✈️ How to Plan Your Holiday From Start to Finish(…or why you should just let us do the hard work for you 😝)

You’ve decided: “I need a holiday.”

Now where do you want to go, see, do and who are joining you on this getaway?

Is it🤔❓❓❓

🚢 Sailing away on a luxury Explora Journey cruise in the Mediterranean

♨️ Staying in a ryokan ( Japanese traditional style accommodation) with a private Onsen over look Mt Fuji, or 🍹 Sipping cocktails by your own private pool villa while your private chef organise your delicious BBQ seafood extravaganza?

✨ It’s all fun and games until… you actually start planning. ✨

Here’s what planning really looks like (brace yourself):

🌍 1. Deciding Where to Go

Seems simple—until you realise:

✅ Is it the right season to visit?

✅ Are there much to do and see?

✅ Do you need a visa, special entry forms, or safe to visit?

✅ Will the kids, your partner, and you all be happy there?

Hours later you’re still on page 19 of Google… send help.

✈️ 2. Finding the Best Flights (aka the airfare rabbit hole)

Oh, you thought it was just typing in your dates and clicking “search”? Think again.

You need to figure out:

✈️ Is the deal from the online site legit … or would I get scammed and lost my hard earned cash cus the deal is too good not to secure it now?

✈️ Which airlines get you there most conveniently… or whether breaking the journey with a stopover saves you hundreds (and maybe adds a cheeky extra city).

✈️ Which aircrafts have the best seats, inflight entertainment, service and food—because not all planes are created equal.

✈️ Premium Economy, Business or First Class perks—flatbeds, better wine, lounge access… heck, some airlines even throw in a chauffeur drive to the airport for free!

✈️ Cheapest dates to fly there and back—shifting by just a day or two can save serious cash.

✈️ Should you fly in and out of the same city or try an open jaw (fly into one city, out of another) for a smarter itinerary?

Meanwhile your browser has 27 tabs open and you’re muttering at seat maps.

🏨 3. Accommodation Deep Dive (aka the hotel headache)

Hotel, resort, villa… which one is perfect?

• What’s the check‑in time? Are you landing early morning after a long‑haul flight only to find out you can’t get into your room until 3pm? Can I leave my luggage if I can't check in straight away or do I need to lug it around?

• Is the room size big enough for everyone, or will you be playing human Tetris with your luggage?

• Is it actually close to the attractions or are you about to spend half your trip figure out how to get around?

• Are the reviews legit, or are those dreamy photos from 2008?

🚙 4. Transport on the Ground

T available at 2am?Will your rental car even fit the luggage—or the local parking spaces?

Your flight arrives at your destination airport at 11pm, is it easy enough to get to the hotel with so many luggage? Do I save $$$ from using public transportation or do I pay more to get a private transfer?

🎟️ 5. Activities and Tours

There are so many options so which ones are the right one for me?

• Which tours are actually worth it?

• Is it worth getting the Express Pass for Universal Studios, and why? (Hint: if you hate wasting precious holiday hours standing in line, the answer is usually YES!)

• Do you need to book that must‑visit restaurant months in advance or risk missing out?

🗂️ 6. Paperwork & Policies

Visas. Insurance. Health declarations. Reading cancellation policies like you’re prepping for a law degree. One missed detail can mean denied boarding or extra $$$ at the worst time.

📋 7. Pulling It All Together

Now juggle:

• Flights, hotels, transfers, tours, meal times, arrival times…

• Keep every voucher and confirmation in order.

• Triple‑check dates so you don’t accidentally book a hotel in Paris… after your flight has left for Rome.

Tired yet? 😅

This is where most people sit back and go:“Wow. Planning a holiday is actually a full‑time job.”

But here’s the good news… it doesn’t have to be yours.

💛 Let Us Be Your Travel Sidekick!

I’m Sekha, and with my superstar team—Jamela, Almarie, Solomon, and our little mascot Pixie 🐶—we LIVE for this stuff.

✅ We know which airlines and aircraft will make your journey smooth (and which ones will make you want to scream).

✅ We’ll help you figure out if a stopover saves money or sanity.

✅ We’ll hunt down the best travel dates and smartest routes.

✅ We’ll match you with the perfect hotel— within your price range, spacious rooms, good locations.

✅ And we’ll plan transfers, tours, cruises, travel insurance… the works.

And if there is any drama with your trip like flight delay or cancellation? While everyone else is stuck on hold with an airline or don't even know where to start, we’re the ones fixing it for you.

Kid you not we have battled with Qantas which took 13 hours in total to make sure that our clients got to their final destination safely due to flights delayed back in 2024!

✨ For just $150 per person or $300 per family ✨we’ll organise everything—flights, cruises, accommodation, transfers, insurance, tours……and you won’t lift a finger.

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📧 hello@travelsidekick.com.au

Your holiday should be fun—not frustrating.

Let us handle the messy bits while you focus on the good stuff… like which cocktail to try first. 🍹

Let us be your Travel Sidekick 😝