A great Family Holiday needs planning

Planning a family holiday with kids can sometimes start to feel like a military planning mission for the US marines invading Afghanistan. So what is the best way to go about planning a trip?

Grab a piece of paper and start to map out some ideas and answer some questions.

1. What is the family holiday’s budget?
2. How much time can everyone take off from daily commitment i.e. work?
3. What time of the year are you planning on travelling?
4. Have you considered school holidays periods and public holidays major events in your destinations?

Resources

• A great resource available for parents who are looking for some thoughts and ideas on making family life simple and fun can be found at “Planning with Kids”. Download a free book which outlines 100 tips to making life easier with your family.

• Become familiar with Google Calendars it has some great tools which are perfect for planning trips away and special events etc, plus you can combine with other great features that Google offers like maps etc.

How do you go about planning a holiday for your family, leave us your comments and feedback.