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these frequent travelers around the world. (See also: Things You're Paying
Too Much for When You Travel)

Research and Booking

Here are some tips for booking cheaply and expediently, as well as taking
the pain out of researching your travel arrangements.

1. Clear Your Cookies

Sofie Couwenbergh of Wonderful Wanderings is keen to the tricks of
sneaky booking sites, who store cookies on your computer. "Booking
websites 'remember' what you came looking for, so when you come back
to look at that hotel room/rental car/flight a second time, they'll often
show you higher prices to urge you to book quickly. That's why I always
search booking sites in an incognito browser window."

2. Use Trip Advisor

Sofie also swears by Trip Advisor to get travel advice from locals. "They'll
often be able to give you information you won't find in guide books."

3. Outsource the Legwork

Lea Woodward has lived and traveled around the world for years. If
researching transport and accommodation is too time consuming, she
says: outsource it! "The travel hackers over at Flightfox take the legwork
out of finding the cheapest/best flight options and can save you masses of
time, and I use Fancy Hands to do all my initial travel research." (If you're
new to outsourcing, here is how Lea started: 20 Tasks Control Freaks Can
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