Last Minute Holidays | Resources

Holiday Reps

Holiday reps are great for giving you the low down on how to make the most of your  cheap last minute holidays.  They know the best deals, the best places to go, they have agreed commission structure for local tours and often you will find you cannot beat the types of prices they can offer you for boat tours or visitor attractions.  Also, their knowledge base is usually fantastic.  Your holiday representative has probably lived in the resort you are visiting and therefore his local knowledge is brilliant.  This will cover all sorts of issues ranging from:-

- the best restaurants to eat in
- the best times to go to the beach
- the best medical centres if you or your children get sick
- the best tourist attractions to go to
- how to beat the crowds
- the best local shopping centres
- the best place to buy groceries cheap if you are on a self catering holiday
- the places to avoid – he can advise exactly where not to go
- the best times to catch the wind if you’re on a surfing holiday

They are the ones in the know.  They have usually gone on holiday to the destination that you’re thinking of going to

ABTA

Make sure you travel with an ABTA bonded travel agent, you don’t want to be left stranded overseas if something happens to your flight or accommodation.  Always get advice from your local travel agent.

Mountain Trekking and Sports Holidays

Adventure Holidays are always interesting as you have to battle against the elements and whatever nature throws at you.  Sometimes this will involve camping, and finding and cooking wildlife.  Most people fid this difficult so you should always make sure you travel with experts who know what to do in case they end up in a difficult situation.  There is no point going on these types of holidays if you are ill prepared otherwise you could end up facing terrible consequences.  Also make sure these holidays are classified as sports adventure holidays when you take out your travel insurance.  Wouldn’t it be nightmare if you had an accident, had to have an air ambulance and then were faced with huge medical bills that you were personally liable for because you had not take our adequate travel insurance.  Please don’t let that happen for your own sake.  On top of being out of work for a long ton me you could be seriously out of pocket as well.  These types of holidays are often referred to as dangerous sports holidays.  We would advise that you do not take a cheap last minute sports related holiday as for these types of holiday need planning and proper time management.  Remember the old saying fail to prepare – prepare to fail.

Your Flight

Your flight can always be a difficult part of your holiday.   You have to get to the airport early to check in.  This often means an early morning start.  Most airlines will want to you to check-in three hours before the flight departure time.  Also, make sure you don’t exceed your baggage allowance otherwise there is usually a penalty payment.

Once you’ve checked in you can do a little bit of last minute shopping.  Don’t forget those all important last minute bits and pieces.  These include:-

• - Travel sickness tablets to stop you bringing up your last meal on the plane
• - Sweets, to suck on, to stop your ears clicking during the take-off and landing stages of your flight
  - Aspirin to thin your blood – an aspirin really can prevent the impact of deep vein thrombosis that a few individuals die from every year due to inactivity, particularly when they have mad long haul flights to far away destinations.
  - Flight socks – flight socks also prevent deep vein thrombosis
  - Paracetemol in case you get a headache during the long journey
  - A bottle of drinking water to stop you getting dehydrated during the flight
  - Adaptors for your electrical equipment
  - Travel tooth brush and paste for the aeroplane
  - Duty free shopping to advantages of the tax breaks you get on alcohol, cigarettes and electrical when travelling overseas. Remember you can’t always rely on picking alcohol and cigarettes up on the plane as they sometimes have limited stock or run out of stock.  Remember to read through your allowance levels carefully – you wouldn’t want to break any rules and regulations.  
  - Magazines for the plane or departure lounge in case you get delayed.

On the aeroplane, listen carefully to the emergency procedures, you never think its going to happen but this might be the time you crash and therefore it is really important to know where the safety exits are on the plane, where your life jacket is, how to use the oxygen masks if they deploy or just generally what to do if you experience some turbulence.

Sunshine remedy

Most people feel better on holiday because of that special sunshine effect.   Walking along the beach is just great, watching the open sea and the gorgeous shore line stretch out into the distance is just a sight to behold.

Visiting America

There are many states to have a fly drive holiday and see the great sights.  The states to visit in the US include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Conneticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, Wisconsin.