When should I book my Vacation? ~The Answer

When to book your vacation? Try­ing to fig­ure out the ide­al time to book your vacation and get the best deal is like try­ing to pre­dict a sports score: All you can do is look at the stats and make an educat­ed guess, and that is where a great Travel Agent comes in handy. It is our job to look at the constant changing stats and we are trained, learn from experience, etc when to book a vacation and get the best deals.

More often than not...book EARLY. Most vacations offer early bird specials and with cruise and certain hotels you get to pick the best cabin or room, as you are one of the first to book. Also, when booking with a Travel Agent, and booking early more often than not, if there is a better price before your final payment, we can get the better price.

Sometimes a Travel Agent will tell you to hold off on booking because they are aware of a sale for your particular destination. For example:

For Cruises a big sale blitz happens in late Oc­to­ber and again in Jan­uary and Febru­ary (dur­ing what the cruise in­dus­try calls Wave Sea­son, when many pas­sen­gers tend to plan and book peak-pe­ri­od cruis­es). Spe­cial deals sud­den­ly ap­pear, in­clud­ing for sum­mer itineraries pop­ular with fam­ilies in the Caribbean, as the lines look to get more busi­ness on the books. Best time to go for the best price, depends on your destination: Caribbean would be hurricane season (June to November) but the draw back to that is you may not make ports and there are no refunds if they don't. Alaskan the best rates are the first and last cruises. For the other choices, cruises are usually all in season so the best prices are booking early.  Cruises sometimes offer last minute deals, but with these come draw backs, first the best cabins are gone, second you have to pay in full, and third if you have to fly to make the cruise the price of a last minute flight cost more, usually not saving you much.
 

For all inclusive vacation in the Caribbean or Mexico, book about 11 months in advance. You won't find deals during the most popular time winter break, but you also won't find any rooms if you don't book early. As for the best time to go? For the best deals, book your vacation or the hurricane season (June to November),  which can bring discounted rates up to 60 percent off their high-season counterparts. But, with hurricane season comes risk, be flexible, and buy insurance. Spring and fall offer some discounts (minus spring break, which is an expensive time to go again). Last minute deals can be found for all inclusive but the cost of flights book so close to your vacation often counter any last minute deals.

For Walt Disney World there is a double edge sword, you want to book your vacation at least 185 days in advance, so that at 180 days you can book your dining choices, but if you don't care where you will eat (you don't have a daughter that MUST EAT at Cinderella's Royal Table, or you aren't dying to trying Be Our Guest) then I suggest waiting until a deal comes out before booking your vacation, most deals come out about 90 days in advance. Some deals aren't really deals, for the summer they offer up to 30% off some resorts but that price is still higher than the same room non- discounted in September (but they are still cheaper than booking last minute where you won't get even 30% off). There best deals are usually for the month of September, parts of October, November, and December, with occasionally good deals in parts of January, February and March.


Booking your vacation can be stressful for some, there is lots of research that goes into finding the prefect deal when you can travel. Let RMH Travel take the stress out of booking your vacation, contact us and we can set you up with the perfect destination, resort or cruise ship. More often than not you will also find extra amenities added to your vacation that you won't find anywhere else. Let our expert staff help you.


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Walt Disney World Announces new Ticket Prices starting today!

One Day & Multi-day ticket tickets:
Adult (10 and up):
1 day Magic Kingdom ticket went from $94 to $99. (Difference of $4)
1 day Epcot, Hollywood Studio, Animal Kingdom ticket went from $90 to $94. (Difference of $4)
2-day tickets went from $92 per day ($184) to $94 per day ($188).   (Difference $4 or $2 per day)
3-day tickets went from $87.34 per day ($262) to $91.31 per day ($274). (Difference $12 or $4 per day)
4-day tickets went from $69.75 per day ($279) to $73.50 per day ($294). (Difference $15 or 3.75 per day)
5-day tickets went from $57.80 per day ($289) to $60.80 per day ($304). (Difference $15 of $3 per day)
6-day tickets went from $49.84 per day ($299) to $52.34 per day ($314). (Difference $15 or $2.50 per day)
7-day tickets went from $44.15 per day ($309) to $46.29 per day ($324). (Difference $15 or $2.14 per day)
8-day tickets went from $39.88 per day ($319) to $41.75 per day ($334). (Difference $15 or $1.88 per day)
9-day tickets went from $36.56  per day($329) to $38.23 per day ($344). (Difference $15 or $1.66 per day)
10-day tickets went from $33.90 per day ($339) to $35.40 per day ($354). (Difference $15 or $1.50 per day)
Children (3-9):
2-day tickets went from $86 per day ($172) to $87.50 per day ($175).  (Difference $3 or $1.50 per day)
3-day tickets went from $81.34 per day ($244) to $85 per day ($255). (Difference $11 or $2.75 per day)
4-day tickets went from $65 per day ($260) to $68.50 per day ($274). (Difference $14 or $3.50 per day)
5-day tickets went from $54 per day ($270) to $56.80 per day ($284). (Difference $14 or $2.80 per day)
6-day tickets went from $46.67  per day ($280) to $49.00 per day ($294). (Difference $14 $2.33 per day)
7-day tickets went from $41.43 per day ($290) to $43.43 per day ($304). (Difference $14 or $2.00 per day)
8-day tickets went from $37.50 per day ($300) to $39.25 per day ($314). (Difference $14 or $1.75 per day )
9-day tickets went from $34.45  per day($310) to $36.00 per day ($324). (Difference $14 or $1.55 per day)
10-day tickets went from $32 per day ($320) to $33.40 per day ($334). (Difference $14 or $1.40 per day).


