13 Secrets Only The World’s Elite Know About Luxury Travel
Getting stuck in visa queues, paying the same for internet as you did for the hotel room, waiting in ticket queues, struggling to find a taxi. These things just don’t happen to the luxury traveller. And why not? Because they know how to take steps to avoid all of these typical travel headaches. We let you in on some of their secrets.
1. Find Destination with People Like you
Do you want to have an amazing holiday? Well choose a destination which is attended by like-minded people looking for luxury and no fuss experiences. Not only will you have the chance to meet new people, but you will find that as everyone has common plans and desires that the experience is a lot more relaxed.
2. Never Book all Inclusive
All Inclusive is code for ‘Get what you’re Given’. The discerning luxury traveller will instead book independent elements and then choose where they want to save and where they want to splurge. This means that they can choose what is important to them while retaining the flexibility to organise their holiday in the way that they feel is best. Flexible packages are a fantastic option and provide the best of both worlds.
3. Have your Own Transport
Make sure you have arranged private transport for your journey. Hiring a car or even organising private chauffeured transportation helps you avoid the hassle of organising taxis or using public transport. The luxury traveller knows that travel stress can eat into the enjoyment of your holiday experiences. You could take this even further by joining a flight members club like SurfAir, a private scheduled airline where members can travel within their own membership zone for free.
4. Meet the Locals
Meeting and engaging with the locals give you the chance to have a truly genuine and unique experience. Usually the locals will be pleased to welcome you to their country and help you find the best things to do which are not mentioned in the guide books from the best little local trattorias to stunning viewpoints not yet discovered by the likes of National Geographic.
5. Eat Local Food
The local cuisine can be an exciting opportunity for discovery in many places. It’s a chance to discover the culture of a place and also to further interact with the locals.
6. Combine Sight Seeing with Exercise
The luxury traveller wants to see and experience all there is on offer, if this means jumping on a bike and cycling through the mountains, or white water rafting down rapids or hitting the slopes, then they will give it a go. Some of the most beautiful sites that you will find in the world are not accessible by road. Going off-piste (excuse the pun!) provides some truly unique experiences that you will remember for a lifetime.
7. Pay Attention to Health Issues
No self-respecting luxury traveller wants to spend their holiday stuck in the hotel with a case of the lurgy or something worse. They always check before you travel the health warnings and what vaccinations you need to get to visit certain parts of the world. Also avoid places where the cleanliness is obviously questionable.
8. Travel Where Your Currency is Strong
The wealthy know how to get the most for their money. That’s why they use the strength of their currency as an opportunity to visit certain places. Take a lead from their book and find places where you can enjoy an amazing lifestyle for a lighter budget.
Try Egypt where the recent currency revaluation make your £ and Euros go a long way!
9. Use Your Airmiles to Upgrade
Airmiles are one of those things which effectively come for free the more you travel. Instead of using them on travel that you would do anyway, why not use them to upgrade and start and end your holiday experience in the right way.
10. Join Preferred Partner Programmes
Like a particular hotel brand or airline? Think you will use them more than once? Then joining a preferred partner programme gets you the VIP treatment as well as loads of hidden benefits that can actually save you cash like complimentary WiFi or access to the hotel lounge, complimentary breakfasts and so much more.
11. Try Something New
We have all heard those boring stories from someone who has gone on holiday and sat on the beach all day. While this provides a nice relaxing time, it doesn’t generate much excitement. With such busy lives, it is hard to find the time to try something new, so your holiday provides a great opportunity. Whether your something new is fishing, horseriding, skyjumping, learning to sail or spending a day wandering through interesting villages, you will return from your vacation with a real memory of the place and the time that you tried something new.
12. Head for the Airport Lounge
Walk in, head held high and buy yourself access to the airport lounge. You won’t regret it as you sit in a comfortable recliner and enjoy the complimentary food and drinks. Of course all airport lounges are not created equal, so take a peak around the door before you part with your cash.
13. Always Travel with Insurance
You never know what will happen on your travels. That’s why the discerning traveller knows that they should always travel with insurance. That means when something does go wrong you can relax and know that you can find somewhere to stay / a new flight / replacement luggage or cash with very little inconvenience.
MEPM put together luxury experiences for discerning travelers where they can discover the true destinations from a local perspective and what they have to offer for property owners. We currently offer experiences in Alderney (UK), Andermatt (Switzerland), Athens (Greece), Barcelona (Spain), El Gouna (Egypt), Havana (Cuba) & Montenegro.
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