Travelers Win With Daily Deals

Daily deal travel sites can save a bundle for the weekly traveler or corporate “road warrior.” If you are tired of the same old “on-the-road” accommodations and fed-up with paying more than you or your company would like for mediocre service and comfort, daily travel deals offer fantastic discounts, unique accommodations and air travel discounts to meet the demands of the most budget conscious traveler.

Many corporate travelers spent from 35 to 48 weeks on the road. Many fly out on Monday morning, returning home Friday afternoon. Others may have longer out-of-town assignments or travel internationally. Why sleep on a lumpy mattress night after night or dine on boring food, when with a bit of planning and the use of daily deals you can travel for business in luxury.

Frequent travelers can register for free at a variety of upscale, daily deal travel sites, enter their destination zip code or country and find deeply discounted short term rentals, housekeeping services, car rentals, hotels, bed and breakfasts and a diverse array of local restaurants and entertainment venues.

Among the many competitive daily deal websites, Travelocity launched Dashing Deals and Groupon recently partnered with Expedia to offer Groupon Getaways.

SniqueAway, owned by Tripadvisor, and Gilt Groupe a part of Jetsetter are both “members only” short-term sale hotel discount sites. Find a seaside villa, a cozy cabin or a live-aboard boat for the same price as an upscale chain hotel. Put the fun back in business travel. Discover new venues and the delights of local cuisine while you add up the savings with daily deal travel discount coupons or vouchers.

Gadling, a blog from Huffington Post is a great place to find travel deals on air travel, travel guides and maps, travel magazine subscriptions, hotel accommodations and destination events. Eversave also  offers some fantastic travel “Saves” for highly rated resorts and hotels, both local and international, through eversave.com/travel. UrbanDelight offers daily deals for fine restaurants in several local markets as well as destination specials that feature incredible prices for travel packages to a plethora of places.

Be sure to sign up at Rue La La. The hotel packages are impressive and are a great way to stretch the traveler’s budget. Vacationist, in partnership with Travel and Leisure, offers amazingly discounted travel packages to some of the most desired destinations in the world. With the saving achieved by the use of daily deal discount vouchers, business travelers can economically combine business with pleasure.

When traveling with a family or business group, check out the daily deals at LivingSocial. LivingSocial offers a unique incentive to members. Find a daily deal that fits your travel plans, share the deal with the people in your travel group, and when just 3 persons purchase the deal, your deal is free. You can arrive at your destination armed with a wealth of coupons and discount vouchers for theater tickets, concerts, sporting events, meals, guided tours and local attractions.

Voyage Prive is another great site to find luxury vacation packages and fabulous life experience events. Voyage Prive is the travel partner of ideeli, an ideal source for travel essentials including luggage, toiletries and travel accessories.

Sherman’s Travel offers a generous amount of discounted travel packages. Save from 25 to 70 percent on deals handpicked by their experienced team of travel experts.

Luxury Link offers prestige properties around the world. When you want to impress a client, a private pension or mountain retreat offers more privacy and clout than a meeting scheduled at a pedestrian hotel. With daily deal travel sites you can quickly locate a property to suit your taste and budget.

Be sure to read the fine print and review the rules and regulations of redeeming the deal. Some hotels require a minimum 3-night stay or discounts are restricted to certain dates or rooms. When planning your business travel, set up a separate email account for each daily deal site at which you register. Bookmark each site in a folder saved with the name of the destination. You can easily review each site and deals purchased and plan your itinerary to maximize your money and time.