Travellers share their money-saving holiday hacks, from 1% tips to smuggling children into theme parks

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was a horrible walk too, served me right.” Ian Naylor “I went with a friend to Turkey and she bartered so hard, the very insulted trader left a 10,000-lire note outside his shop and watched as she chased it around the courtyard trying to pick it up, not realising he’d attached it to a cotton thread so he could pull it out of reach!” Four Corners PR “Many years ago, in Sapa, Vietnam, I was offered a haircut on a side street. I’m not paying $10 because the machine tells me to.” ‘Angry Maths Teacher’ “At a small bar at New York JFK I got moaned at by a bar person once for not tipping enough. They never complained though and it made them think twice before packing unnecessary toys.” Rebecca Halpern “Seeking out a local laundry instead of using the hotel ‘service’.” Nicola Espindola “Avoid the ridiculous $8 AirTrain fee at JFK by taking the New York Subway A train to Ozone Park-Lefferts Boulevard and the Q10 bus along Lefferts Boulevard to the AirTrain station of the same name. It is a pleasant 20-minute walk along Garistsa Bay and Alexandrou Avenue.” Matthew Hisbent “Taxis from airports in unregulated countries often drive me onto the local buses, adds stress and time to a short timeframe, but always results in a story to tell.” Tim Fisher Getting their own back “A group of American tourists in a Hong Kong night market loudly exclaimed in English how much they loved the silk kimonos.