October 3, 2007
Plan your winter vacation in advance
One line from this article about planning vacations in advance rang especially true for me:
Pam Seagle, an agent with Carlson Wagonlit Travel in High Point, N.C., said the families who "get it" booked their holiday travel plans back in January and February of 2007.My wife and I were making plans for our trip to Europe this winter back in April when we called a travel agent to ask about flights (after shopping online).
It turns out that the cheapest flights from Seoul to Europe are with Thai Air. It's a very long flight, Seoul - Bangkok - Munich (or wherever). However we figured we could make it worthwhile by spending some time in Thailand, maybe a week to study Thai massage in Wat Pho or something. Then we learned that all the flights from Seoul to Bangkok for Dec. 19-21 (our possible departure dates) were already booked.
So we ended up with flights on Lufthansa or something but I just couldn't believe that everything was full so far in advance.
Posted by James Trotta at October 3, 2007 11:13 AM | TrackBack
I am planning a trip now for May! I think around the holidays, people make their travel arrangements really far in advance! Lufthansa is a great airline, enjoy your trip!
Posted by: Sandy at October 4, 2007 10:10 PM