Add-ons :
No expiration option*:
2-day no expiration went from $35 to $40. (Difference $5)
3-day no expiration went from $45 to $50. (Difference $5 )
4-day no expiration went from $95 to $100. (Difference $5)
5-day no expiration went from $145 to $160. (Difference $15)
6-day no expiration went from $190 to $210. (Difference $20)
7-day no expiration went from $220 to $250. (Difference $30)
8-day no expiration went from $245 to $270. (Difference $25)
9-day no expiration went from $280 to $295. (Difference $15)
10-day no expiration went from $325 to $340. (Difference $15)
(Please note the No Expiration can be purchased at the parks or through a Disney Travel Agent, but can not be purchased directly online through Walt Disney World ticketing.)

Park Hopper:
1 day Park Hopper went from $39 to $40  (Difference $1)
2-day Park Hopper went from  $59  to $49 (A $10 decrease)
3-day to 10-day Park Hopper went up from $59 to $60 per person.  (Difference $1)
(I am noticing in the Park Hopper pricing the 2-day hopper is now LESS than the 2-10 day, until today all 2-10 day hoppers were a flat rate.)

Water-park and more:
Water-park and more went from $59 to $60 per person (Difference $1)
Park Hopper & Water Park Fun & More went from $84 to $86 per person. (Difference $2)

None Florida Rate Annual Passes:
Annual Passes for all ages went from $609 to $634. (Difference $25)
Premium Annual Passes for all ages went from  $729 to $754.  (Difference $25)

Disney Quest:
Quest 1 day tickets went DOWN though from $45 for adults to $37 (A $8 decrease)  , and $39 for children to $31 (A $8 decrease)

25 Travel Friendly Snack

Going on vacation can often be fun, but with little ones they often get hungry, as do us adults. With that in mind RMH Travel has researched and come up with 25 easy and unique recipes that you can make at home and they are great to pack in your travel bag. So the next time you are heading out on vacation think about bring one of our 25 Travel-Friendly Snacks.

1. Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Muffins
2. Almond Date Bites
3. Banana Nut Bread Granola Bars
4. Peanut Butter Cup Bars
5. Squash Chips
6. Blueberries and Cream Granola
7. Whole Wheat and Cheddar Mini Crackers
8. Chocolate Caramel Popcorn
9. Dark Chocolate and Cherry Peanut Butter Oat Bites
10. Curried Pistachios
11. Monster Trail Mix Granola Bars
12. Chocolate Toffee No Bake Cookies
13. Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars
14. Brown Sugar Cinnamon Coconut Cookies
15. Chocolate Covered Apricots
16. Puffed Rice Sweet Balls
17. Chili Lime Popcorn
18. Raw Vegan Chocolate Energy Bars
19. Simple Easy Trail Mix
20. Snack Happy Travel Mix
21. Smoky Spicy Cheese Crackers
22. On the Go Apple Baked Oatmeal Cakes
23. Oat Energy Bars
24. Peanut Butter Sandwich Graham Crackers
25. Blackberry Almond Muffins

Need help planning your next vacation? Contact RMH Travel for your free no obligation quote. Often times, as a travel agent we can get you a better deal, more perks and save you money and time, check out our about us section for more information. Using a travel agent is free, as we are paid by suppliers. We are fully trained to help you plan your prefect vacation.

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Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique on Disney Cruise Ships

Here’s some exciting news to share with my clients sailing on Disney Fantasy. Guests who are paid in full and within their pre-reserve window may reserve appointments for Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and The Pirates League through the online Disney Cruise Line® Planning Center.

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique is a world of fantasy where young Guests ages 3-12 are magically transformed into princesses, knights or pirates. A variety of packages are offered, including several that are exclusive to Disney Cruise Line. They are the Disney Fantasy Package, the Under the Sea Package, Princess Minnie and First Mate Minnie Castle Packages, and The Royal Sea Package.

Also, on the day of the popular deck party, “Mickey’s Pirates IN the Caribbean,” Guests ages 3 and up can let their inner pirate out with a makeover at The Pirates League.

Book a Disney Cruise Vacation today with RMH Travel and then book your world of fantasy for your children.