计划独自旅行？5种方式教你省钱！

Whether backpacking through Asia or hiking the Adirondacks, solo travel offers the freedom to explore at your own pace and make new friends along the way. I have fond memories of a solo trip to Glasgow, Scotland during spring break of my senior year of college, where I attended a local comedy show, explored the city, and bonded with the other travelers from my hostel. And I’m not the only traveler who’s enjoyed a solo sojourn.
不论在亚洲还是在阿迪朗达克山脉徒步旅行，独自旅行者总是可以信马由缰，依自己的节奏安排行程，沿途结交新朋友。大四春假时，我独自去了苏格兰的格拉斯哥，在那里，我在一场当地喜剧秀上小试身手，游览了这座城市，还与同旅社的其他游客成了朋友，这些美好的记忆至今在我脑中闪现。

The New York Times reports that Google searches for “solo travel ideas” are up by more than 50 percent and searches for “solo travel destinations” are up by more than 60 percent year over year as of last November.
《纽约时报》曾经报导说，截止到去年11月，“独自旅行创意”的谷歌搜索率年度增长超过50%，“独自旅行目的地”的谷歌搜索率年度增长超过60%。

Alas, traveling on your own often means paying a premium in the form of single supplements for cruise ships or hotel rooms. “A solo traveler needs to pay more than group travelers simply because there’s no one who will share all the expenses you incur as a traveler: hotel room, taxi, meals, shopping, even customized day tours,” says Prime Sarmiento, a journalist in Southeast Asia who runs the Gypsygals solo female travel blog.
唉！独自旅行还常常意味着，乘坐游艇或住旅馆时，支付单客补偿附加费用。“独自旅行者需要承担高出团体旅行者费用，只是因为没人与你分担各种旅行费用：旅馆房间、打车、吃饭、购物以及定制包日游，”一位来自东南亚的名为普瑞姆·萨米恩托的记者说。她经营着“吉普赛女孩”女性独自旅行者博客。

Here’s a look at strategies for saving on solo travel. (And many of them could help you save as a family or couple too!)
让我们来瞧瞧这些独自旅行的省钱策略吧。（其中许多同样适用于家庭或夫妻旅行！）

1. Set your priorities.
设定优先次序

One benefit of solo travel is that there’s no one else to pressure you into a pricy balloon ride or a fancy dinner you can’t afford. Think about your top priorities and nix the non-essentials. “I save money by just focusing on things that I love and cutting costs on unimportant stuff,” says Sarmiento.
独自旅行有一大好处，没人强迫你乘坐价格昂贵的热气球，也没有强迫你享用财力不及的大餐。考虑最重要的项目，摒弃不必要的项目。“我只考虑喜欢的事情，在不重要事情上节约开支，这样就可以少花钱，” 萨米恩托说。

“I’m very stingy with my plane fare, so I often get cheap red-eye flights, and only take cabs if I have no other choice.” Minimizing transportation costs and rarely buying souvenirs enables Sarmiento to splurge in other areas such as a yoga session or a customized day tour of a new city.
“买机票时，我很吝啬，常常乘坐便宜的晚班航班，在别无他法的情况下才打车。”萨米恩托最大限度地节省交通费用，也难得买纪念品，可是，投资瑜伽课或新城市定制包天游等，她却舍得出手。

2. Always negotiate.
讨价还价

Prices are often negotiable, especially when you’re staying at a small boutique hotel or touring with a local guide. “I believe that no price is the final price. If there’s a way for me to bargain and bring down the price, I do it by negotiating with the operator, the hotel owner, or the souvenir seller,” Sarmiento says. For instance, if you’re staying for multiple nights or planning to buy several pieces of pottery, ask if you can get a better price.
价格常常可以商量，尤其当你住在多功能旅馆或雇用导游时。“我相信，没有价格是最终价格。如果存在讨价还价的机会，我会与经营者、旅馆老板或纪念品卖家商量，”萨米恩托说。例如，你计划住多个晚上或想买好几件陶器，询问一下，看是否能享受折扣价。