Rick Steves advocates smart, affordable, perspective-broadening travel on his blog, Rick Steves’ Europe. He also writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on public television and public radio.

Robert Schrader's Leave Your Daily Hell blog inspires, informs, entertains and empowers tens of thousands of travelers a month. His unusual take on travel, vacations, and everyday life gives his insights a real-world usability with an entertaining twist.

After years of traveling every week for business, Kim Orlando sought out other moms who traveled to understand how they dealt with the guilt, family budgets, the scheduling and their personal relationships. Her site, Traveling Mom, dispenses advice from the trenches to help make travel–and life–much easier and often much more fun for the working adult.

Tom Meyers started Euro Cheapo in 2000 and blasted off for Europe in search of deals. He returned to New York in 2002, set up an office, and has led the Euro Cheapo team from the Big Apple ever since. Updating the site and staying on top of the listings keeps him busy with frequent trips to Europe – always on a budget.

Many people let concerns about money keep them from seeing the world's greatest places, while others assume only "big name" destinations (with prices to match) are worth seeing. Mark Kahler thinks, "these mistakes can deprive you of life's most satisfying travel experiences." He knows the ways to afford the dream trip or just a nice family vacation and shares them at About.com's Budget Travel.

Kash Bhattacharya has been traveling on a budget for the last four years, blogging about his adventures with tips and advice from the road at Budget Traveller.

Andy Lee Graham started traveling on the cheap in 1998 and has perpetually traveled the planet for 16 years, exploring more than 90 countries. Follow his adventures at Hobo Traveler.

The Savvy Backpacker, created by James Feess and his wife, Susan, is dedicated to helping future travelers plan their budget-backpacking trip to Europe. But this differs from most other travel sites because of its focus on all the nitty-gritty details of planning and preparing for a trip – not the destinations themselves.

Caz Makepeace is a serial traveller and blogger, outdoor adventurer, sports fanatic, and sunset mojito lover. She also wears the hats of writer, speaker, social media influencer, and mentor. She travels with her better half, Craig and shares the world through their stories, which offer an abundance of tips to help people nurture their desire for travel at their Y Travel Blog.

Beth Whitman wears many hats as a seasoned traveler, businesswoman and guide. She leads small group adventures to off-the-beaten-path destinations, she's the author of the Wanderlust and Lipstick guides for women travelers and the publisher of the Wanderlust and Lipstick website featuring tips to make the most of adventurous travels without going broke.