tips

By KATIE NAIL

The plane tickets are booked, vacation time is planned and now you’re ready for your big summer trip. Before you can say “extra towels,” you will be booking a couple of standard hotel rooms at inflated summer prices and wondering what part of the continent your breakfast is from.

Fear not, vacationers. Make your kids, your spouse and your wallet happy with these tips to better travel.

DON'T BUY, RENT

While hotels are lovely and wonderful for one-night stays, they don’t offer much comfort for longer vacations. If you know that you will be staying near Grandma for several days or weeks, why not rent a house?