Plan, Plan, Plan

Do You Have a Plan For Your Next Holiday or Do You Want Someone Else To Do The Planning For You?

Holidays require a little planning, even if you are a go with the flow kinda person, you ideally want to plan your flights, time off work (or flexible work) and some accommodation!

At Take-A-Break Travel we like to follow the 'Bridge Method' when planning trips so that it stays consistent and as little stress as possible.

Once you start to look into how much fun it will be, it makes it easier to sort out the little things like travel insurance etc.

The Bridge Method is simply having your holiday goal in mind, then coming back to where you are now and putting into place a plan with all the little steps that have to be taken in between.

Read on for a do-it-yourself option or if you want all of that planning done-for-you, jump forward to the end of the blog.

Holiday Goal

The 'Dreaming' Phase where you start with lots of ideas and thoughts about where you could go and what you could do - with so many possibilities eventually you need to narrow it down to the location that you want to head to, how you are going to get there, where to stay, what you want to do whilst you are there, if there are any particular foods you want to try etc. and how much vacation time you will need off work.

Where are You Now?

It's important to be honest about your current situation. If you are planning a round the world holiday, and you work in retail, you will need to make sure that you allow plenty of time to save rather than becoming bound by credit cards if you didn't budget correctly. Also, if you are a family and want to travel in the school holidays then you will need to be prepared to pay more and book further in advance. There will be particular needs for your current situation so find out what they are first before the booking begins.

Steps to Take ...

If you are a natural organiser, then this is the phase you will love, where you get to plan out the flights and the intricacies of the accommodation as well as all the cute little restaurants you will be able to visit and the fun nature activities you can plan out each day ... and don't forget about the not so exciting insurances, medical, vaccines, luggage, airport parking etc.

IF YOU ARE NOT A NATURAL ORGANISER ... YOU WON'T LOVE THIS PHASE

IN FACT - IT MIGHT STOP YOU FROM ENJOYING

A WELL DESERVED AND LONG AWAITED HOLIDAY

How would you like it if you could speak to someone or send an email with your ideal holiday goal and your current situation and someone else did ALL of the planning for you! No more looking online and flicking between screens as you try to figure out what will work the best.

What if all of your needs were taken care of and into consideration so that you could have the most relaxing and stress free holiday possible. With customer support throughout the holiday, if something happens to go sideways, you can rest easy knowing you have assistance to get it sorted as quickly as possible.