Start Planning 2024 Travel Now! (if you haven't already)

Issue #45-23 of a weekly family travel newsletter from The Family Travel Guy

Start Planning 2024 Travel Now!

The older I get, the more I can relate to the Grinch. Between the crowds, cold weather, traffic, and expensive plane tickets and hotels, holiday travel can sometimes be more stressful than fun, so I always try to keep our travel around the holidays shorter than I would during other times of the year.

Now is the time to start planning 2024 travel, if you haven’t done so already. You can wait on last-minute weekend getaways or short trips you may take in 2024, but for any major vacations I can’t stress enough how important it is to plan ahead, especially for popular destinations to get access to better availability, better points/miles availability, better pricing, and many other benefits on hotels, flights, car rentals, tours, cruises and more.

Personally, I like to plan around the kids school and sports schedules and around major holidays to avoid any major disruptions to everyone’s schedule and maximize my vacation time.

I’ll be diving into more details on how we planned some of our 2023 international trips to Amsterdam, Los Cabos, Bahamas, Madrid, Italy (Rome, Florence, Venice) and how we saved a lot of money by not only pre-planning our trips, but how we did it by utilizing points, miles, special offers, promotions and credit card benefits.

“A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door.” – Confucius

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RECENT BLOG POSTS

Recent posts from The Family Travel Guy

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FAMILY TRAVEL NEWS

Round-up of travel tips, insights and news you can use for your next trip

• The Cool List 2024: the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024

• Lyft Guarantees Airport Rides Will Be on Time — or They’ll Pay Up

• The Best Time to Book Holiday Travel—and How to Save

• Why Thanksgiving Is Actually the Best Time to Travel Abroad

• How a looming government shutdown could affect holiday travel

• 20 Best European Cities to Visit in the Winter, According to Travel Experts

• The 9 Best Historic Hotels in the United States

• Don’t Touch That! The Dirtiest Parts of the Airplane Cabin, Revealed

• What to do if you get sick on a cruise

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FAMILY TRAVEL OFFERS & INSIGHTS

Featured Special Offers of the Week

• Special 20% Off Southwest Flights Promo Code [All Routes]

  • This offer is courtesy of Max Miles Points & You can get a 20% discount on Southwest flights by using the code MAX20. All flights and all routes for flights between December 1, 2023, and March 6, 2024.

  • Expires today on November 11th at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time), so act fast!

  • Blackout dates to keep in mind: December 22-23, 26-28, 30, 2023; January 1, 2024; Orange County (SNA) travel blacked out 12/1-1/2

• ​Score EPIC savings of up to $700 + 30% off your travel crew during Royal Caribbean’s Black Friday Preview Flash Sale

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The Family Travel Bulletin is a once weekly newsletter by Randy Singh featuring a curated summary of family travel news, special offers, travel advisor insights and recent blog posts from The Family Travel Guy to help you travel better, travel smarter and optimize value along the way.

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