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Sally French

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Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

And I just did this amazing walk by myself going through all of Nassau. And I saw so many amazing tourist attractions just on foot. And again, people paid $100 to go on a shuttle bus tour. You really don't need to feel compelled to book shore excursions.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

And I just did this amazing walk by myself going through all of Nassau. And I saw so many amazing tourist attractions just on foot. And again, people paid $100 to go on a shuttle bus tour. You really don't need to feel compelled to book shore excursions.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

And I just did this amazing walk by myself going through all of Nassau. And I saw so many amazing tourist attractions just on foot. And again, people paid $100 to go on a shuttle bus tour. You really don't need to feel compelled to book shore excursions.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Now let's pivot away from cruises over to hotels. There are often many free and cheap things to do at hotels. We do see this negative trend of many hotels charge resort fees. But a lot of these hotels are also trying to justify the resort fees by offering some benefits that are really, really excellent. So I mentioned the Ondas Maui.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Now let's pivot away from cruises over to hotels. There are often many free and cheap things to do at hotels. We do see this negative trend of many hotels charge resort fees. But a lot of these hotels are also trying to justify the resort fees by offering some benefits that are really, really excellent. So I mentioned the Ondas Maui.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Now let's pivot away from cruises over to hotels. There are often many free and cheap things to do at hotels. We do see this negative trend of many hotels charge resort fees. But a lot of these hotels are also trying to justify the resort fees by offering some benefits that are really, really excellent. So I mentioned the Ondas Maui.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

They have some of the best on-site benefits that are included for the resort fee. I'm talking about things like free snorkel rentals, free stand-up paddleboard rentals, free canoe tours. All of these things are included in the cost.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

They have some of the best on-site benefits that are included for the resort fee. I'm talking about things like free snorkel rentals, free stand-up paddleboard rentals, free canoe tours. All of these things are included in the cost.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

They have some of the best on-site benefits that are included for the resort fee. I'm talking about things like free snorkel rentals, free stand-up paddleboard rentals, free canoe tours. All of these things are included in the cost.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

So when you are calculating, should I stay at a cheaper hotel with no amenities or a hotel that's slightly more expensive that has all of these amenities, you do have to do that math in advance and say, is this more expensive room worth it, but I also get the free kayak tour? Do that calculation, but it can be.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

So when you are calculating, should I stay at a cheaper hotel with no amenities or a hotel that's slightly more expensive that has all of these amenities, you do have to do that math in advance and say, is this more expensive room worth it, but I also get the free kayak tour? Do that calculation, but it can be.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

So when you are calculating, should I stay at a cheaper hotel with no amenities or a hotel that's slightly more expensive that has all of these amenities, you do have to do that math in advance and say, is this more expensive room worth it, but I also get the free kayak tour? Do that calculation, but it can be.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Definitely. I read another tip also from Nomadic Matt. He said six blocks within a tourist attraction is a no-go for places to eat. I thought that was a good guideline for advice.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Definitely. I read another tip also from Nomadic Matt. He said six blocks within a tourist attraction is a no-go for places to eat. I thought that was a good guideline for advice.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Definitely. I read another tip also from Nomadic Matt. He said six blocks within a tourist attraction is a no-go for places to eat. I thought that was a good guideline for advice.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Okay, but Cody, I'm going to give you some bad news. Cards with no annual fee usually do not offer the huge sign-up bonuses that you might be looking for. The lowest annual fee on any card that NerdWallet recommends that has like an excellent sign-up bonus is still going to be around $100.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Okay, but Cody, I'm going to give you some bad news. Cards with no annual fee usually do not offer the huge sign-up bonuses that you might be looking for. The lowest annual fee on any card that NerdWallet recommends that has like an excellent sign-up bonus is still going to be around $100.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Okay, but Cody, I'm going to give you some bad news. Cards with no annual fee usually do not offer the huge sign-up bonuses that you might be looking for. The lowest annual fee on any card that NerdWallet recommends that has like an excellent sign-up bonus is still going to be around $100.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Okay, so we'll post that card review. That will be in the show description.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Okay, so we'll post that card review. That will be in the show description.