Planning a family vacation can be too time-consuming and stressful sometimes. It often starts with wondering ’will I have sufficient time to even make the trip this year?’ If you have kids, you definitely don’t want to deprive them of those earliest, long-lasting memories. And if you don’t have kids, you never want to deny yourself and your significant other those special moments. We give you 5 quick tips on how to make that precious family time extraordinary and unforgettable.

1. Be Flexible And Try To Make Unanimous Decisions

When it comes to planning a vacation, you can never start too early. No matter how hard it might seem to get everyone on the same page when it comes to deciding where and when to travel, if you sit down and talk with everybody in a timely fashion, better are the chances that you’ll find the common ground.

It’s perfectly normal that we are all different – we have different needs, desires, preferences. The same goes for families. If you’re not all alike and don’t want basically the same things out of your vacation, it’s crucial that you talk about everyone’s wishes and figure out the way to make them a reality. One of the most important things is to be open and encourage everyone to come out of their comfort zones and try different things. That way you will ensure that everybody gets what they want eventually.

2. Try Different Things 

When you’re finally on holiday, don’t spend your time brooding over the fact that this year you didn’t get the chance to travel to the place you wanted, or because you are having a type of holiday that you’re really not particularly fond of. If other members of your family are enjoying hiking in the mountains or wandering through Daintree Rainforest, don’t be a party breaker and just try to have some fun, no matter how hard it may seem. The bottom line: you’re with your family and you’re bound to have more fun just by the fact that you’re trying. Who knows, maybe you even discover something new about yourself and your preferences, after all?

3. Travel Far Away From Your Home Base

For most of the people, long gone are the days when you’ve just packed your suitcases and went to the nearest holiday resort. Don’t be reluctant to travel to the destinations and regions of the world that you’ve previously only dreamt of. Whatever you and your family prefer to do (or not to do) when you go on a vacation, don’t step into a routine and just go to the same place every time. 

While we can all agree upon the fact that different aggregate states of water are essentially the same everywhere, there are still a lot of nuances to it. If you like skiing or snow and ice in general, why not go to Rovaniemi, Finland, for example? Or, if you’re more of a ’sunny beach’ type of family, opt-in for the Abacos, the Out Islands of the Bahamas.

And if you are too worried about spending too much time organizing the whole trip and figuring out ways how to reach those far-flung places, consider charter flights. Families in Australia, especially in the south-east, are more and more inclined to fly with air charter Melbourne, when they decide to travel to remote destinations.

4. Don’t Get Caught Up Worrying About the Money All the Time

If you’re always thinking about the amount of money that you’ve already spent on holiday, you’ll never be able to properly relax and enjoy your time with family. When you’re already at the destination you should be thinking primarily about the various ways on how to savor and relish those moments. Of course, that doesn’t mean that you should just uncontrollably spend your life savings, but being overly stingy is a good way of ruining everyone’s holiday.

5. Pack Lightly

Last, but certainly not least – don’t pack too much stuff! That’s especially important to remember when you’re traveling to the far-off destinations. But even if you’re going someplace near, carry only the essential things that you know for sure that you’ll need them. Learn how to pack your things so that they don’t take much space in a bag or a suitcase. You can save significantly more space by wrapping or rolling the stuff. Not to mention the fact that it’s much easier to carry around less luggage, especially if you’re traveling with small children who can’t carry their own bags.

So, there you have it: if you want the best out of your family holiday, make sure to follow these simple guidelines. Time goes by quickly, so why not make the most out of these vacations? What else are you going to remember with such joy and cheerfulness in the following years?