Luxury Winter Holiday Travel Tips

The Best Ideas for Easy Romantic or Family Christmas Vacation Travel

Nov 13, 2007

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The Christmas holiday season is a busy travel time. Cut down on the travel stress by considering these tips and ideas; get to vacation destinations in ease and comfort.

Christmas is the one time a year many otherwise fiscally prudent travelers splurge. Luxury winter holiday vacations, when done right, provide memories to last well beyond the New Year. Where to go is only part of the equation, of course; getting to a fantastic destination in comfort really adds to the overall concept of a luxury vacation. Travel can be annoying, but it doesn't have to be. Here are Luxury Travel's tips and ideas for getting to Christmas vacation destinations in style.

Christmas and Winter Holiday Luxury Travel Tips and Ideas:

Consider booking a flight on an all-business class airline. The luxury of travel starts before takeoff when all passengers are treated like first-class guests. Most offer expedited check-in; this great idea helps travelers avoid the dreaded hour-long security line and sometimes-unfathomable TSA regulations during Christmas vacation holiday travel crunch time. Believe it or not, the prices of airline tickets on smaller all-business airlines are often lower than business-class seats on regular jumbo jets.
Taking an all-business class airplane to a vacation destination isn't always feasible. However, travelers can prepare well for regular holiday flights too. Airline passengers have better trips by avoiding common airline travel mistakes. Here's a tip: Being ushered off a plane by an air marshal is one sure-fire way to ruin a romantic getaway! Further, a family flying with young kids (even in the coach section) can think before starting their travel; pre-planning for flying with toddlers make the flight better for everyone.
If holiday travel plans include flying American Airlines, the Admirals Club Lounge is a viable option for Aadvantage members. This exclusive club provides a break from the noise and chaos of large airports. The American Airlines Admirals Club is like a throwback to the days when the mere act of airline travel was a luxury in itself. Luxury Travel especially appreciates the quiet sophistication of enjoying a glass of wine in a club chair, while children wait out the time before boarding in the separate playrooms and game rooms. Several other large airlines' business-class lounges include Delta's Crown Room Club and United's Red Carpet Club, although Virgin Atlantic's private club is more upscale than either ("Upper Class" membership required).
Not all winter holiday travel is by airplane, of course. If cruise vacations are better travel plan fit, small luxury cruise ships are an idea whose time has come. More private than the hulking, crowded cruise ships, the idea of flexible vacation package itineraries on mega yachts sounds great. The best small luxury cruises travel to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean; both are highly desirable winter vacation travel package destinations. Exclusive ports of call, all suite accommodations, and an open bar are only some of the amenities that make a yacht vacation ultra-luxurious.
Finally, make the holiday trip as easy as possible with the best travel accessories. For family vacations with a baby, travel with a top quality baby stroller system. The middle of an otherwise great Christmas vacation is NOT the best time for an unreliable travel stroller to collapse upon itself (or worse, upon the baby). If wished, also consider packing and shipping bulkier baby items prior to the travel day. The less needed to lug around, the better, after all. For romantic getaways, a luxury travel accessory list of ideas for women, and ideas for men, should help the romantic couple travel in style!

Get to the best luxury holiday vacation destinations by reducing the stress of travel. Romantic getaways and family travel will be the better for it.

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