Vacation has a great effect for your family. Especially those who are difficult to meet because of work pressure. You might have an intention to plan a family trip. Yes, this is a good idea to strengthen relationships between family members. Don’t miss this good opportunity to realize a quality time. But you have to pay attention more since you have children to go with. It will be more difficult than when you plan a vacation with friend. That’s why you need to prepare yourself by following these tips below.

Planning the Best Dates

What becomes the first focus for your family trip is the best dates. It’s not like you decide the best according to your off work only. You also need to adjust it with the right day to travel. There must be the perfect season to plan a holiday. Summer is the popular one chosen by tourists. But it’s not the option to choose. You still have a chance to choose winter or spring as long as it suits your plan. In addition, the cheapest time commonly within three weeks between vacation travel dates like in Christmas.  However, this can be difficult for your children who are in the final exams. That’s why you need to make sure the schedule so that there is no mess planning.

Pay Attention before Purchasing Ticket

Once you have selected the best dates, you can continue to the next step how to prepare family trip. Purchasing ticket before the chosen date is very important. You should know that the best price usually comes around six up to eight weeks before. So, if you want to get the best price, you should prepare it well. Don’t forget to check the information about children under two years. After that, you can compare on the famous website like Skyscanner.

Compare Price to Book a Hotel

Same as the previous point, comparing price for accommodation is also needed. But before that, it’s better to decide which type of accommodation you want? There are condos, rental homes, apartments, and others to choose. Then you can consider the location of the place to stay. For those who want family trip on budget, you can find a condo in a central location. It’s because there will be advantages in getting the foods and drinks easily. Besides, you also can walk around or sight seeing the area around.

Prepare a Passport for Your Children

Last but not least, preparing passport for your children should not be forgotten. Whatever the age, your child needs to have a passport. You will be preoccupied by submitting several important documents including colour photo of your child. Remember that it must be taken in the past six months. Besides, you must provide a birth certificate to as a proof. Then make some copies of each documents so that you don’t need to make it again and again. Don’t forget to prepare some money because you will need to pay  expediting fee to process the application.