How to save money on food and drinks for air travel

If you often fly long distances, then you know how much it could cost to eat at airports transplant - the so-called hubs. For example, on the way to San Francisco from Kiev (Kyiv → Moscow → New-York → San Francisco) I spent on food in airports and airplanes around $ 100 and it was slop food. Yes, so I chose the route of the curve, and saved about $ 500, but spent sotochku anyway sorry :) Here I will share with you tips on how I learned to save during his travels in the food and beverages.

In the plane

Choose carefully airlines that fly. For example, I can tell you frankly - international travel, I try to choose Aeroflot. They literally zakarmlivayut on its flights and the food is very badsome quality. Even well-fed airlines of the Middle East oil - Qatar Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines and others. At the same time, Ukrainian airline - will bring you the most miserable grub that you can imagine! Eat free on airplanes, did not need to eat at airports transplant. By the way, Aeroflot, when ordering tickets online, you can select the type of food - these things are even tastier.

There is another life hacking. You can almost unlimited ordered tomato juice, which is very nutritious. A few glasses of it - and you do not want to have more than an hour.

The terminal

Here the captain obviousness advises choosing shorter transplant. But it is always a question of money - if you can not sit for 2 hours and 6 hours, and to save money, such as $ 300, why not arrange a feast for part of that amount? :)

If you are traveling with kids, then take it with M & M's and other candies. In DutyFree sold everything they need, but only in giant packs and a lot of money. For example, a bar of chocolate 100g can cost from $ 5. Home the same costs $ 1, and does not weigh a lot - be reserved in advance. Also, you can take sandwiches. But, please, forget about the smelly sausage and cheese. If you unpack belongings such as airplanes and stuffy terminal, it really tense around him. No, you do not envy, I am sorry for the lack of imagination and taste. You can make sandwiches with jam, butter and honey. They do not smell, and very nutritious. Do not forget about Nutella and peanut butter. By the way, such Butrik kids just love.

The airport food is rarely worth the money if you have them and you decide to spend it, then carefully choose a place. This will help Foursquare and fotochki users with catering outlets. For example, I love Greenport point at the airport of Istanbul. Yes, the food is worth $ 30 with a glass of beer, but in addition you get a comfortable armchair or sofa, high speed internet and mass beautiful girls and boys next to each other;) Obviously, such varinty convenient for independent travels. If you have three or four, then a dinner will cost $ 100. Think and plan family trips very carefully!

If you're a foodie, aesthetic and easy to move from eating at home, at the airport should stop doing it. Look at the prices of fast food, and compare with cafes / restaurants with a seating area. For example, in the New York terminal at Wendy's, I was in the company of people engaged in self-destruction, but megaplotno lunch for $ 6! The Delta Airlines plane it would have cost me US $ 20-30. In Moscow's Sheremetyevo is, for example, Burger King, in which a very affordable price. Even the Russians will be pleased to know that everywhere, except in Russia, McDonald's has a concept of a "menu" (Big Mac menu, menu DablChizburger) - very economical offer, which is worth paying attention to. You'll get a burger, potatoes and sugar drink with gas in less than $ 10.

And yet, avoid Russian food networks such as Chocolate machines or DablKofe - they are insane in their pricing. Really.

Water

The average price of plain water 0,2l visited me at the airport is $ 3. In Russia, the price is $ 5. Those. you to drink three will cost $ 10. Given the dry air terminals, constantly thirsty and long waits will immediately become dorogushchim. Bring empty bottle for water. You can not carry water between the terminals, but the drinkers you can fill them and drink. Believe me, the water is tastier and better than bottled here. In general, be aware that the entire civilized world drinks water from the tap - Europe and America.

There are also special bottle with filter incoming water. For example, such Brita releases. They stand as one drink three times at the airport :)

Foursquare

When I arrived in Bangkok, then zachekinivshis, 1002 saw the person who did the same. After reading the tips in the Foursquare, I found out where the most delicious food and how much to the excellent restaurant Happy hour.

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