Our 10 top tips for senior travellers
Take it easy. (travel can be a lot of fun, but be sure not to push yourself too far…..)
Don’t sweat the small stuff. (Travel can be stressful enough without adding additional stress……)
Stay in touch. (You can find WiFi in the most unexpected places……..keep others in the loop)
Pack the necessities. (Don’t over pack……..)
Be safe. (Security matters even when you are on holidays…….)
Get insurance. (Important for travellers of any age, but more especially for the older traveller……)
Watch what you eat. (Like it or not, your tummy is probably not what it once was………)
Keep the bling to a minimum. (Costume jewellery and cheap watches should be the norm…….)
Look after your feet. (It is the wrong time to wear ill-fitting shoes. Leave the fashion until you get home again……..)
(10) Treat your medication as you would your money and passport. Never pack them in checked luggage……..)
What not to do on a holiday ?
Expect that things will be the same in your holiday destination as they are at home!
Blow your budget !
Be in-flexible in outlook !
Pack a load of stuff you will never use on the holiday !
Insufficient planning ahead !
Expect to use cash everywhere !
Stay in bed late !
Travel without insurance !
Have no photocopy of your passport and don’t use the hotel room safes !
(10) Forget the portable chargers and plug adapters !
What to do on a holiday
(1). Plan and budget well before you go, look for deals and offers !
(2). Bring plenty of bug spray !
(3). Have secure plastic access to your money !
(4). Have more than one way of accessing your money !
(5). Hire local guides !
(6). Be willing to try new things !
(7). Take tons of photos and back them up !
(8). If you get an opportunity to exercise, take it !
(9). Buy sealed bottled water !
(10). Protect yourself from the elements !
Our pros and cons of deciding whether to Rent a Property or stay at a Hotel while on your holidays.
Hotel stay. Versus Renting a property
HOTEL
Strengths:-
Personal belongings security taken care of by the hotel security. Staff
Your group has little or no duty of care for the fixtures and fittings, save their proper usage.
Generally, the bigger the group, the greater the expense of a hotel stay.
Meals may or may not be included.
Weaknesses:-
If you have very young children in your holiday party group, then our recommendation would be to stay in a rented property.
The outdoor pools in hotels are generally not heated. Where they have a heated pool, it is generally indoors.
Groups are generally broken up in many different rooms, often on different floors of the hotel.
Generally, during a hotel stay, you need to bring ample clothes for the entirety of your stay.
RENTED property
Strengths:-
If you have very young children in your holiday party group, then our recommendation would be to stay in a rented property.
Flexibility, you are more in control of your own destiny and the rhythm and pace, at which you would like to spend your days.
No fixed schedule of events and you have complete flexibility around meal and snack timings.
Exclusive access to your own pool. In these COVID times there is less chance of infection and greater hygiene all around. On our recent Rental home in Lanzarote, the outdoor pool was heated to 26 - 28 degrees temperature.
If you rent a big enough house, you can get greater cohesion in the group, because group members have lots of home from home facilities.
If you rent a big enough house, you generally get greater security with a fitted up-to-date alarm system.
It gives the group greater peace of mind and cuts down on property management assistance request times, if a member of your group is a handy person at solving small issues.
Generally, the bigger the group, it is less expensive per person in the group for renting a property.
You need to bring less cloths as you can make us of the washing, drying and ironing facilities.
Weaknesses:-
Personal belongings security taken care of by each individual of your party grouping. You are relying on everyone in your group to be security conscious.
Your group has a much greater individual duty of care for the fixtures and fittings, allied to their proper usage.
You have to acclimatise yourself to the sounds and Rhythms of a different house, to that of your own.
You have to familiarise yourself with the quick fixes and small tweaks that are required in every house.
You have to do your own catering or alternately eat out.
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