HOW TO PLAN YOUR FAMILY

HOLIDAYS FOR 2012

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Planning a holiday can be an

emotive subject, so follow these

few suggestions on how to plan

your family holidays for

2012 and you may well find

that the final decision meets

with everyone’s approval.

THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS

TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET The first thing you need to do is to establish a budget, either per head or total. With that firmly in mind you can then start to add the delineating factors. Do you want a beach holiday, a touring holiday, adventure, winter sports or a city break? How far do you wish to travel? Do you want to fly, drive or sail? Do you want to stay in your own country or travel overseas? Do you want to stay in a hotel or resort or do you want self-catering accommodation? What age groups do the travellers fall into? How do you reach a compromise between very different requirements?

Self-catering or not is often

another hard choice. Although

often a cheaper option, for

many wives and mothers self-

catering seems just an

extension of their daily life,

only in a different place. Pick

the right accommodation and

this need not be the case.

Many big resorts now have

self-contained accommodation

within their grounds, so that

all the facilities of the hotel are

available.

If you have someone in the party who hates the beach, it is no use going to an

isolated spot where there is nothing for them to do. Pick somewhere that is

fairly close to a city or town, either where the hotel has a shuttle service or

there is good local transport so that they can explore and enjoy themselves

too. Alternatively, split the holiday, a few days in town and a few days at the

beach.

As you answer each of these questions you will find more arise

but if you work your way through them you will eventually

find that you have just a few options from which to make the

final choice. Then research and review the alternatives which

are left so that you can evaluate them fully. How to plan your

family holidays for 2012 may not be as difficult as you think.