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Travel Planning 101: Masterclass
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items Learn how to plan your next vacation with less stress and more confidence. Helpful tools, resources, and products to make your travel life easier. After traveling to 14 countries and 29 states, with and without kids, I've learned a few things and wan...
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🎯Purposeful Travel
✅Reservations
📅Itinerary Building
💼Packing
💲Budget
🎯Purposeful Travel
Travel with intention - know not just where to go, but why.
I love this podcast, but this episode is especially great for those wanting to travel more intentionally. While it's focused on travel with kids, the takeaways apply to everyone.
Tips & Tricks for Family Travel // Meesha Slade - 3 in 30 PODCAST Ep.363
A clip from a Spring Break Planning Challenge that goes over the importance of creating a purpose and using that to drive your choice of destination, activities, and more.
Travel Purpose Discussion
Stop putting the pressure to do everything on vacation and come home from your next trip fully satisfied.
Purposeful Travel Planning
✅Reservations
The best sites for researching and booking flights, accommodations, and transportation.
If you are starting your search for flights on an airline's website, it's time you met my best bud, Google Flights.
Use this search tool to find the right flights for you based on your preferences, dates, and budget.
*NOTE - I highly recommend booking flights directly with the airlines after finding what you want.
Use this search tool to find the right flights for you based on your preferences, dates, and budget.
*NOTE - I highly recommend booking flights directly with the airlines after finding what you want.
Google Flights ✈
When I am first researching accommodations, I love to use an OTA: Online Travel Agency. Examples include booking.com, Expedia, and so on.
Use these sites to narrow down your options and then search to see how to get the best price - usually directly with the business.
The worksheet in reference is include in myTravel Booking Bootcamp course.
Use these sites to narrow down your options and then search to see how to get the best price - usually directly with the business.
The worksheet in reference is include in myTravel Booking Bootcamp course.
Walkthrough: Using an OTA (Booking.com)
Learn how to research and book flights, accommodations, and transportation and get your next trip booked quickly so you can spend your time dreaming of vacation.
Travel Booking Bootcamp
📅Itinerary Building
Tools and tips to create an itinerary that gives you direction and flexibility.
All the must haves for a great travel itinerary to help you have a smoother planning experience and trip.
Itinerary Building Guide
My absolute favorite (and FREE!) tool for organizing everything for a trip. Once you try it, you'll never go back to a spread sheet!
Wanderlog travel planner: free vacation planner and itinerary app
Follow along with me as a plan a trip in Wanderlog. Learn about all the feature of the free site and find out how it can save you time and sanity.
Wanderlog Walkthrough
💼Packing
Resources and products to help packing be more deliberate and easy.
Tips, tricks, and tools to minimalist packing - with or without kids
Top 10 Tips for Packing Light with Kids
Use these pre-made packing lists or customize them for your own travel style. Free and easy to print and edit!
PACK LIKE A PRO - Feel Packing Template
This bag has saved us hundreds in baggage fees!
We travel on budget airlines often and use these as our luggage because they fit the requirements for an underseat personal item.
To adhere to most airline size regulations, get the Large (not Large-L or XL).
We travel on budget airlines often and use these as our luggage because they fit the requirements for an underseat personal item.
To adhere to most airline size regulations, get the Large (not Large-L or XL).
Personal Item Backpack
If you are packing light to save space or money, these laundry sheets are perfect for cleaning your clothes.
They take up very little space and work great in machines or handwashing in the sink - I've used them for both!
They take up very little space and work great in machines or handwashing in the sink - I've used them for both!
Eco Laundry Detergent Sheets
I bought one last year and have taken it on every trip since - including camping.
It held all the toiletries for my three kids and me, including dental care, hair supplies, medication, and eye care.
The hook makes everything accessible and easy to find.
Is it weird how much I love it?!
It held all the toiletries for my three kids and me, including dental care, hair supplies, medication, and eye care.
The hook makes everything accessible and easy to find.
Is it weird how much I love it?!
BAGSMART Toiletry Bag
💲Budget
Tips and tools to stay on track with your travel spending!
Budget basics for travel. Start here to learn about saving for travel, finding deals, and the why behind a budget.
Planning a Family Vacation Budget (Part One)
Focus on detailing your budget so you have realistic expectations and don't come home surprised.
Planning a Family Vacation Budget (Part Two)
Actionable items you can do now to save money for your next trip.
A free printable is available to help you get started!
A free printable is available to help you get started!
Saving for Travel: Tips for a Better and Bigger Travel Budget
Another great episode from the 3 in 30 podcast that is perfect for anyone looking to get started in traveling with points and miles.
How to Travel More as a Family without Breaking the Bank // Amber Paul - 3 in 30 PODCAST, Episode 402
Use this site to see if you have museum reciprocity or to discover museums you might want to join and then receive reciprocity.
Using this program I was able to save some big $$$ on museums while on vacation.
Using this program I was able to save some big $$$ on museums while on vacation.
ASTC Passport Program -Free museum entry