Budget Travel Shopping Tips
Budget travel shopping tips can help you save some serious money on your next vacation shopping spree. Research on vacation spending shows that the average traveler spends up to 50% of their travel budget exclusive of transportation on shopping. This is great news for retailers in popular tourist destinations, and many go out of their way to attract tourist business.
For example, New York City based Bloomingdale's offers 10% off all day coupons at the 59th Street Visitors Center and at their Lexington Avenue store. They also offer extras like signature tote bags and umbrellas to out of town shoppers who spend more than $300 per day. There are similar incentives available to Bloomies shoppers in Chicago, San Francisco and Miami. Consignment stores are another option for shopper who want to save money on the best merchandise.