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Sally French

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3814 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

We recommend our guests stay wherever is in your budget.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

We recommend our guests stay wherever is in your budget.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

We recommend our guests stay wherever is in your budget.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Even I'm going to a friend's wedding and their wedding block is at this super fancy hotel. And I appreciated my friend flat out told us, do not feel pressure to stay at this fancy hotel. We are not. We are totally staying at a cheap Hilton Garden Inn down the road.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Even I'm going to a friend's wedding and their wedding block is at this super fancy hotel. And I appreciated my friend flat out told us, do not feel pressure to stay at this fancy hotel. We are not. We are totally staying at a cheap Hilton Garden Inn down the road.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Even I'm going to a friend's wedding and their wedding block is at this super fancy hotel. And I appreciated my friend flat out told us, do not feel pressure to stay at this fancy hotel. We are not. We are totally staying at a cheap Hilton Garden Inn down the road.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I have. I have dug into the data by hand and found that the average Airbnb for six people was 33% cheaper than booking three hotel rooms. But the average hotel room was 29% cheaper than booking an Airbnb for two. So basically, what does that mean? If you're traveling solo or with just one other person, a hotel is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I have. I have dug into the data by hand and found that the average Airbnb for six people was 33% cheaper than booking three hotel rooms. But the average hotel room was 29% cheaper than booking an Airbnb for two. So basically, what does that mean? If you're traveling solo or with just one other person, a hotel is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I have. I have dug into the data by hand and found that the average Airbnb for six people was 33% cheaper than booking three hotel rooms. But the average hotel room was 29% cheaper than booking an Airbnb for two. So basically, what does that mean? If you're traveling solo or with just one other person, a hotel is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Meanwhile, if you're traveling with a group and you can split the costs across everyone, a vacation rental is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Meanwhile, if you're traveling with a group and you can split the costs across everyone, a vacation rental is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Meanwhile, if you're traveling with a group and you can split the costs across everyone, a vacation rental is generally better.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I mean, I would say ask the Friday group who is invited. You can totally ask them. That alone is not awkward, but it is worse when you ask your friends and then someone in the group is not invited.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I mean, I would say ask the Friday group who is invited. You can totally ask them. That alone is not awkward, but it is worse when you ask your friends and then someone in the group is not invited.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I mean, I would say ask the Friday group who is invited. You can totally ask them. That alone is not awkward, but it is worse when you ask your friends and then someone in the group is not invited.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Okay. So Megan, you know that disclaimer that we say at the end of every episode that we are not financial advisors? Yeah. I want to add a disclaimer here. We are not friendship advisors either. So true. I'm just going to add my own hot takeoff early.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Okay. So Megan, you know that disclaimer that we say at the end of every episode that we are not financial advisors? Yeah. I want to add a disclaimer here. We are not friendship advisors either. So true. I'm just going to add my own hot takeoff early.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

Okay. So Megan, you know that disclaimer that we say at the end of every episode that we are not financial advisors? Yeah. I want to add a disclaimer here. We are not friendship advisors either. So true. I'm just going to add my own hot takeoff early.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I think other couples getting married might hate me for saying this, but in my opinion, I'd much rather a guest skip the gift and show up if it's a trade-off between sending a gift and spending all this money on travel. Quite frankly, I will say it is always okay to skip the trip entirely if it's a financial burden.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
Room Blocks, Rental Cars, and a Plus-One: Smarter Wedding Travel for Savvy Guests

I think other couples getting married might hate me for saying this, but in my opinion, I'd much rather a guest skip the gift and show up if it's a trade-off between sending a gift and spending all this money on travel. Quite frankly, I will say it is always okay to skip the trip entirely if it's a financial burden.