How To Prepare For A City Getaway?
Whether you’re jetting off for a romantic break away with your partner, or you’re planning a full family holiday, you still need to make sure you plan properly. For our next break away, I’m looking at popular European cities, and if you want some tips how to stay organized for a city getaway, read on…!
Book well in advance
Most people think that this just applies to the flights and accommodation, but while this is true, there is so much more you can do in advance to remove the stress of the actual trip. Right now, there are tons of travel agents and online booking sites that are offering deals. While everyone else is saving the pennies after having overspent at Christmas, you could grab a brilliant bargain on a city break.
However, the same applies to other areas of your holiday; do you have any festivals that you’re planning on attending? Do you need to rent a car once you’re there? Are you going to a trade show or an exhibition? Think about the specific activities you’re planning your trip around, and always try to book these as far in advance as possible for the best rate. In our case, I’m looking at traveling to Vienna and would love to be able to take in an opera or ballet while I’m there. Vienna Opera Tickets has a full schedule of performances and allows you to book these online too.
Book your accommodation wisely
I know it’s tempting to just look at what deals are on offer and where you can save money, but there’s no point in booking a hotel or apartment that is too far away from where you want to be. While you might get a cheaper deal staying further away from the action, you’ll only spend more on transport if it’s too far away from the essentials.
My top tip here is to do some thorough research on all the attractions you want to visit and places you want to go, and then search for deals close to those areas. You may well get a better rate by looking directly on a hotel’s website, as they will post offers that aren’t available elsewhere.
Plan your routes
When you finally reach your destination of choice, one of the most stressful parts of a holiday can begin almost immediately: the arguing over where to go and how to get there. Chances are that your mobile data won’t work abroad, and if it does, you probably don’t want to risk racking up a huge phone bill, in which case you’ll need to thoroughly plan your routes.
Work out which areas you want to explore, what activities you want to do and which local events you want to go to on each day of your stay so that there won’t be any bickering between family members. If you have kids, remember to get them involved at the early stage so they don’t get upset about not being able to choose an attraction of their own.
Do you have any more top tips for holiday preparation?
Interested in Pinning this post?
Elizabeth O.
January 22, 2017It’s definitely important to do your research and know the routes that work best for the tour that you’re planning. These tips are very helpful.
View CommentFatima
January 22, 2017These are some great tips. My husband always plans everything so well and now I have also started participating in this.
View CommentHealthwealthbridge by Dr.Amrita Basu
January 20, 2017This is such a useful article.Quick
View Commentgateways need even more planning.I shared this as many will find this useful
Molly Kumar
January 20, 2017Thanks for the tips and I agree with all of them. We love getaways and definitely try plan way in advance to avoid seasonal rush n spiked prices.
View CommentFreya Farrington
January 19, 2017I’m jetting off to a city long weekend away tomorrow so this was a very useful read!!
View Commentnbosken
January 19, 2017I love planning getaways, so thank you for this list! The sooner the better. I always find myself scanning Ryanair for all those good deals.
View CommentAnnemarie LeBlanc
January 19, 2017Traveling for a getaway, whether only for a few days needs planning too. Making a list is going to ensure I got everything I need with me. Thanks for sharing your tips!
View CommentIsaly Holland
January 19, 2017Great tips (: I want to do a weekend getaway soon and I will be keeping these in mind. I love your initial photo, great photography skills.
View Commentyang
January 19, 2017Nice tips…. i am bookmarking this! would refer it back when i plan my next vacation 🙂 Thanks
View CommentAnkit Nawlakha
January 19, 2017Great article. Would definitely keep all of your points in mind before planning my next trip.
View Comment