Plan Your Holiday

A holiday is a celebration. Its precious time for you and your family  with each other. It would be great to plan wisely keeping various issues in mind. It doesn’t matter whether you go for 3 days or 30 days, whatever you decide to go for, decide this “ I want a great holiday for me and my family”

So, these are just some tips.

Plan
Start planning early. The season times are too busy and you would be most unlikely to go on your dream holiday if you haven’t planned in advance. Ensure you are getting the best deals for air tickets, hotels and / or package tours, by booking early.



Budget
Budget your holiday. This is the time to reduce your stress. It would not be possible for you to enjoy if at the back of your mind you keep worrying for money. Peak holiday season is always more expensive than the rest of the year. You can always plan and budget accordingly. Either go just before or after a peak season if you wish to cut costs and dates are flexible. For the peak season, start saving well in advance for the added expenses.
  


Pack
Pack sensibly. Begin packing a few days in advance. In case you are travelling to colder destinations, you need all your woollens removed, laundered and aired out. Or accordingly consider your requirement for tropical destinations. Make a check list, to avoid eliminating something important. That also helps in keeping account and stock of things.



Deals
Look out for the holiday specials. Most tour operators come out with special offers well in advance. Even more special if you take their early bird offers. Hotels offer excellent rates if booked earlier on. So planning your dates early helps in saving money too.



Anticipate Delays
Be prepared mentally that there may be obstacles and delays. Always be a little early due to heavy rush everywhere. Always be ready, know what may happen, and what you may have to do, and that will keep you focussed when something or if something actually does go wrong. If nothing does, nothing like it.

 

The Action Plan

1. When you are certain that you are going to vacation this summer or winter, start the planning early to avoid disappointments.

2. For more extravagant holidays, you need to budget and start saving well in advance.

3. Everyone, whether its an airline or a tour operator or a cruise line, will come out with special offers which will save substantial money at least 2 or 3 months in advance. Be on the look out for these.

4. Expect that things may go wrong. Always be prepared. Better safe than sorry. When you will be on your guard and things do go smoothly, you will have a greater feeling of satisfaction and peace.

5. Clothes will need special attention. Specially when travelling with children. They are constantly outgrowing clothes. Keep in mind the kind of vacation you are planning on and start getting clothes organised. You may need to buy things and it wouldn’t be a good idea to leave it for the last minute.

In addition to the above, just be careful of holiday closures. In case you have left something for the last minute, regarding the bank or maybe your pet dog or someone to care for your plants while you are away, but establishments may be closing early because of the holiday season too.

 
Basically, plan each thing that you can think of . Everything matters. But at the end of the day what matters most is that you have a fantastic vacation because you deserve it.