Looking to travel on the cheap.

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Some 57% of Americans feel they have less money to spend this year on summer vacations than they did in 2007 and are looking for ways to save on their traveling costs, according to a survey from AOL Travel and Zogby International. To save money, 33% are planning to stay with friends or family for lodging while 37% will drive rather than fly.

"Due to the challenging economic outlook, rising fuel prices, and the declining U.S. dollar abroad, money is tight for some and our survey shows that one-third of Americans are, in fact, changing how they travel just to save on costs," says Jim Kovarik, general manager of AOL Travel, Dulles, Va. "Despite this, people will not forego their summer vacations."

Sixty-nine percent indicate fuel prices will not influence where they plan to vacation and 79% that terrorism is not a concern, either. Additionally, 53% are...