When I set out to ride my bike from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC, I wasn't quite sure what to expect.
I paid $50 for an Eras Tour ticket in Europe. The whole trip was a great value considering what I spent seeing Taylor Swift in the US.
17.10.2024 - 13:27 / insider.com / Taylor Swift
The world has never seen anything quite like Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.
Since embarking on the high-grossing tour, Swift has showcased her talents and proved her performances can boost economies and change travel patterns.
After a short break, Swift is set to resume the tour on Friday.
Although we don't have tickets for upcoming shows, my two children and I were among the thousands of Americans who traveled abroad to see Swift over the summer.
We were able to spend three weeks in Europe and see the Eras Tour in Poland twice for just a little more than what it cost for my daughter and me to see Swift in the US last year.
I had a great time traveling abroad for live music and would do it again. Here's what we did right and would recommend, plus one mistake we'd avoid next time.
If you're planning to travel for music, consider attending concerts in countries with lower prices across the board.
Oftentimes, these places are underrated and cheaper to explore. For example, we saw Swift in Warsaw, Poland, instead of the super-popular Paris or London.
In Warsaw, our tickets for the first show were $150 each (purchased in advance) and, for the second, $50 each at the box office (purchased while in Warsaw). Meanwhile, our two nosebleeds seats to an Eras show in Philadelphia had cost a jaw-dropping $4,000.
There was plenty to see and do in Poland, plus prices for things like food and accommodations were lower there than in other more popular European travel destinations.
Sometimes it's easier to buy tickets for destinations that seem to be less popular, too.
Poland had been on my list of places to visit for a long time.
Although the Eras Tour is what eventually got me there, the concert ended up being just one part of an incredible trip full of great food, history, and culture.
After all, I wasn't going to fly halfway around the world and not do some exploring. We ended up spending three weeks in Europe.
If you can, add a couple of days to your trip so you can learn a little about the country you are visiting.
To help lower our travel costs, I used credit-card points and travel rewards for plane tickets and some of our hotels.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use points for our hotel in Poland as I'd planned and I ended up having to book closer to our trip.
By then, many hotel prices in the area had drastically risen. Some hotels in Warsaw reportedly increased prices by 154% for bookings during Swift's tour dates.
By only booking a few months before the tour dates, I wound up overpaying for our accommodations — it was an expensive lesson.
If you're traveling for a concert, chances are other fans have the same idea. So, book your hotels and flights as soon as you get your tickets.
Even throughout the US, venues have
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