hotel charged this unexpected fee just to leave your car overnight.
What is a parking fee?
By choosing to visit Bali during the low season, you scored 30% off your $100 hotel room. This is your discounted price.
What is $70?
You have a budget of $1000 for your vacation to Miami. Airfare is $300 and your share of the hotel is $300. This is the amount of money you have left in your budget.
What is $400?
This is the amount you would be saving each month if you earn $3000 per month and you budget to save 5% of it for travel.
What is $150?
If you cancel your hotel or flight and don’t get your money back, your reservation likely had this type of policy.
What is non-refundable.
Swipe your card overseas, and this sneaky fee might tag along—usually around 1–3% of every purchase.
What is a foreign transaction fee?