READY, SET, SUMMER – PLAN FOR YOUR SUMMER VACATION NOW

The grass has turned green and the warm, spring air is making your stuffy winter home fresh again. Before you know it, summer will be here and before you blink, summer will be over, kids (if you have them) are back in school, and everyone ramps up and gets ready for Thanksgiving break. Life moves pretty quickly and if you are not on top of it, you may miss your summer vacation. So, plan now and an exciting summer vacation is yours!

Whether traveling by your self, your significant other, a bunch of families with lots of kids or a group on tour, planning now will ensure a great summer getaway for all.

Some of our standby tips. Some of these are oldies, but goodies. Some are just common sense. Some tips you may have never thought of before. Here’s some of our wisdom.

Know what you want to do so your travel specialist can help you decide where to go – you can’t surf in the hotel pool so you really must share your desires with your agent to help unravel exactly the fun things you want to do while on vacation.

Book now – don’t wait too long. Hotels run out of rooms, airlines run out of seats, car rental companies run out of cars….you get the idea. Book now for all the best stuff.

Work with your travel specialist on all bookings. Qualified travel specialists know how to help customers avoid travel problems. They provide advice and service and can help you find the right (and the wrong) places to travel during a particular time of year – like summer. (You really don’t want to end up traveling to a foreign country during the rainy season, or worse, the locust season….ick!) Plus, your travel specialist can help you with regulations and restrictions and passport needs.

Work with your travel specialist to plan itineraries for tours and sightseeing. Special needs for small children, special needs for the handicapped, special dietary needs? Your travel specialist can help make accommodations. Ask about restaurants and know some places you really want to check out before arriving. Try to get tickets/reservations beforehand.

Plan some down time too to just roam around and enjoy the lifestyle of wherever it is your are visiting

Get travel insurance – seriously, just do it. Life is too unpredictable and travel insurance is cheap!

Our favorite places
There are thousands of places in the world to travel. We have been to, well, to almost all of them. Our travel specialists have been around the world, back and back again. There are getaways that accommodate every lifestyle, every need, every desire, well, just about everything.

For couples – couples love Western Europe in the summer – romantic, energetic, trendy –Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and France ..or a combo of a few or as many countries as you can fit. Further east, Prague in the Czech Republic is a city that has really found its exciting side in the past few years. Or, travel further to eastern countries including Thailand, Vietnam, or Cambodia, especially if you love the heat because our US summer is their hot, hot, hot time of year! Maybe a Costa Rican adventure trip, an African safari or a cruise.

For families – Disney …..enough said. Okay, okay, everyone loves Disney either in Florida or California. But there are other wonderful options for families that may have already done Disney or didn’t get bit by the Disney bug or just don’t want to deal with summer Florida heat. What about the Atlantis in the Bahamas? They have a water park there that rocks, plus other kid friendly fun. We can help you book Beaches Resorts in Turks and Caicos or Jamaica – those properties are partnered with Sesame Street and Crayola for loads of kid fun. Adventurous family? What about St. Lucia for Zip Lining, hiking, horseback riding.

Group tours – Tours to Europe or an African Safari are the post popular trips for large groups. Cruising is also an excellent option for groups of friends, a company bonus or a family celebration.

For the solo traveler – there are some great vacation ideas for singles whether you want to be left alone, meet someone or meet many new friends. Any destination is a great idea and we can work with you to plan for whatever you want to do while vacationing.

Really, these are just the tiniest tip of the iceberg. Call or email and we can plan an exciting, personalized vacation just for you (and whomever else you want to take with you!). Right now there are some “sizzling” summer deals to Montego Bay, El Dorado Royale spa resort in Mexico, Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort, with some packages starting at $499.