Travel costs are rising, and some Americans say they'd rather take on debt than miss out. These strategies can help keep costs down.
Airfare, gas and lodging prices are up, but there are still ways to stretch your budget.
Dana Yewbank
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About Dana
Dana Yewbank is a Staff Travel Writer at Yahoo Travel, covering budget travel, long-haul flights, solo exploring, road-tripping and off-the-beaten-path itineraries. With 42 states, 15 countries and four continents logged, Dana has been criss-crossing the globe since 2010 and spends almost as much time on the road as she does at home. They’ve done roughly a dozen cross-country U.S. trips via road and rail, and mastered the art of surviving jet lag from multiple transatlantic flights per year. With a special skill for scoring luxe travel experiences on a budget, Dana’s on a mission to permanently bust the myth that traveling is only for rich people. From 2015 to 2020, Dana worked as a traveling musician, performing on some of the most legendary stages in the U.S., from the House of Blues in New Orleans to the Crystal Ballroom in Portland. Dana has cold-plunged in the Oslo Fjord in the middle of winter, studied herbalism with traditional medicine practitioners in the Colombian cloud forest and, at just 20 years old, backpacked solo 1,000+ miles across New Zealand. A published poet, essayist and songwriter, Dana’s work has been featured by the Bluegrass Situation, Good Country, 4AD Records, NPR, Witchology Magazine and KLOF Magazine (formerly Folk Radio U.K.).
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