1 . Make a Plan for Your Trip

Choose your location.

When people think to themselves "I want to take a trip", usually they have a place in mind. Where’s yours?    1    "London" is a lot easier to plan than "England". Research it online and discuss it with your fellow travelers. Websites are a great place to browse travel photos, journals and videos posted by real people sharing their experiences. For example, before going on a trip to Japan, do a quick search — you’ll get all kinds of stories and advice from people who recently visited Japan.

Choose when you want to go.

This will be determined by a number of things, but mostly your schedule. How much time can you feasibly take off work? Do you want to deal with winter or the rainy season? How about when it’s hot and muggy?     2    

Be cautious about going through a travel agent.

Travel agents simply must charge booking fees, or they could not stay in business. The largest immediate savings in planning your trip would be to use an online travel website to research, plan and book your travel adventures.     3    

Make your reservations for flights and accommodations.

Once you’re exactly sure of your destination, your travel schedule and the way you want to get around, make your reservations. For flights, book around two months ahead.     4    

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No one has ever said to themselves while on vacation, "I’m so glad I practically packed my entire closet". Leave space for shopping and buying souvenirs. Moreover, traveling with lots of luggage restricts your movement and causes discomfort, so only pack the necessities.

2 . Reserve seats on any 2017 Rick Steves tour today, and you’ll save $ 100 per person! To receive your early booking discount, you must reserve a 2017 tour by midnight on November 30, 2016. Discounts are for new bookings only and must be secured with a $400 per person deposit(订金).

See our Conditions:

Tour price guarantee: our tour prices do not include air tickets, and may be adjusted without notice due to possible changes in currency rates and trip costs. However, your price for the tour you’ve selected will be guaranteed the moment we receive your deposit.

Included in the price of each tour: Sightseeing tours by a Rick Steves’ Europe (RSE) guide, and local guides when appropriate, including all admission to sights seen as a group; all breakfasts and half of your dinners; accommodation each night; all transportation from the first hotel to the last hotel of the tour; all RSE guide, local guide and driver tips.

The plans of the trip may be changed: Europe is full of surprise, and we need to be flexible enough to take advantage of whatever comes along so that we may provide you with the best possible tour.

Tour payments: Your final tour payment must be paid at least 60 days before the departure. Missing the final payment deadline may result in your being removed from the tour! If you sign up for a tour less than 60 days before its departure, the entire tour price must be paid.

Transferring(改签) to another tour: Up to 60 days before your departure, you can transfer to any other tour in the same calendar year with seats available, applying your existing deposit and with no transfer fee. If you transfer to a different tour, the price of that tour will be applied, effective on the date we confirm your transfer. Transfers less than 60 days before your tour’s departure may not be possible.