Amathiphu angu-20 okuvakasha ka-2010

Ngonyaka odlule bekuwunyaka wokuthengiselana kwezohambo, kodwa kulo nyaka kungenzeka unganikezi ngokweba okunjalo.

“Imboni iyaguquka; ayikatholakali ngokuphelele,” kusho uSteve Brock, umnikazi we-Sunnyland Tours Inc., e-Springfield. "Asikho isaphulelo esiningi njengoba bekukhona."

Ngokocwaningo olwenziwe yi-Cruise Lines International Association, okuyinhlangano yemboni yezokuvakasha enkulu kunazo zonke eNyakatho Melika, ama-travel agents anethemba ngonyaka ozayo, kanti amaphesenti angama-75.7 alindele ukwanda kwentengiso.

Kodwa ungakhathazeki, kukhona amadili okufanele ube nawo. Uma lesi simo sezulu esikhithika sikwenza uphuphe ngendawo oya kuyo enelanga futhi unethemba lokuthi uzozuza okuthile, manje yisikhathi sokuqala ukuhlela. Nawa amathiphu okuvakasha angama-20 ka-2010, yonke into kusukela kumawebhusayithi awusizo kuye ezelulekweni zokuvakasha ezijwayelekile.

1. Bhukha kusenesikhathi, kusho uBrock.

Umbono uthi kuyakhokha, ikakhulukazi ngokuhamba ngomkhumbi, ukubhuka ngomzuzu wokugcina kodwa lokho akulona iqiniso. Izindleko zezindiza ziyakhuphuka ngakho-ke noma abantu bathola imali engcono ohambeni lomkhumbi, kungenzeka bakhokhe imali ethe xaxa yendiza futhi bangahle bangalitholi igumbi noma uhambo lwesikebhe abalufunayo, kusho yena.

2. Mayelana nemali yendiza, ukuhamba phakathi nesonto kungase kukutholele inzuzo engcono kunokuhamba ngoLwesihlanu noma uMsombuluko, kusho uKent Boyd, umkhulumeli we-Springfield-Branson National Airport.

Kodwa into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqaphele ukuthi kufanele uthenge ithikithi kusasele amasonto amathathu.

“Uma uthenga zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-21 zedethi yendiza, amanani amathikithi aqala ukukhuphuka ngokushesha okukhulu. Nsuku zonke usondela ekuhambeni intengo iqala ukukhuphuka ngempela. Ngitshela abantu ukuthi bahlele kusengaphambili, amasonto ayisithupha, ayisishiyagalombili, amanani avame ukwehla kakhulu, ”kusho uBoyd.

3. Uma usakhathazekile ngokuthenga kusenesikhathi, “izinhlelo eziningi zinikeza ukuvikelwa kwentengo — uma intengo yehla usengathola inani eliphansi. Ngokuvamile lokho kuhambisana nomshwalense wokuvikela uhambo ongase uwuthenge,” kusho u-Brock.

4. Uma uzimisele ukushayela uye esikhumulweni sezindiza esiseduze, ungakwazi ukuqhathanisa imali yokugibela ezikhumulweni zezindiza zendawo uma uya ku-ITASoftware.com. Le sayithi ivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi baqhathanise izikhumulo zezindiza ezisukela kumakhilomitha angama-25 kuye kwangama-300 lapho besuka khona nalapho befika. Ngena ngemvume njengesivakashi. Qiniseka ukuthi ubala igesi, ikhefu emsebenzini nendawo yokupaka lapho unquma ukuthi yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza ongandiza uphume kuso.

5. Amanye amadili ahamba phambili amazwe ngamazwe njengamanje aseMexico. IJamaica kanye neDominican Republic kungamagugu amahle, futhi, kusho u-Brock.

6. EDominican Republic, zama iSamaná Peninsula phezu kwezindawo zokungcebeleka ezidumile zasePunta Cana, kusikisela uSara Morrow, umsizi womhleli kumagazini we-Budget Travel.

“Isonqenqemeni lokuthuthukiswa, manje yisikhathi sokuhamba ngaphambi kokuthi intengo ikhuphuke. Yisikhathi esihle sokuyibona,” kusho yena.

E-Punta Cana, indawo yokungcebeleka evamile ibiza u-$271 ngobusuku, uma kuqhathaniswa no-$168 ubusuku ngabunye eNhlonhlweni yaseSamaná, kusho uMorrow.

I-Vietnam ingenye indawo yokuthengiselana yamazwe ngamazwe kulo nyaka, uthi.

