Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is to plan your next vacation. With the winter
Speaker 1: holidays behind us, it's a great time to look ahead
Speaker 1: and get something special on the calendar. So apparently January
Speaker 1: thirtieth as National Plan your Next Vacation Day. I am
Speaker 1: not entirely sure who declares these things, and there's no
Speaker 1: magic about that date specifically, but there does seem to
Speaker 1: be some wisdom in planning vacation Right about now, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah,
Speaker 1: and Christmas are over, so the fun and travel you
Speaker 1: enjoyed over the holidays are in the rear view mirror.
Speaker 1: The new year's excitement has begun to wear off, and
Speaker 1: winter can be boring and gloomy. Planning a vacation gives
Speaker 1: you something to look forward to. Practically, speaking for people
Speaker 1: with school aged kids, it's important to note that spring
Speaker 1: break is not too far off, so if you haven't
Speaker 1: planned your spring break yet, this could be a great time.
Speaker 1: Long time listeners know that I advise planning the year's
Speaker 1: travel all at once, so I would suggest planning your
Speaker 1: next vacation around now, and also planning the rest of
Speaker 1: the travel for the year, at least in broad brushstrokes.
Speaker 1: There are a few benefits to planning the year's travel
Speaker 1: all at once. In general, I find it easier to
Speaker 1: get everyone on board with a package deal. It's a
Speaker 1: lot easier to get everyone to be happy about going
Speaker 1: skiing over spring break, for instance, if at the same
Speaker 1: time you are planning to visit your extended family over
Speaker 1: Memorial Day, maybe go to the beach over the summer
Speaker 1: and visit London in the fall. Everybody gets something they
Speaker 1: are excited about at some point in the year, so
Speaker 1: nobody is too grouchy about the destinations that weren't their
Speaker 1: top picks. Planning the year all at once helps ensure
Speaker 1: you have variety. You can make sure that at some
Speaker 1: point you do see family, have time to relax, sight see, hike,
Speaker 1: or whatever it is you like to do. Planning the
Speaker 1: year's travel all at once also helps with budgeting your
Speaker 1: funds and your PTO time. You won't find yourself wanting
Speaker 1: to go see your parents and siblings for Christmas and
Speaker 1: then realizing you have already burned through all your money
Speaker 1: and your day's off, so this week, why not jump
Speaker 1: on the national plan your next vacation day bandwagon. Let's
Speaker 1: sketch out your next trip and your getaways for the year.
Speaker 1: I know I need something to look forward to around now.
Speaker 1: If I do some travel planning, I am pretty sure
Speaker 1: I will come up with something good in the meantime.
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making
Speaker 1: the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
Speaker 1: If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
Speaker 1: me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast
Speaker 1: is a production of iHeartMedia. For more podcasts from iHeartMedia,
Speaker 1: please visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you
Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.