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Myth: Ecotourism is very expensive

Fact: Ah! This is the number one misconception about ecotourism. Majority of the travelers around the world prefer to meet locals, experience the local traditions and cultures of their tourist destination. Most tourist companies try to cash in on this expectation and promise the best opportunities to sink into the local culture and view the natural ecosystem of the place. An ignorant traveler might end up paying an exorbitant price for enjoying something that is naturally available at a tourist destination. Believe me, you can enjoy an eco-tour at an expense as low as $5 a day too.

Myth: Ecotourism hotels are not luxurious!

Fact: Quite often it is assumed that ecotourism involves jungle safaris and staying in tents in some remote corner of the globe. This is because ecotourism is advertised with pictures of tribal people, forests, animal-life and accommodation in tents or tree-houses. Fact is quite the opposite. While an eco-traveler may actually opt to travel in the cheapest possible way, backpacking or on foot, you might not be aware that ecotourism can be luxurious too. There are plenty of luxury hotels that emphasize on ecotourism by giving due respect to carbon footprint, organic food, protection of natural habitat of fauna, avoiding cultural shock to local people and so on.

Myth: Third world countries are the only ecotourism destinations.

Fact: Again a major myth of ecotourism holidays. As a prospective tourist, we believe what we see or presume. However, ecotourism holidays can take place in any part of the world from some remote place in Africa to some highly popular tourist city in Europe or United States.

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 •Choose a Cheaper Car
There are some car rental company websites that offer cars with prefixed rentals. These rentals are officially posted on the company’s websites. All you need to do is check out such websites for the cheapest rented cars on offer. As a customer, you cannot be really fussy with the car’s make if you want to reduce the expenses on car rentals. Generally, such inexpensive cars may not be the latest model or highly trendy. You might want to check websites of companies like Hotwire and Priceline for best and discounted rental car deals.
•Online Browsing
It is never enough to go online and rent a car from the first website displayed by the browser. As an alert customer, you might need to carry out some research on different websites and watch out for lowest car rental offers. At times, there are some spot offers or snap deals made by a few companies on a precondition of immediate payment.
•Advance Booking
Just like airlines, which offer cheaper fare for advance or apex bookings, there are car rental companies that offer huge discount if booked well in advance, say about a month or two before your actual departure date. There is however, a restriction of immediate booking with online payment. In case, you need to cancel your bookings, the car rental company is likely to deduct some amount from the fare before it is refunded. Ideally, this method helps you to get a good discount, along with the assurance of a rented car to avoid any last minute disappointments. As far as car rental companies are concerned, they get rental fare well in advance along with assured customers.
•Using Discounts
If you are planning to go on a trip and happen to be a member of AAA or Costco, then do find some time to search for discount offers made towards car rentals to all members. Alternately, check the company websites of all credit cards that you possess. It is well-known that credit card companies have tie-ups with all car rental companies during holidays and peak vacation periods. Even a marginal 10% to 15% discount will decrease your fare considerably.
•Smaller Car Rental Chains
It is quite natural that large car rental companies with nationwide popularity will have higher car rentals compared to smaller local companies. All you need to do is consult the airport help desk or staff of the hotel, where you plan to stay, to get names and addresses of such local car rental companies.
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