In this post, I thought to write down, how I plan travels. Hopefully, this can help you to plan a whole trip from scratch or provide some inspiration for your next trip!
I tend to start with some basic questions, in order to have an idea of the trip I would like to make:
When? Of course there is multiple factors which effect the timing of a trip. Should you have the flexibility and want to keep the travel expenses nice and low, I recommend to check for example the flight prices for the whole month. Possible holidays during the month often result in higher prices. There are also lot of basic tips such as traveling during the week as the prices tend to be lower than during the weekend etc. I do not tend to trick around too much (often due to having exact dates when I would need to travel), but booking in time is a rule I try to follow.
What I definitely learned last year, was to check whether there are any holidays, events etc. during the time of my trip in the destination I am travelling to. Last year, we had booked our flights to Nice and started to look for hotels. The abnormal high prices during the first week made us question what is happening. Turned out Cannes filmfestival and Monaco Grand Prix were during those days . We had to slightly modify our plans for the Côte d’Azur, to keep the budget somewhat reasonable. At the end, all turned out well (also budget-wise) but this was a lesson learned!
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