Traveling doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact you can even travel the world without spending money! Here are some tips on how to travel the world for free!
1. Free Transportation
Fly For Free!
Get bumped off from a flight.
Overbooked flights can be a blessing. If you are a globetrotter who loves to reap the benefits of voluntary forfeiting your seat, an overbooked flight means a chance to score free flight vouchers or even money.
Use Credit Card Points
When you use your credit card every time you pay for shopping, dining out and buying groceries ,you are earning points and miles that you can use for your next adventure. Some credit card points are transferable so you can ask your family or friends for their points.
Use Frequent Flyer Program Points
Register in frequent flyer programs to earn points. Every time you purchase a plane ticket or any add-ons, you earn points that you can use on your next trip. Most of these points are also transferable so you can ask your family for their points.
Hitchhiking
Hitchhiking is a means of transportation that is gained by asking individuals, usually strangers, for a ride in their car. Download hitchhiking apps or join hitchhiking groups in Facebook to look for free rides.
2. Free Accommodation
There are a lot of ways to get free accommodation. Couchsurfing is a service that connects members to a community of travelers, where you can look for a place to stay or share your home and hometown with travelers.
You can also look for jobs around the world in exchange of free accommodation. Work in a farm in Melbourne, teach English in Bangkok or volunteer in a wildlife research program in Africa.
Here are some websites where you can look for jobs or apply as a volunteer:
Farm Work: https://wwoof.net
Housesitting: https://helpstay.com https://www.trustedhousesitters.com
Volunteer Work: https://www.idealist.org/en/ https://greenhearttravel.org/
Various Jobs: Https://workaway.info/
3. Free Food
In addition to free accommodation, some of the websites listed above also offer free food in exchange of work.
Another way of getting free food abroad is attending seminars, conventions, gallery open houses and grand openings and you are most likely to find snacks. Look for events in Facebook or use Time Out to find events in whatever city you are in.
Search for coupons online that offer free appetizers or buy 1 get 1 deals.
Food markets and grocery stores usually have free food samples.
You don’t have to be rich to travel the world. As long as you have an amazing plan, traveling is easy and amazingly inexpensive.
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Really helpful tips! Thank you
Good tips. Never thought about the free food, but yeah, that’s a big expense, and these are good ways to offset that cost.
Nice post. I have never been bumped off a flight but I wouldn’t mind as I always tend to have lots of time when I travel.
Interesting tips on travelling the world. Good read
Good one for backpackers but sample food is not Available everywhere still really helpful.
This was a great read! I’m always looking for ways to travel for cheaper.
Your tips for travelling the world on a budget is practical, and sure sparks some enthusiasm.
What a great insight, I hope I could avail such free transpos!
I simply was intrigued by the topic and catch line of you post. The frequent flyer program is definitely one of the best indeed as is the credit card points system. Free accommodation as well as jobs in the host country are also definitely something worth considering. Overall yu have been able to bring out some very valid and important tips to consider for those who travel nonstop.
this is very exciting!!! i love to try this – very aggressive. it’s all or nothing. if you don’t work for it, you have nothing to eat while you travel. haha! I know a friend who would love this. I will invite him.
Great ideas! Friends of ours are housesitting all over the world. Their engagements last from a few months to sometimes years. They live for free, meet all kinds of interesting people, learn different languages, and so on. I love the freedom of their lifestyle.
Traveling around the world without having to overspend? Count me in!!!!!!
I have never thought about option accomodation for free (except couchsurfing)
Thank you
For someone who loves traveling, this is a gem! Thanks for all the tips.
Oh how I wish I could travel around the world for free, I should have already visited all countries already. Someday…who knows.. 😊
Good information
very nice tips
really nice!
This is really informative post. I learnt something new today. Will try to incorporate it.
I wish this will be the same after Covid-19. Until such time there is no vaccine, travelling for free is (for now) a dream.
Good tips for those out there who are trying to travel the world for free, or even on a budget! The couchsurfing info is great!
What nice tips to try to travel the world for free. How I wish to do this someday!
Travelling around the world is definitely on my bucket list. And, I’m always excited to save money. Thank you for these tips on ho to travel the world for free.
I have always wanted links of some trusted house-sitting websites and you just hooked me up with a couple, thanks for that.
The getting bumped off trick is a new one, although where I live, airlines do not overload seats.
Hahaha, I think I’m past the point of trying to travel for free unless it’s business-related. However, back in the day, I remember eating a lunch in Amsterdam consisting of cheese samples only, and couchsurfing al around Spain LOL
This sounds interesting to me. Though I’m not very sure how safe it is to hitchhike.
I am a travel freak. Much needed information
I honestly want to try this. It will surely be a lot of fun and full of adventures. We get what we deserve…