What You Should Be Talking About Over the Holiday Dinner

Yes, it's that time of year when extended families gather for various holiday meals.  And instead of
the usual banter across the crescent rolls, why not bring up the idea of a family trip. Is there a family member celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary in the coming year and they would rather spend time and make memories with their loved ones than get gifts.  Kids/grandkids graduating from high school or college, that last big gathering before your baby leaves the nest. Or perhaps the chief cooks, who secretly are annoyed of having to spend days in the kitchen and would like to take a break and have someone else cook the holiday meal with all the trimmings next year.

This is a great place to bring up the idea, everyone is usually in a good mood(this maybe a great trick to get the tweens/teens to put the phones down for just a short time and interact without the sulky face). And planning this far in advance allows everyone to check their schedules to see when is a good time for them.

So you come up with a great plan, who's going to handle all this? They're your family/friends but you know them, and trying to do this yourself, with all you have on your plate is too much. But someone has to be the "leader" or the trip will never get off the ground. So how do you keep from herding cats and just have to sit back and count the days till departure. Call a travel professional, like myself. A good one, wants to get to know your groups likes/dislikes and will come up with ideas that fit your budget and travel style. Also we can tell you that a certain location may not work with your timeframe to go and suggest a different one. Once you pick the trip, we are the ones that handle all those details like booking flights, making sure staterooms are close together for families and I know you have at least one person who has more questions than you can shake a stick at. We'll be the ones   getting the answers. We can present to the group to save you your voice from explaining it multiple times. So what are you waiting for?