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PLANNING YOUR TRAVELPLANNING YOUR TRAVEL

OBJECTIVE: HAVING FUNOBJECTIVE: HAVING FUN

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Your VacationYour Vacation

You know you want to go somewhere and do something

Deciding Where and How

Making it happen

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Help Making DecisionsHelp Making Decisions

Researching the type of vacation

Researching the “Where do I want to go”

Researching the “How do I want to travel”

Doing it!!!!

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Type of VacationType of VacationExamine your interests and list the kinds of

vacation that you want this trip–Adventure

How physically demanding (10 mile treks up mountains or strolls through forests)What kind of risks (through jungles with poisonous snakes or guided horseback rides)

–SedentaryType of activity – golf, cruise, sitting on the beachLocation, location, location

–SightseeingCity – self-guided or groupCountry – self-guided or group

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Research – Adventure, Research – Adventure, Sedentary or SightseeingSedentary or Sightseeing

ResearchUse your favorite search engine

–http://www.google.com/–http://www.dogpile.com/index.gsp–http://www.hotsheet.com/

Use travel sites–http://travel.yahoo.com/–http://www.expedia.com/–http://www.orbitz.com/

Use specialized sites–http://www.nps.gov/–http://www.cruisebrokers.com/, http://www.1-800-cruises.com/, http://www.bestpricecruises.com/, http://www.cruiseweb.com/, http://www.cruisecritic.com/–http://www.playgulf.com/, http://www.resortgolf.com/, http://www.troongolfvacations.com/, http://www.afgs.com/

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Research How do I want to goResearch How do I want to goExamples

–Adventure – Galapagos Choosing a type of vehicle and price rangeUse general search engine(http://www.google.com/) searching multiple ways (1.Galapagos, 2.Galapagos vacation)Follow appropriate links to get more information (http://www.galapagos-inc.com/ourfleet.html)What other pieces do you need (travel agent, airlines, hotel)

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Research How do I want to goResearch How do I want to goExamples

–Sightseeing – Amsterdam – Self-guidedTravel arrangements (planes, trains, automobiles)Things to see and Places to stay

–Using travel sites •http://travel.yahoo.com/ •http://www.expedia.com/•http://www.dogpile.com/index.gsp

–Using travel specialists•http://www.fodors.com/ •http://www.lonelyplanet.com/ •http://travel.roughguides.com/•http://www.frommers.com/

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Travel ArrangementsTravel Arrangements

Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Hotels, Etc. – Sites to find:

Hotels Airlines Full Service Tour Operators

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Full ServiceFull Service

Full Service Travel Sites– http://www.travelocity.com/– http://travel.yahoo.com/– http://www.expedia.com/

Senior Travel Sites– http://www.elderhostel.org/welcome/home.asp– http://www.travelswitch.nu/travel/Senior%20Travel.ht

ml– http://travel.state.gov/olderamericans.html

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TicketsTickets Airlines

http://www.travelocity.com/http://travel.yahoo.com/http://www.expedia.com/http://www.bestfares.com/home.asp

http://www.cheaptickets.com/trs/cheaptickets/home/index_01.xsl

Specific airlines:http://www.continental.com/http://www.aa.com/http://www.delta.com/home/index.jsp

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HotelsHotels

Hotel Specialistshttp://www.hotels.com/http://www.180096hotel.com/http://www.allluxuryhotels.com/http://all-hotels.com/http://www.a1-discount-hotels.com/http://www.hotel-directory.com/http://www.accommodationspecials.com/http://www.hotelsatanywhere.com/

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Tour OperatorsTour Operators

http://www.affordabletours.com/http://www.tauck.com/http://www.cheapertravel.com/http://www.globusandcosmos.comhttp://www.trafalgartours.com/

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SuppliesSupplies Books, maps, camera, medications, internet access, weather

– http://www.magellantravelbooks.com/– http://www.moon.com/– http://www.worldofmaps.com/– http://www.longitudebooks.com/– http://www.hikyaku.com/jpmail/cyberc.html– http://www.cyberiacafe.net/cyberia/guide/ccafe.htm– http://www.weather.com/– http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/index.asp?partner=accuweather

Special considerations– Insurance (search on travel insurance, ask your travel agent, or friends who

travel)– Health requirements (CDC-http://www.cdc.gov/travel/)

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HAVE FUN