Everyone suddenly has a lot of free time, right? What better way is there to pass the time than to plan holidays and book flights. You might think I’m mad to think of this at this time, but it’s true.
Half of the fun of a holiday is going online and planning it. Working out where to go, how to get there and where to stay is just as much fun as the trip itself.
Plan Holidays And Book Flights
I decided to start holiday planning for the rest of my 2020. As I plan to visit a country I’ve never been to before, I delved happily into the research. What is the easiest and most cost effective way to get there? Hello airline web sites, I missed you!
Next up, I had to decide how to split my week. No point in passing through the main city without seeing some of it. That means two hotels are going to be required, one in the city and one by the sea. Checking Booking.com is a place I always start with hotels.
Internal travel. How does five hours on a bus sound? I’d rather do anything else, but when there is no other option, so be it. Oh! Perhaps hiring a car is an option? More web sites to check. Eventually, everything popped out and I have a trip planned.
But Did You Book It?
Yes, I decided to not be a sheep hunkering down in my bunker and to take the plunge. Return flights are booked, the capital city hotel, seaside retreat and an airport hotel are all reserved.
Overall Thoughts
As soon as the various restrictions are removed, people are going to want to travel in a big way. At that point, I can see prices rising and rising fast, while hopefully I’ll be able to smugly look on knowing I got a bargain by booking when nobody else did.
On the other hand, I may end up weeping if deep discounting comes along, but I doubt it. I’ll be able to swap my flight ticket for a voucher (“Of course I’m not travelling!”) and then book it again if it comes to it. I just can’t see anyone losing out by booking now.
Are you going to plan holidays for 2020? Or maybe you already have some booked for later in the year? What are your thoughts? Thank you for reading and if you have any comments or questions, please leave them below.
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I have my summer trip to Mex still booked for June, I’m a little less optimistic of it going ahead than I was a few weeks ago. But then again in the current environment a day feels like a week… I am usually always booking trips well I’m advance… maybe I should just go ahead n book something for October..
You might be okay for June. I took a real gamble and booked Albania for mid-May, but I really don’t see that going ahead at all. I guess we just have to wait and see! Hopefully things blow over soon. Thanks for the comment!
That’s me totally. I have 3 vacation weeks left for the year. May (probably not), October (already looking around) and December (get me to the Caribbean!). You’re right Trent, for me anyway the planning is half the fun. Checking out locations, hotels near where I wanna be, restaurants and all the rest. And the av-geek side of things (new airline/aircraft type/airport).
I love a weird routing as well. One of the best ones I ever snagged was a routing from St. Louis to Portland, Maine via Tampa and Baltimore on Southwest. So 2,5 hours southeast from STL to TPA, no change of planes for a 2+ hour flight to BWI heading northeast, with a change of planes to PWM. AND I saved 50 WHOLE dollars doing it that way!
So yeah, plotting a trip to Boise, Idaho in October. Tentatively. But If I find a good routing/fare I’ll snag it soon, and take it from there. Happy planning!
Glad to hear you’re starting to look around, it has to be done, really. Sounds decent if you can get to the Caribbean! Taking a roundabout route is always fun too. I tend to go to Australia starting in some other European port to save cash. Places like Pisa and Stockholm, for example. In November it will be starting in Gothenburg, so my strange tour continues. Hope you’re keeping well!