Dec 13th, 2010
Tips – Planning You Holiday
So it’s that time of year again, time to plan your summer holiday and give yourself something to look forward to…..but you have absolutely no idea where to go or what time of the year. Also, you may be a very disorganised or impulsive person, which can lead to problems when planning where you should go on holiday, so we have some tips for you to make sure that you have the best time possible by planning well now, not when you get there!
Tip 1: DON’T pick the first holiday you see, DO shop around
There are some people who will see a holiday online or in a brochure, decide that that they want to go there and book it immediately with no real thoughts that there might be a better holiday or deal around. Shopping around will give you inspiration if you don’t know where you want to go, or help you to find cheap holidays if you have your heart set on somewhere specific.
Tip 2: DON’T book without research, DO research thoroughly
If you have decided to go somewhere, make sure you research it thoroughly. This applies to both the place you are going to and the hotel/resort you want to stay in. Make sure you know about the local customs, any restrictions that might restrict the type of holiday you will go on and maybe most importantly the temperatures – if you are looking to go in certain month for sun, it doesn’t mean that month is warm in the place you are going to. Check out temperature charts for your proposed destination. For hotels you should read reviews online, make sure that you read a few review sites to avoid fake reviews! Use your instinct, if there are a few 1 star reviews among glowing ones, don’t go there!
So these are the best tips for when you are booking the holiday, but that isn’t where the disorganisation usually ends, it usually begins when it comes to packing before the holiday, which can be a problem in itself!
Tip 3: DON’T pack the morning you are leaving, DO pack in good time
Many people pack late for their holiday, either the morning they are leaving, which leaves you wide open to forgetting something important or missing the little things that will make your trip away that bit more comfortable. You should really make a list as you go along, from weeks before the holiday, and then pack over the days before you go, ticking off things as they go in. This will make you more organised and make it very unlikely that you will actually forget something important
This goes for your passport too, DON’T dig it out the morning of thinking it’s in a “safe place”, find it when you book the holiday, meaning if you’ve lost it you have plenty of time to find it again or get a new one. When you do find it, put it somewhere you WILL remember, and then dig it out again a week before the holiday to prevent that morning scramble!
All of this will ensure that your holiday is a smooth one, with no nasty surprises!
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