"Living as a digital nomad and working remotely sounds like a dream, and honestly, it is. I've been living that life for five years now, including full-time for the last 24 months or so. Freedom? Check. Flexibility? Double check. Waking up in one country and falling asleep in another? Chef's kiss. But here's the part that's not so dreamy: Travel gets expensive fast. And the biggest wallet-drainer of them all? Accommodations."
"For years, I was hemorrhaging money on hotels, paying inflated prices, using random agents and third-party sites that popped up first on Google, and booking "special" deals that were anything but. I had no idea how many middlemen were taking a cut or how many hidden fees were stacked onto each booking. I just handed over my card as if it were all normal and threw away thousands of dollars in the process."
Living as a digital nomad and working remotely provides freedom and flexibility, but accommodations quickly become the largest travel expense. Preference for clean, comfortable, well-located hotels increases costs. Years of bookings through third-party agents and discounted "special" deals led to inflated prices, middlemen commissions, and hidden fees, resulting in thousands of dollars wasted. A shift to smarter booking strategies reduced those losses. Booking.com, a former Dutch startup now part of the group that owns Priceline and Kayak, was used primarily for convenience. A Booking.com account that made 15 bookings unlocked Genius Level 3 and triggered an email notification.
Read at Yahoo Travel
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