The Insider's Guide to Budget Travel

Visiting England for the first time? Want to see more than London? Then check out this list of top day trips around the UK.

Halloween is just around the corner, and we’re already getting in the spooky spirit. You may be too old for trick or treating this year, but if you’re on the road or fancy a Halloween themed trip, why not visit one of the world’s best cemeteries?
It may sound morbid, but some of these spooky cemeteries [...]

We’ve already been getting excited about the Gillette Four Nations Rugby League tournament, with our Match Guide and Stadium Accommodation Guide for all the big games! But now, as promised, we’ve got something even better to offer you…
3 pairs of VIP tickets to the final at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds, on Saturday, November the [...]

HostelBookers are giving away tickets to Get Loaded in the Park 2009… All you have to do? Watch the video below and guess which five songs we’ve remixed from the 2008 line-up… Email your five answers to competitions@hostelbookers.com before 15 July 2009 for a chance to win!
Update: No correct answers as yet – so we’ve decided to give away the prizes to entrants with who can guess the most correct songs. Helpful hints inside… read on!

Despite its many free attractions, museums and art galleries – from the National Portrait Gallery to the British Museum – London is a notoriously pricey city – where even a humble plate of fish and chips can cost around a tenner!

If you had just $10 (or £6.75 ish) in your pocket, what would you spend it on? We asked travellers in London for their ideas…

Vibrant, cosmopolitan London is packed with culture, nightclubs and crowds. But while few metropolises can top it for buzz, it’s also one of the most expensive cities in the world.
To kick start a new series of posts on filling 48 hours (and an instant weekend) in top destinations around the world with thrifty entertainment, we’re [...]

There are around 7,000 pubs in London… so how do you make sure you end up with a good pint (and not piss) when there’s such a long, long list?
Well, quite simply, there isn’t a magic formula – there are hundreds of good drinking spots in the vast area over which the city sprawls… you [...]