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There are so many discount travel sites but there are some places that deserve your money more than others. Check out what others have to say in these sites and see if you agree or not.

Priceline and its name your own price program is actually a great way to book a trip as long as you are patient. My advice is to start early and inch up your price until they agree to it.

When it comes to deals, blind sites can provide up to 40 percent or even more in savings. Sites like Priceline.com also have a standard travel site for those unable to deal with the hidden features inherent in the blind site setup.

With this economy, luxury travel is hit the worst and that means huge savings with LuxuryLink.com, a discount site that helps you book luxury travels. Check it out if you want to splurge a little.

Then there are those people who wait until the last minute to make travel arrangements. Thankfully, they can go to LastMinute.com or LateRooms.com and make reservations even with only 3 hours in advance time.

Even if a United States address on a credit card prohibits you from making a reservation with your card, you can often make travel deals inside the country you are traveling to once you are there, especially for short air flights, car rentals or even hotels you may want to stay at during short excursions from your main base.

Keep in mind that there may be hidden fees attached to any reservation made in a foreign country, especially in regard to car rentals because of insurance policies covering foreign drivers, etc.

You may find the same hotel room at a better price with another agency. Hotels and airlines make different deals with each agency. Try to make reservations with an airlines or hotel without going through an agency. You often find a better deal that way.

Keep an English-foreign language dictionary handy when traveling in a foreign country. Keep important telephone numbers in your wallet or purse, and a copy back at the hotel in case your wallet or purse is lost or stolen.

Use the Netflix coupons offer to get yourself some movies to watch with your loved ones this month.

Traveling around the world doesn’t have to be a hard task - in fact, most people don’t know that a RTW trip is doable on almost any income level. No matter what you make right now, you have the ability to save up for a major trip and travel round the world for any length of your choosing.

It’s actually sad to say that one of the biggest reasons that round the world travel is out of the question for many dreamers is because of a Western obsession with materialism. As a society we buy so many products and services that it’s crazy to consider how much money is spent on material goods instead of on the memories that are created from treasured experiences. Many travelers only dream of these amazing spots all over the world because they are busy spending their cash instead of socking it away in savings.

The “gimme” syndrome is huge in children, they want all of the latest toys and gadgets, that sticks with us as adults and we buy materialistic goods instead of funneling money into our true goals and dreams. All of the materialistic goods are hindering the ability to put a consistent amount of money into your travel savings fund - stopping the constant acquisition of new products is a key part of initially prepping for round the world travel.

Downsizing your current life is also incredibly important - RTW travelers don’t own a lot of furniture, knickknacks and clothes, because they then have to pay for storage for these belongings. Instead, taking an accurate inventory of what you need to actually enjoy your lifestyle allows you to massively purge the material possessions that accumulate over time.

It would be remiss to omit the fact that it can take several years to save up for a long-term round the world trip. Although RTW travel is so much cheaper than you can imagine, most travelers save up for between two and three years. That time is spending aggressively saving while also plotting out dream travel spots, planning, packing, and prepping your life so that it can be easily put on hold for a year or two once you set out to explore.

Want to find out more about saving for round the world travel, then visit Shannon O’s site on how to effectivelybudget for RTW travel and inspiration for planning your travels.