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Illustrative trips. Prices and scores are examples, not bookable offers.

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Smarter budgets2 min

Give gifts and souvenirs their own budget

A gift and a souvenir serve different purposes. One is a thoughtful choice for another person; the other is something you want to connect with your own journey.

Photo: QueenCityCebu · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel toolkit2 min

Record an offer's source and check time

A travel offer remains useful as a record only when more than its price survives. Note the route, travel dates, number of travellers, currency and included services.

Photo: Ravi Dwivedi · CC BY-SA 4.0

Thoughtful travel2 min

Ask specific accessibility questions before booking

A general accessibility label is not enough to decide whether a place meets your travel requirements. Start by describing the actual sequence of use: arrival, entrance, route to the room and situations needing precise information.

Photo: Chongkian · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stays2 min

Apartment or hotel for your daily routine?

When choosing between an apartment and a hotel, imagine your actual day rather than seeking a universal ranking.

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Flights2 min

How to think about connection time

Do not view connection time only as the difference between two clock readings.

Photo: Calistemon · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cruises2 min

Why the night before embarkation matters

Planning the night before embarkation is about the reliability of the whole journey.

Photo: Asurnipal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stays2 min

Family accommodation: layout matters

For family accommodation, the number of sleeping places is only the beginning.

Photo: Cherryc032188 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Stays2 min

How to look for a quieter place to stay

Looking for somewhere quieter starts with identifying which sounds disturb you and when.

Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trip planning2 min

Pack around activities

Begin packing by listing the activities you expect on the trip.

Photo: Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0

Trip planning2 min

Decision rules for group travel

For a group trip, finding suitable accommodation is often easier than deciding who can approve it and when.

Photo: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates · CC BY 2.0

City breaks2 min

Plan a day trip from a city base

For a day trip, start by tracing the journey from door to door.

Photo: Mike Steele · CC BY 2.0

Smarter budgets2 min

Count usable days as well as nights

The number of booked nights does not show how much time remains for the reason you are travelling. Begin with the first and last day: when do you leave home, reach the neighbourhood you chose and start the journey back?

Photo: Graham Butcher · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Give gifts and souvenirs their own budget

Record an offer's source and check time

Ask specific accessibility questions before booking

Apartment or hotel for your daily routine?

How to think about connection time

Why the night before embarkation matters

Family accommodation: layout matters

How to look for a quieter place to stay

Pack around activities

Decision rules for group travel

Plan a day trip from a city base

Count usable days as well as nights

Your next story
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