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Accommodation

Many large universities rent out their dormitory rooms during the summer. In almost any major US city, there is at least one university engaged in such a program.

 YMCA
All major cities have branches of the YMCA and YWCA that offers inexpensive lodging. The room prices usually include showers, a place to sleep and sometimes a hot meal.

Budget Flights - Low Cost Flights

Nearly every US airline offers tickets at reduced prices on most flights, but you must know how to find the bargains. The lowest fares are normally offered on advance-purchase, round-trip tickets that include a Saturday night stay. Always try to purchase your ticket at least three weeks in advance and always include a Saturday night in your round trip itinerary. Even if you only need a one way ticket, it can often be cheaper to purchase a round trip ticket that includes a weekend stay.

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Tour Operators / Budget Travel Specialists

 Hotwire.com - Discount Travel Deals
Hotwire's mission is to offer unbeatable low prices on airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, vacation packages and cruises. Through their partnerships with leading travel companies, they can get you low prices that can't be found anywhere else.

 Greyhound - transcontinental bus service in the USA
Bus travel is the cheapest means of transportation across the USA and bus stations are more common than airports.
Offers : unlimited-travel passes in seven to sixty-day increments. Special reduced fares for students and international travelers..




Guides / Related Books

Budget Travel Guides 

The Smart Traveler's Passport: 399 Tips from Seasoned Travelers 
by Erik Torkells (Author), the readers of Budget Travel (Author)
Book Description : Budget Travel magazine isn't just about the best travel experience at the lowest price it's also about traveling "the right way." Their philosophy, "Vacations for real people," has led them to their readership for guidance, and this collection of their readers' best 399 travel tips is an essential addition to any traveler's library.
Paperback: 224 pages; Publisher: Quirk Books (February 1, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1594741777
The Encyclopedia of Cheap Travel - by Terrance Zepke (Author)
Useful overviews of traveling cheaply with plenty of tips and recommendations.
Paperback: 183 pages; Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA) (March 2002); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0741408419
Traveler's Tool Kit 
Paperback: 528 pages; Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press; 3.00 edition (November 2000); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0897323413


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