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Budget Traveler Profile

Characteristics of a Budget Traveler

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Budget Traveler Profile

Budget travelers can have a million dollars worth of fun cheaply at a state fair.

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You're a budget traveler: You’ve got big dreams but a small amount of cash to spend. Yet that doesn’t stop you.

In order to travel, you’re willing to sacrifice on luxury. For instance, you’re happy to share an inner cabin on a ship just to have a chance to cruise. Sleeping on a train, or a hostel, or couch-surfing, or staying a hotel with a bathroom down the hall doesn't bother you: In fact, you consider it an adventure.

As a budget traveler, when you plan a trip away from home, you do plenty of research beforehand to know what there is to do for free and where the bargains are. Because you’re smart about money, you’re also willing to splurge once in a while on something that's worth it to you.

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Note: This profile is one of the four types of travelers identified in the What Travel Type Are You? quiz.

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