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How early do you plan your vacations?

post #1 of 16
4/15/11 at 7:22pm
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Some of the people i know plan vacations (book tickets and such) 5 months in advance. Usually I book a week or 2 in advance for short trips, a month for longer trips. Just wondering if 5 months is common.
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post #2 of 16
4/16/11 at 11:44am
My vacations are booked several months in advance. For a couple examples, my May vacation was booked in December and the one for July was booked in January.
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post #3 of 16
4/17/11 at 1:11am
If I fly overseas, I book as soon as my vacation time is confirmed. For domestic trips, if its less than a week I book about one month in advance.
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post #4 of 16
4/17/11 at 1:12am
heading to thailand in 2 weeks. booked it in feb. appr the norm for me..
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post #5 of 16
4/17/11 at 5:32am
I want to book very early to take advantage of the cheaper tickets, but we always end up booking 1-2 months in advance lol.
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post #6 of 16
4/17/11 at 11:10pm
Five months seems like a long time.

When booking with airline points, I'll book 2-3 months in advance. (Because I have to.)

For package tours, I book as late as possible. Our kids play a lot of sports, and we usually don't know the schedules very far in advance.

I'm never worried about missing out on a particular hotel or even a particular country. There is always someplace else.

Once, I booked on a Tuesday to go to Italy that Friday. I came home with a guide to Tuscany and said to my wife, "Guess what?". I'm lucky --- she likes to travel but isn't interested in any of the planning.
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post #7 of 16
4/17/11 at 11:35pm
vacation, whats that?
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post #8 of 16
4/17/11 at 11:48pm
as early as possible - international: 2 months - domestic: 2-3 weeks
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post #9 of 16
4/18/11 at 4:15am
I booked my upcoming trip to Amanpulo 9 months in advance
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post #10 of 16
4/18/11 at 9:31am
Much depends upon the trip, the season, etc. Certain venues and/or seasons require more advance planning than others. If a destination is greatly in demand, I'll book early. If that is not the case, I might book closer to the date of departure.

Quite a bit also depends on who is going. If I'm traveling with a group of family and/or friends, I tend to book much earlier than on those occasions when it's just the two of us or I alone.
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post #11 of 16
4/18/11 at 9:38am
I already have Deember 2011 booked and March 2012 booked.
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post #12 of 16
4/18/11 at 11:51am
>6 months, usually. I had July 2011 booked in January and I plan on booking December 2011 soon.
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post #13 of 16
4/18/11 at 12:09pm
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Originally Posted by Blackhood View Post
I already have Deember 2011 booked and March 2012 booked.

Damn, I'm kinda jealous. I wish I have that much visibility into my schedule.
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post #14 of 16
4/18/11 at 12:55pm
Haven't had a vacation since '09. Yall are lazy ass pussies. Probably Gov workers.
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post #15 of 16
4/18/11 at 2:05pm
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Originally Posted by javyn View Post
Haven't had a vacation since '09. Yall are lazy ass pussies. Probably Gov workers.

Aren't we all?
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