Summer vacation season is almost here and Athens residents planning to travel can pick some tips for traveling on a budget tonight at the Athens library. Former Athens Mayor and frequent traveler Gwen O' Looney is holding her "Travel on the Cheap" workshop. She says a little planning can go a long way.
"I'm going to show people when you buy tickets, what to think about and how far ahead you should think, what happens when you think ahead and what happens when you don't thin ahead," O' Looney said. "Both of those can be capitalized into savings."
O' Looney wants those attending to think about traveling a little differently than they did before.
"I hope they take away a new excitement and a new feeling of opportunity to travel. I think a lot times we don't travel because we don't feel like we have the money and that shouldn't happen when we think ahead. Some trips can be 10 or 15 miles and still be exciting."
She discusses tried and true staples like booking flights during the week to save money when traveling, as well as other, more unique, ways to save.
“Well, I’m going to start from when you pack at home,” O’Looney said. “There are actually jackets that you can buy that…then turn into suitcases, so that you don’t have to pay for the extra suitcase. I’m going to show everybody and make you think about what you can do.
The talk is tonight at 7 pm.