Budget Travel - Planning Smartly is As Important As Reserving Smartly

A few years ago, the Travel Industry Association of America estimated that a typical vacation cost about $2,200.00 That amount has no doubt gone up and probably will skyrocket when 2008 totals come in. For the sake of argument however, imagine if you cut that total down by just $100 to $150 or even more by planning smartly - you'd save a ton over the next few years.Some vacations are no-brainers: