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Planning a great vacation doesn’t mean you have to break the bank to do so. If you’re itching to book a getaway before the summer ends, watch the video above. Our Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen is testing out vacation booking sites to see which ones will give you the biggest bang for your buck. Tips to finding the best deals:Want to save on airfare? Bundle your travel on booking sites. Rather than just booking your hotel and a car, throw in airfare, too. Expedia says it gets special lower rates from both the airline and hotel partners that we are only able to offer as part of a package. That’s what makes bundling one of the best and most underrated ways to save on travel. Expedia told Rossen Reports, there are times where you’ll find higher or lower prices on fares, but in general, the fares will be the same as to what’s on the airline’s sites.Become a "member" on vacation booking sites. If you’re a rewards member, you can also earn and redeem points on things like flights, hotels and activities. Found a good price? Insiders tells us, contact the hotel directly. Most hotels will offer a price-match or lowest-price guarantee. If you’re willing to be flexible — maybe even spontaneous — most vacation booking sites offer "last minute" deals and vacations. Expedia lists them all out. You can save on select flights, hotels and packages if you travel within the next 2 weeks. Want to save on hotels? Priceline has a new tool called "Pricebreakers." You don’t know what hotel you’re getting until the end! You choose from three popular hotels at a heavily discounted price. You can even save 50% off on your hotel stay. There will be groupings of three hotels that you can choose from with a listed price. They’re put together based on ratings and amenities. Once you confirm your choice and enter your information, one of the three properties will be revealed as your chosen hotel and your reservation is considered final.Not interested in scanning all the websites for the best hotel deals? Use Trivago. It’s a search engine that will compare the prices on all the different websites and bring you the best deal. If there’s a better deal on the hotel’s website, it will tell you that too. It’s an easy way to scan the websites without doing the work yourself.Happy travels! UPDATE: After the airing of this story, Best Western reached out to Rossen Reports. The company says its "Low Rate, Guaranteed!" program ensures customers are finding the lowest rates by booking directly on its website.They did some research and discovered "that there is a third party, that we do not have a managed relationship with, that is using deceptive consumer practices to display misleading lower rates. If the rate is actually booked by the consumer, the third party then inflates the advertised rate by adding hidden fees. Ultimately, as a result of these misleading tactics, the final rate charged to the consumer will be different than what was initially displayed.” The company further stated: “We are evaluating our legal options to ensure this third party discontinues these deceptive consumer practices."