Summer is coming to an end in a month and many of you have already taken your vacations.  While you may have used most of your vacation time, there may be a couple days that you can use towards a long weekend.  There are a nice amount of websites that can save you time and money with planning your extended weekend excursion. 

Fall can be the best time to enjoy a time away with the temperature and humidity much lower than the previous season.  If you are adventurous, these sites have saving for staying at non-resort accommodations:  

 

CouchSurfing

CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit.

 

Bing Travel

With Price Predictor (formerly known as Farecast) predicts whether a fare will rise, fall, or remain the same, or whether it is holding steady but may rise or fall.

 

Home Exchange

Make yourself at home… anywhere in the world.

 

Hostel Bookers 

Great hostels, free booking, no worries

 

iStopOver 

Short term travel rentals

 

Roomorama 

Roomorama is the discerning traveler’s one-stop shop for short-term rentals

 

 

These popular sites can be proven very useful when creating and booking your getaway before the holiday rush:

 

Published by J. XAVIER RAYAN

Xavier Rayan has been a financial professional for over a decade and has been involved with numerous cultural aspects after his training in art school. While his parents are Indian-British, Xavier is a Canadian national that lives in NY, NY and OC, CA, giving him a bi-coastal perspective on what’s good for staying current and your pocketbook.

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