Destination Weddings and Honeymoons

Travel during the shoulder season. You can save 10 percent or more on lodging if you travel in April, May, November or December. We visited just before Thanksgiving, and the weather was cool and mild. Plus, lines were shorter, and the autumn leaves were gorgeous.

Skip the breakfast upgrade. Hotels' continental breakfasts can cost up to $30 a person per day, which is waste: Adorable patisseries are on every corner, and $10 will get you a couple of pastries and two creamy cups of café au lait. Which means more money for dinner!

Take the Metro. Don't worry about a rental car -- best used in the countryside, not the city -- or expensive taxicabs; the Metro train is easy to navigate and has stops near all the popular monuments. Buy a pack of tickets like we did, and each one-way ride will cost under $2.

Visit websites first. Once you've decided what you want to do, hit an Internet cafe; some attractions and tours offer discounted rates you'll find only online. We took a river cruise with Vedettes du Pont-Neuf; ordering from vedettesdupontneuf.com saved us $6 per ticket.

Get your free on. Some of Paris' prettiest sights don't cost a thing. Wander past the Champs-Élysées, Luxembourg Gardens or Eiffel Tower. Even the sacred sanctuaries of Notre Dame and Sacré-Coeur are open to the public, entrée gratuite.