You call the airline, get their lowest available fare, and companies like Mr. Cheap get you the ticket for 20 percent less. Search their websites on the net, or sign up for their automatic E-mail notifications like USAir provides. Eurobus and Busabout , two companies which offer unlimited bus travel in Europe once you buy a pass, offer travelers aged 18 to 38 a great value in transportation. Buses loop through Europe and stop at hostels and campgrounds along the way. Each has a message system allowing you to stay in touch with friends and family back home.
Public libraries provide a tremendous source of under-utilized travel information.
Many sharp travelers checkout travel guides to take with them on their trip. The hotel information can be particularly useful. Ask each office if they have a discount coupon book. Hong Kong has one, Palm Beach County, Florida, has a half-off book for tourists, etc. Hop on the internet and nearly every major foreign tourism office will have a website that can give you tourist information about their country.