Free Travel Deals

While you are unlikely to get an all-expenses-paid trip unless you win a game show, you can still get portions your trip for free if you book certain promotions or exploit some alternative styles of travel. Here are my picks for top limited-time and long term "free " travel deals worth checking out.

One. Children Fly Free to French Polynesia
Never thought about French Polynesia for family vacation? Perhaps Air Tahiti Nui's kids-fly-free deal will convince you. When you book 2 adult Air Tahiti Nui fares from L. A.to French Polynesia from Jan twelve to May 31, 2009, you will get 2 free fares for youngsters ages eleven or younger. The deal is valid for flights to Papeete, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Rangiroa, Manihi, Tikehau, and Fakarava.Adult fares start at $1,428, including all taxes. You'll still be accountable for paying taxes on the free children's fares.

Two. Organize a Group Tour, Travel for Free
If you arrange a grouping of folk to order a package tour together, many tour corporations will enable you, the group leader, to go for free. You can decide to accept the freebie or spread some savings out to everybody in your group. Either way, it's a fair deal.Each tour operator's group tour policy varies a bit, but most need you to draw together a group with at least ten paying people before you will get a free spot.For example, Grand Circle Tours, an organization that runs trips aimed towards mature travelers on 6 continents, lets a group leader travel for free with ten paid travelers on stream cruises or sixteen paid travelers on land tours. Go Ahead Tours, an analogous operator, gives 2 free spots for each group of twelve or even more paying guests.Be certain to ask your tour company if they offer similar deals.

Three. Pay for 3 Nights, Get 7 at Club Med
Club Med's re-occurring "Seven-Day Weekend " package is back, promising 7 nights for the cost of 3 at 8 of its comprehensive resorts. The deal is big at family-friendly Club Meds in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Mexico ; Sandpiper, Fla. ; Caravelle, Guadeloupe ; and Buccaneer's Stream , Martinique ; Cancun and Ixtapa as well as adult-only Clubs Meds on Columbus Isle, Bahamas, and on Turks and Caicos. You must book by December fifteen and go by Feb thirteen to use the promotion. Seven-Day Weekend costs range all the way from $793 per individual ( usually $1,190 ) at the Sandpiper, Florida Club Med to $1,065 per head ( normally $1,610 ) at the Buccaneer's Stream , Martinque Club Med.

Four. Free Weekend Rental Days From Hertz
Hertz knows the sole the thing better than a weekend away is a three-day weekend away. The company makes it simpler for renters to take longer weekend trips by offering the 1st day free when you hire an auto for 3 or even more weekend days, including a Sat. overnite. The deal is applicable to economy- thru premium-class automobiles leased thru March 31, 2009, in the U.S. And Canada, excluding Hawaii

Five. Kids-Fly-and-Ski-Free Packages
For the previous a few winters, United and American Airlines have partnered with popular Western ski locations to supply kids-fly-and-ski-free holiday packages. Sometimes , these promotions permit youngsters twelve and under to fly and ski for free when an adult pays for an air-hotel-ski package at a participating resort. While not all fly-and-ski-free promotions have been declared yet for the 2008-2009 skiing season, Steamboat ski location in Colorado is advertising its package, which needs a two-night minimum stay at a ResortQuest Steamboat holiday rental. Valid travel dates and blackout periods apply. Be certain to check the North American Holidays and United Vacations web sites in the days to come to work out if other resorts join the promotion.

Six. Swap Houses , Stay Free
Why not swap your flat in N. Y for a cottage in the English countryside? Or perhaps my Utah ski apartment for your second home in Costa Rica? By taking part in a home exchange, you can get free use of another person's house if you are prepared to let them stay in yours. It is a common practice for a certain segment of travelers who like staying in holiday houses over hostels and are a bit flexible with where and when they travel. Basically , 2 house owners in different places agree to change places for holiday, using one another's houses for no charge. Home exchange web sites make it straightforward to find and make agreements with other householders, with the site often charging a members charge for you to get in contact with potential exchange partners. Including more than 24,000 lists in destinations across the world. An one-year membership costs $100.