How do you determine where you're going to travel?

Perhaps it's easier for me as I was a home-based travel consultant. What I did was, I would choose an exciting country like Egypt where I combined relaxing River Nile Cruise along with the many wonderful historical sites and naturally those memorable pyramids, Sphinx, and the museum in Cairo. It's kind of fun and educative. I then proposed to my clients and built up a group of minimum 25 paying adults in order to qualify for a 10% discount. I usually travel along with them just to make sure that everything went smoothly and on schedule. Needless to say, I always make sure to suppprovide travel tips to my travelers prior to their trips. I organized and planned many trips in this way, for example: Safari in Kenya; Corfou and a few Greek islands, an unforgettable trip to South Africa and Victoria Falls, and a few cruises in the Mediterranean Sea. Cities like Prague, Budapest, Moscow, St. Petersburg and many others were also included. I didn't make it to China because that's when the Bird flu broke out, a real disappointment!

For me the main things to consider are the language, I have to admit that I am only fluent in one language English so that would be an important factor when travelling, that the country I am going to has English as the first or second language. Second to consider is the weather. I am very sensitive to the heat so I wouldn't want to go to countries which are too hot and I would have to make sure that I go out of season, for example I always want to go to New Zealand and know their seasons are opposite ours, so the best time to go would be August when they have Winter. I would also seek advice and information from Mylot, because what better than to find someone who lives in the country you want to visit and get first hand experience from them and where best to visit etc.... There is also a wealth of knowledge on the internet etc... But I have already made up my mind where I want to travel, the only thing that puts me off is the length of the flight 24 hours YIKES! The longest I have flown is 4!

It's a combination of things for me. First and foremost it's my own desires. For example, I've traveled to Europe as part of a history trip when I was completing my history degree in college to be a teacher. We went to Italy, Greece, and Turkey. All that made me want to do is return on my own to get a full experience, which I did. A lot of times I have places that I already want to go, so they remain on my list until I can say that I've been there. Places like India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom are still on my list. Word-of-mouth also works wonders for me. When I hear someone I know, or even someone who I don't know but has basic sensibilities I can relate to, says they had a good time in this place, it makes me want to go visit the same place. To see what they experienced, but at the same time make new experiences for myself, too. I do watch TV like Travel Channel or read travel websites which also are good resources for me to figure out where I want to go. They are incredibly helpful when it comes to making a decision for me; they can provide tips like good times to travel, where to go, etc! I take all of those into consideration.

I've always wanted to go to Europe and Egypt. I used to watch National geography and those are the places that interest me unfortunately they are not cheap destinations so I have to save for years for it we make it a point to travel in our anniversary I certainly won't go to Europe in fall or winter I've had enough of those here and I won't go to Egypt in summer I probably can live with the heat but my hubby will be BBQed and he is going to complain his a s s off it's going to ruin our trip

When I planned my trip around the world I knew that I wouldn't be able to have the best weather everywhere that I went. By best weather I mean hot weather and not a rainy time of the year. I knew it would be cool in California but I would have good weather in Hawaii, Fiji and Australia or so I had thought. By the time I flew on to Darwin it was the wet season. I borrow travel books from my local library. I read about places like the Philippines which is high up on my travel wish list. I have read about many of the South American countries that I would love to visit too. Next year I am planning to visit Canada so I have purchased some books about it already. Nearer the time I will plan in greater detail. Rather than think up where I am going to. I already have lots of destinations in mind. I have a toddler son and a baby daughter so at the moment I need to visit attractive looking cities. I miss visiting tropical islands but when they are a bit older I will take them to the Philippines for some island hopping. I know I will take them to South America when I have improved my Spanish somewhat.

It's a very simple process for me. Do I need to go to this place? If so, I look for a hotel/motel that is close to where I need to be and I reserve a room for the time I need it. Otherwise, I do not go, as I am quite happy here in the desert where I live

I have often talked with my family as to where we would like to travel. When it comes to planning the vacation we look at the money and time availabel and make our decision.

When I need to travel, even within this state, I'll look for the information on the place that I need to go, the hotels - which has the best offers and quality, then how to get there - via car, bus, etc and other stuffs that suddenly pop to my head. By doing that, I feel more secure and relieve that I'll have a good trip. Things might be different from what I plan but it's better than not thinking anything.