Streamline Your Upcoming Trips for the New Year
Planning a trip can be quite the stressful undertaking if you’re not used to it. However, even the most seasoned travelers can run into roadblocks along the way when organizing their travel plans. Whether the trip you’re hoping to take in the New Year is going to be for business or pleasure, there are several different ways you can make it go as smoothly as possible.
Are you hoping to plan an exciting trip in 2015? If so, we’ve put together some helpful tips and advice to make sure you’re able to streamline your upcoming jaunts across the country or globe for the New Year.
1. Travel Booking Sites
There are several different travel booking sites on the internet for you to choose from, Kayak and Expedia being two of the most popular. These sites give you the ability to input your starting and ending destinations, the dates you intend to travel, and the number of adults and children traveling with you so you’re able to find combination deals on everything from flights, hotels, cruises, and even different activities once you’ve arrived. Using a site like these can really take a lot of the headache out of planning your next trip. You don’t have to worry about calling each individual hotel or airline for the best rates in cities that you aren’t familiar with.
There is also a new travel booking site out that lets you do all of the above with one extra feature. You’re able to search for accommodations with specific location preferences. With Zilly, you’re able to input your desired neighborhood and places you hope to visit for the hotel accommodations that are more customized for your trip.
2. TripIt
TripIt is an excellent tool for those planning a trip for work groups of more than just a few people. This incredible service will not only compile your trip information into an easy to read itinerary, it will also send it to every traveler going on the trip. The dashboard puts the most important travel plans in a centralized place for those that are making the travel plans for your group. With the team calendar, everyone that is planning to attend will be able to have constant access to their schedule, as well as everyone else’s so the main travel planner won’t have to constantly field questions about where someone is supposed to be at a particular time.
The financial department of your company will also be pleased with the trip expenses and spending reports that are kept up to date during the travels. They are able to see the spending of a single employee or the entire group as well as past spending and future forecasted costs of upcoming trips. With this one site, you’re able to streamline some of the most difficult aspects of planning a business trip.
3. Packing Pro
Put your smartphone to work for you when you’re planning your next trip. Packing is one of the most important aspects of a successful trip, no matter where you’re going, and if it’s not done properly your vacation or business trip could be ruined. With an app like Packing Pro, the Expert List Assistant is able to create a customized packing list for you based off of your destination and the weather, food preferences, and type of trip. With an app like this, you won’t ever arrive unprepared.
The New Year can be a great opportunity to get out and see this great country of ours. With these three great ways to organize your 2015 travel plans, you’ll be more likely to enjoy yourself rather than stressing about the logistics of your trip.
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