re: Tips on reducing costs of a big vacation

if you near a few hours from multiple airports, shop each for your flights. usually cheaper to fly out of major airport.

if your dates are a little flexible, do a lot of shopping around different days and hotels. honeymoon is one of the times i would recommend a nicer hotel - you will more time in the room than on most trips. i found a great deal on a room at a waldorf for mine - totally worth the money.

depending on where you are going, i agree that vrbo is awesome. you could possibly score a condo or house for cheaper than a hotel. i usually try to find places owned by individuals and not managed professionally for better deals.

the best advice to me is start looking to book stuff now. closer you get, prices generally going up