Digital Travel Skills - Planning an International Self-Designed Holiday

It can be FUN to plan an overseas holiday where you set the itinerary. Sometimes you do not want to be stuck on a bus and herded like cattle when you travel. You want to be free and tailor your own times. That is what this informal discussion is all about. The 2 x 2.5 hour informal discussion will explore how to plan, book and enjoy an overseas vacation where you want to do your own thing. We will explore how to go about this complicated exercise including:

what to plan;
how to estimate the cost, and zoom in on the actual cost through the process;
when to use a travel agent and when not to use a travel agent;
economy versus premium economy versus business class – air travel;
fly/drive versus bus tours;
consideration of train travel versus car versus bus for medium distances;
travel insurance;
difference between travelling to Europe, USA and Asia – Language, culture and cost;
using money overseas;
internet and phone access;
planning for medication;
and much more depending on where the discussion and questions take us.

The session will be guided by an experienced overseas traveller and is not commercially motivated.

However, the main focus of the session is to try to address your questions in advance of your proposed planning and travel – especially if you have not travelled internationally or not travelled for many years.