Travel Planning

As the summer vacation season approaches let’s talk about some web based trip planning tools that can assist you in crafting the perfect getaway. I believe that extensive research prior to departure will make you a more informed traveler and allow for a more pleasurable journey. Depending on the complexity of my itinerary I like to start my planning 6-8 months in advance but there’s still plenty of time left for you to get started on this summer.

Hopefully you have an idea of where you’d like to visit along with a notion of what you want to see and do. Once you’ve selected one or more destinations visit the Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory at http://towd.com. The Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory is your guide to official tourist information sources: government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, and similar organizations that provide free, accurate, and unbiased travel information to the public. Businesses such as travel agents, tour operators, and hotels are not included. However this information can be obtained from the local tourism offices and visitors bureaus.

More to follow on travel planning!