7. Ekhaya, iPortland, Ore., kanye ne-Las Vegas, Nev., izindawo ezinomnotho, uthi.

I-Vegas sekuyisikhathi eside i-bargain, kodwa manje kungcono nakakhulu.

Uthi: “Isilinganiso samahhotela ebusuku sehle ngamaphesenti angu-24 ngonyaka odlule. "Ngo-December, '09, saba namahhotela ekhasino angu-43 anikezela ngamagumbi angaphansi kuka-$40 ngobusuku."

Ngenkathi umnotho uwohloka, umthamo wamakamelo e-Las Vegas ukhuphuke ngo-14,000 ngo-2009.

I-Portland yengeze amakamelo amahhotela angu-900 endaweni yedolobha eminyakeni embalwa edlule, kusho uMorrow.

8. Pakisha ukukhanya. Izinkampani zezindiza zifaka imali eshisiwe yezikhwama ezilayishwayo: iningi libiza u-$15-$25 kweyokuqala kanye no-$25-$35 kwesesibili. Uma kufanele uhlole isikhwama, wabelane nomngane wakho womshado. Uma ujwayele ukulayisha izinto eziyisikhumbuzo, enye inketho ukuthatha izingubo ezindala ongazishiya ngemuva kweholide lakho bese ugcwalisa ipotimende lakho ngezinto eziyisikhumbuzo. Noma thatha isikhwama esigoqiwe osithwalayo bese uhlola ozohamba naso lapho ubuya ukuze ukhokhele ukuhlola isikhwama kanye kuphela. Ungase ufune ukuthumela izikhumbuzo ekhaya (kuye ngokuthi uhamba kuphi).

9. Phakamisa ukudla kwakho kwasemini. Ukudla esikhumulweni sezindiza noma endizeni kuyabiza; shiya iziphuzo ngemuva ngoba awukwazi ukuzithatha ngonogada.

10. Bheka i-Bing.com, enezici ezithile ezihlukile. Le njini yokusesha “inoSesho Oluguquguqukayo” futhi uma ukhetha ibanga lezinsuku ezingu-30, izokunikeza igrafu ebonisa uma izinkokhelo zezindiza ziphezulu noma ziphansi ngaleyo nyanga. Ibikezela ukuthi imali yezindiza izokwehla futhi yazisa amakhasimende ukuthi iqiniseka kangakanani ekubikezeleni kwayo. Isibonelo, ukusesha kwakamuva kusuka e-St. Louis kuya e-LA, kubonise ukuthi amaphesenti angu-60 amanani okuzithemba azokwehla. Ukusesha okuvela e-Springfield kuya e-Portland, Ore., Kunconywe ukuthenga manje ngoba imali yokugibela ibikhuphuka.

11. Cabangela indawo yokungcebeleka ehlanganisa konke, kusho uDeana Crouch, usekela sekela mongameli wezokuthengisa ezokungcebeleka eGreat Southern Travel. Uyazazi izindleko ngaphambili futhi ungazibeki engcupheni yokudlula isabelomali. Uthi konke kusuka ekudleni kuya kwezokuzijabulisa, amathiphu kanye neziphuzo ezidakayo.

12. Uma uhambela amazwe ngamazwe, bheka ukuthi yimaphi amaphakheji ahlinzekwa yizinkampani zezindiza ezihlukahlukene. Ezinye izindiza, njenge-Cathay Pacific noma i-Singapore Airlines, zinikeza amaphakheji eholide amahle kumawebhusayithi azo. Njengamanje ngo-$999, i-Singapore Airlines ihlinzeka ngendiza yokuya nokubuya esuka e-LA, ukudluliselwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza, ukudla kwasekuseni kwansuku zonke, indawo yokuhlala yobusuku obune, ukudlula kwe-“Hop-on Bus” e-Singapore kanye namaphesenti angu-50 esaphulelo sohambo oluthile. Izintengo azifaki intela elinganiselwa ku-$110. Engeza u-$50 wokusuka kwase-US ngoLwesihlanu kuze kube yiSonto. Ngokuphambene, ukusesha ku-Travelocity kuthole ukuthi indiza yodwa ezindizeni zezindiza zaseSingapore yayingu-$1,230.

13. Cabanga ngohambo lomkhumbi.

“Enye yezindlela ezihamba phambili zokuhamba ukuhamba ngomkhumbi hhayi nje uhambo lwakho lwaseCaribbean, kodwa eYurophu, eNingizimu Melika, eHawaii nase-Australia. Ukhipha izinto ngesikhathi esisodwa futhi uthole ukubona amadolobha namachweba amaningana ahlukene. Ukudla kwakho nokuzijabulisa kufakiwe,” kusho u-Brock.

Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kuyimali enhle kulo nyaka, kusho uCrouch, ikakhulukazi e-Alaska, eMexico naseCaribbean.

14. Lapho ubhukha uhambo lomkhumbi, qiniseka ukuthi utshela umenzeli wakho wezokuvakasha uma uke waluthatha lolu hambo lwesikebhe ngaphambili njengoba abanye benikeza izaphulelo kwabahamba ngomkhumbi abaphindayo. Uma ungamasosha asebenzayo noma asethathe umhlalaphansi, tshela i-ejenti yakho yokuhamba, futhi, njengoba abanye benikeza izaphulelo kubasebenzi bezempi.

15. Yeqa iPassport Card uthole ipasi langempela, kusho uBrock. I-Passport Card yidokhumenti yokuvakasha evumela abantu baseMelika ukuthi bangene ezweni besuka e-Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, nase-Bermuda lapho bewela imingcele yezwe noma emachwebeni olwandle okungena kuwo. Ibiza kancane kune-passport, kodwa uma umgibeli egula ohambeni lomkhumbi futhi kufanele andizele abuyele e-United States, usenkingeni. I-passport ithatha iminyaka eyi-10 ngakho-ke ikufanele ukutshalwa kwezimali, kusho yena.

16. Letha owakho umcamelo. Kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Meyi, i-American Airlines izokhokhisa u-$8 ngomcamelo nengubo ekilasini labaqeqeshi ezindizeni eziningi. I-JetBlue ne-US Airways zikhokhisa u-$7 ngesethi yengubo-nomcamelo. Kungase kungezwakali njengokuningi, kodwa kuyizindleko zokudla kwasekuseni kalula.

17. Ukuze uzigcinele isikhathi sokufuna ithikithi, sebenzisa injini yokusesha eqhathanisa izindiza ezihlukahlukene. Ziningi, kodwa nazi ezimbalwa: www.momondo.com; www.skyscanner.com; www.sidestep.com; www.kayak.com.

18. Uma ungumfundi noma unengane eneminyaka efunda, cabanga ukuthenga i-International Student Identity Card, ehlinzeka ngenani lezaphulelo kumahostela, iminyuziyamu, amabhasi, izitimela nokuvakasha. Lawa makhadi anikeza izaphulelo eziningi eYurophu nakwezinye izindawo, kodwa ngisho naseMelika, njengesaphulelo samaphesenti angu-20 ohambo oluthile eNew York City. Noma yimuphi umfundi wesikhathi esigcwele oneminyaka engu-12 nangaphezulu, esikoleni esiphakeme, ekolishi noma enyuvesi uyafaneleka. Noma ubani ongaphansi kweminyaka engu-26 angathola i-International Youth Travel Card, ngamadili afanayo. Uthisha wesikhathi esigcwele noma uprofesa angathola i-International Teacher Identity Card, ngezinkonzo ezifanayo. Funda kabanzi ku: www.isic.org

19. Amahhotela adla ingxenye enkulu yesabelomali sakho, ngakho chitha isikhathi uwacwaninga. Kungenzeka uthole isivumelwano esihle kumasayithi afana ne-Hotwire.com, kodwa awazi ukuthi yiliphi ihhotela olibhukhayo uze uligodlile, ngakho-ke uma ungathandi ukungaqiniseki, lokhu kungase kungabi okwakho. .

Isayithi lokuqhathanisa amanani ehhotela liku-www.hotelscombined.com, esesha uhlu oluningi futhi ikuvumela ukuthi ubhukhe ngokuqondile ngehhotela. Uma uthola isilinganiso osithandayo, ngaphambi kokubhuka, shayela ihhotela futhi ubone ukuthi ungakwazi yini ukuthola isaphulelo esingcono.

20. Awunandaba ukuthi uya kuphi noma nini, ufuna nje ukuphuma edolobheni? Iya ku-http://www.airfarewatchdog.com bese uthayipha i-SGF ye-Springfield noma i-BKG ye-Branson. Isiza sizokhipha uhlu lwamadili atholakalayo (imvamisa phakathi kwamaviki amabili alandelayo). Ukusesha kwakamuva kubonise uhambo oluya nokubuya lwendiza olusuka e-Springfield luya e-Baltimore ngo-$180 noma u-$146 oluya e-Asheville, NC Branson ukuya e-Orlando lwalungu-$138.