Trying to plan our honeymoon to Europe this July. Was thinking a few cities in Spain and Portugal, maybe throw in Morocco as well. Any suggestions on how to save? We have been saving for a while for this trip and hoping to get the most for our money. Any tips on when to book, deals, recommendations would be great appreciated! Thanks in advance.

hard to save during high season. Flights are pricey, best place to save is on rooms and food. Check out booking.com for rooms. Sign up for Secret deals with booking. Also IF you are comfortable with not having rooms booked until last minute then you can do well with laterooms. com

Pm me for info on Spain. We were there last July.

Check out the trip advisor forums, we used them tonnes to plan our Honeymoon last June to Italy. The lonely planet website has alot of good info on there too. Personally I would book all hotels in advance, July is high season in Europe!!

Booking apartments on airbnb.com can really help, too. Often they come with kitchens so you can cook breakfast or lunch in, and save the dining out for the evenings!

Not the most romantic of options, but I'd check out some of the hostels in each city and see how nice they are. Some hostels I've stayed in (Whistler, Tofino) have been nicer than a lot of hotels I've seen. And don't worry, they have private rooms
I find it's a great way to save money, meet new people who will often share their local knowledge (moreso than a hotel front desk), and it provides a more fun atmosphere. But it all depends on what kind of trip you want. I'll pick fun over luxurious almost any day of the week.

I also second booking.com and airbnb for different options. Save here, splurge there!

These are are great tips... Thanks! Any info on best way to get around from city to city? Is rail the best or car rental or flights?

Again, I would personally mix it up a bit! Relax and watch the world fly by on the train, take a car to smaller cities, and flights for big "jumps".

We did the same trip you did about 8 years ago. Trains are cheap and great if you can sleep on them, will save a night of hotels. Also, Spain has a discount airline you can fly, really reasonable. Morocco - from south of Spain, take ferry to tangiers, spend the day, night train to Marrakech or to fez. In Europe, apartments are great, get to live in a local neighbourhood, can dine in for some meals, and way more space for less money.

Evelyn Lee Do you know the name of the budget airline?

spain also has a great bus system that'll get you between a number of the cities . search up alsa bus - you'll need a paypal account, but otherwise a good inexpensive way to get around and doesn't take too long either. it's 3 hours from seville to to granada, granada to madrid is probably about 5 hours. if you prefer the train, then maybe look into getting a eurail pass for spain, adventure travel company in vancouver can issue them on the spot and have train maps in their store