Christmas in July! To You This Might Be Silly But For Travel Planning This Is The Best Time To Plan Your Future TravelsPi

Christmas in July
Picture of a Sand Snowman with a Santa Hat and Sunglasses on a Beach

Christmas in July! Really some are saying, who made that one up! I have no idea myself, but for planning your travels for the holidays not just during Christmas; Hanukkah; Kwanzaa, Three Kings (Los Tres Reyes Magos) or this is the only time of the year that the family can travel together, or even start planning a trip sometime during the Winter and Spring of 2017 this is the time of year to get pricing and to start putting deposits on your trips.

We recommend to never wait until the last minute with planning for the obvious like the holidays, Winter Recess from school (February), Easter/Passover/Spring Break Getaways, and summer vacations. Because when you do, you will not get what you want. If you are looking for that special resort in the Caribbean, Walt Disney World in Florida, a trip to Europe, etc. So is everyone else! 

Also you can get some of the best pricing on your trips, but a deposit down most often without airlines in the packages it can be as little as $250 for the whole deposit up to $400. For cruise lines many of them have the itineraries out for 2 years of sailing dates! Like we have held group space during these special times of the as indicated above, and our rates are locked in. So if you are looking to go on that cruise to the Caribbean; Alaska; Mediterranean; Mexico; Greece; etc. We have already held that space. 

For land trips to Europe early bird specials from many of our tour operators, and many of these trips if the pricing goes down or you will get the difference in price; or after you book and you see the same exact offer somewhere else; we will price match it for you. But remember, it must be the same exact thing. Some people come to us and want the cruise ship to Southern Caribbean they saw on the same Royal Caribbean Cruise for $100 less, but when I look at it. it is a different room or category on the ship. So if you wanted a balcony mid-ship; instead of the Ocean View at the bow of the ship; then we got you want you wanted, because that room is in a lower category and was the same exact price we told you when we gave you the quote.

Or again, what if you booked that trip to Walt Disney World during Christmas Week (FYI, if you are looking to do this, book a year in advance, this week will sell out and always does early) and for some magical reason, and this will never ever happen, but in case you see this somewhere, free Disney Dining. I can  tell you this will have black out dates, and will be at certain resorts only! Disney Dining is offer during low season to help fill the parks up. So they blackout these options for Christmas and New Year's weeks, and you will not see this offer during high season.

But if you are booked and this offer does come around when you are traveling, we will inform you about it. We had clients recently go to Walt Disney World, a couple, he gave her the gift for a Christmas present to go to Walt Disney World. They went in April right before Spring Break. After he booked the reservation back in November and was doing monthly payments, which we can arrange for you, and this is for any vacation package once deposits are met and not just Disney. The Free Disney Dining Offer came out for the time of year they were traveling. I called them to let them know all about it, and that the resort they were staying at the Port Orleans - Riverside Resort was one of the Walt Disney World Resorts that was offering it. I told them that it would save them about $500 off of their reservations and they took advantage of it.

We get these offers sent to us, before they hit the tv and radio stations. So you know before anyone when working with us.

So just a re-cap for why to book early for your vacation during Christmas in July, or just in July! LOL!

1. Some of the best offers of the year
2. You get the rooms and availability you want when you want it
3. You can put down deposits and do payment plans
4. We hold many groups on the major cruise lines during high season of traveling see times of the year above
5. We will let you know when and if  the prices drop and apply appropriately
6. We will price match if you find it lower

If you need to cancel or change plans prior to the penalty phase of your travel, we can get all money back for you, and most of the times, the airlines will give you a credit up to a year from the date you purchased those tickets to use.

We also recommend all travelers use travel insurance, which we can offer all clients when we are talking about your trip. This is always optional add-on for you trips.

Thank you.

Cheryl & Nelson Echevarria 631-456-5394/reservations@echevarriatravel.com