Travel Planning

Get organised plan your trip

Travel Planning is crucial if you want your trip to go smoothly. Do not leave it to the last minute to get travel tickets, accommodation, your passports, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance and any other travel essentials you need.

In regard to reservations for travel, as the over 50's baby boomer's are beginning to retire, they are traveling more. Therefore the airlines, cruise ships, trains and accommodations are filling up very quickly. Some as much as 12 months in advance.

I am traveling to Hawaii at Christmas 2008 and I have booked my airline ticket already and it is February. By March I should have my accommodation booked.

I recently read in our local paper that "a man walked into a travel agent and asked for a first class ticket to a destination next September. The Agent could not find him a seat on his requested airline."

No matter how much you want to pay it does not guarantee you a seat when you want one. Unless of course you can afford to hire your own jet. The same applies to train travel, cruises and accommodation.

Click onto our Over 50 traveler tips page

YOU NEED TO PLAN

Destination, transport, passport, visa, vaccinations, insurance, money, reservations, accommodation, attractions, house/pet sitters and much more.

Travel Planning: go to our International Travel Checklist click here