When people think “last minute travel” they usually think “hectic”, “harrowing”, and sometimes even “horrible”. This is mostly because when people choose to travel at the very last minute, they end up compromising far too much in favor of the urgency – they end up with horrible arrangements in terms of accommodations, horrible arrangements in terms of land transport, and, in some cases, horrible arrangements in terms of destination. Eventually, the entire last minute travel experience could end up be being perfectly horrible, but of course we will make the best of it because we think that we are getting what we paid for.
That is simply not the right attitude when it comes to last minute travel. When we purchase anything (item, service, or the right to temporary accommodation) last minute as part of our so-called last minute travel plans, we must know exactly what we want out of this “impulse” trip and apply it to what we need to do in order to make our last minute travel plans good in all the right ways.
This section of the site is geared towards giving you tips on negotiating for good deals in the context of last minute travel. This includes negotiating for last minute accommodations and last minute vehicle rentals, as well as giving you pointers on efficient last minute packing.