... [+]Traveling is expensive most of the time and even more so during global inflation and worldwide shortages, stemming from Covid-19 and the Ukraine war. But there are ways to travel on the cheap by either doing things differently, doing your research and/or booking differently/better.—this has become more difficult now that 'everyone' works from home and can technically travel 'off-peak' .
—whilst you might be aware of school holiday dates in your own country, don't forget to do your research about holiday dates in your destination—to avoid them. In the U.K. for instance, this is the weekend of 23/24 July whilst across the English Channel, it is much earlier. In France, kids are breaking up for summer on the weekend of 1 July. These are the dates when queues will be longer and security lines interminable. Think ahead, for prices too.