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3 Ways To Snag Discount Travel Deals In Singapore

This article was originally on GET.com at: 3 Ways To Snag Discount Travel Deals In Singapore

Travelling around the world for free is a dream that many of us have but if we cannot realize that dream of ours just yet, our next best option is to scout for the best discount travel deals that are lurking out there whenever possible. The tradeoff for scoring cheap flights and cheap hotels is the time and effort you'll have to spend hunting down these great deals; the old adage 'you reap what you sow' really is really quite accurate.

Want to know how you can snatch up amazing discount travel deals? Check out the three clever ways that we at GET.com have gathered for you below.

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3 Ways You Can Grab Discount Travel Deals In Singapore

1. Subscribe To Price Alert Notifications

Are you someone who's always looking out for the cheapest flights possible? If your answer is a resounding 'yes', you need to subscribe to price alerts. Check out Airfarewatchdog.com and Skyscanner for starters.

Price alert is an ingenious technological advancement that all budget travellers would love because a price alert does what it's meant to do - it alerts you of price dips and increases. It opens you up to a world of price options but you have to give it time to work. This means you got to start subscribing to them way in advance.

But of course, you will have to manage your own expectations on what price is actually reasonably low enough yet ideal for your pocket to handle. For example, it wouldn't be logical to expect a round-trip Economy flight on Singapore Airlines or Emirates to cost just $500 because that is near impossible.

2. Zoom In On Credit Card Travel Promotions

Not only do some of the best air miles credit cards offer complimentary travel insurance and protection when you use them to pay for your travel purchases such as airfare and hotels, some of these credit cards let you earn miles at a good rate on top of dishing out exclusive travel promotions from time to time.

In fact, even non-travel oriented cards do provide travel deals for consumers like you and me. Promotions typically include offers such as 10% savings on Expedia Rate hotel bookings, $50 cash rebate with a minimum of $500 spent on booking and so on. Obviously, you'll have to pay using that bank's credit card to be eligible for the offers.

3. Visit Travel Fairs

Although the internet is splendid in its own right, sometimes the traditional way may work better to our advantage with a plethora of great deals and travel packages for us to choose from. Travel fairs are a great way to spend time hopping from booth to booth while you scour for and compare the exclusive deals available.

You don't have to be in your 50s or 60s in order to visit these travel fairs, okay? There are good reasons why travel agencies are still relevant in Singapore; the fact that they can offer discount travel deals and convenience at the same time are reasons enough for you to check these massive fairs out when they do pop up.

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