If you think winter is a great time to get out of town, you are not alone. More than 65 percent of respondents in a recent TripAdvisor survey said they were planning leisure travel for winter. And it’s no surprise that the same survey found the majority of destinations to be in warm weather locales.
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Checkout These Smart Tips to Travel With Style, Comfort and Ease this Winter.
Weather Transitions
One of the best parts about winter vacations is the potential to leave your cooler climate for sunny skies and warmer weather. Don’t be caught by surprise in either direction of your trip. You may have to do some digging in the back of your closet for the essentials, so leave yourself plenty of time to pack. And don’t forget the sunscreen!
While a heavy coat may seem like a waste of suitcase space, be sure you have at least a jacket and one colder-weather outfit for the trip home so returning home is not a shock to the system.
Smart Accessories
Wear and pack smart accessories that look good and help you get where you’re going. Items with multi-functionality, that combine form with function, make traveling light easy.
One example is Casio’s line of Edifice timepieces, which feature both bold design and cutting edge technology. Engineered with a Smart Phone Link, Tough Solar Power and water resistance up to 100 meters, Casio’s watches are useful as well as fashionable accessories, no matter if you are touring a foreign city or relaxing at the beach. Their Bluetooth connection capabilities, and the Casio Watch+ App, makes swapping between the time of one’s current location and the time at home simple, so you don’t need to stress about setting alarms and other time settings. When traveling internationally it’s a simple operation to adjust the time to the current location and with a convenient 2-city display you can easily see the time at home.
Booking Smart
You can save money by avoiding the busiest winter travel times. Skip the holiday weekends and your prices on transit and accommodations will be much lower. You may want to buy travel insurance in order to cover any potential cancellations due to inclement weather. Lastly, consider destinations that are in their off-season, you’ll find better deals, shorter lines and a potentially more authentic experience.
By packing wisely as well as booking shrewdly, you can have a blast this winter with a great escape. (StatePoint)
I would love to escape for a winter holiday. Here in Saskatchewan it is usually brutally cold and to get away would be awesome!
These are some very good tips. I wish I could go somewhere warm to escape the snow we have. A Casio’s watch would be nice also.
Great tips and post. Unfortunately hubby and I do not get the opportunity to travel. Hoping that changes soon. we are due for a vacay
Love these smart watches . Getting away from the cold is a must.
I love our cold weather, I don’t think I want to go somewhere warm.
Thanks very much for these terrific travel tips, would LOVE to get away from winter weather!
This has been such a long and cold winter here in calgary. I really wish I had planned a winter getaway this year. Next year for sure. Thanks for the great travel tips.
Thanks for the great travel tips.
Great suggestions I wear my pashmina scarves comes in handy when I or the kids are cold and good for a blanket or pillow on the plane too.
Good tips. I also find that if you fly mid-week you often get better deals than flying at the weekend. I’d love to be in Australia just now, it’s summer there but I can cope with that 🙂
I wish I could convince someone in my household of the, ‘give yourself lots of time to pack’!
Those are really great tips i would love a getaway,here in Newfoundland today it windy,cold and snowing
thx for the great advice!
I haven’t traveled anywhere lately, but I remember the importance of a good bag.
Thank you for these great tips. Plan to travel within the next couple of years.
I agree it is important to Book Smart. One has to check out dates carefully.
I haven’t had a winter getaway in a long time but I will remember your tips if ever I get a chance to!
These are some really great tips. Thanks for sharing. I hope to someday be able to take a winter getaway. My son and his wife right not are in Florida. Nice weather there.
That should say right now.
Great advice and boy would I love to get away now. What I’d really love is if I could live in a warm climate, so I could enjoy being outside every day
Good advice, thanks.
It’s been a long time between winter getaways so having the tips is very helpful. Thank you.
Sounds like a great idea to go on a getaway
A bright blue sky brightens my day – thank you. We all need a little novelty to keep it fresh.
We’re currently in the midst of a blizzard here in northern Ontario, so you reeeally making me want to go somewhere tropical.
I think these are great tips. We always try to skip holiday weekends for travel. It saves so much money.
I really want the Women’s Bobs Keepsake Slippers in Ice Storm Grey!
Travelling can be so hectic. These are great tips!
These are all great tips, especially packing a jacket for the trip home, never know what your coming home too!!
These are all great tips! Some I have done before, others I know for next time! You make me want to go travelling now! 🙂
Thanks for the great tips.It’s been a while since we went on a trip but I am still hoping.
Thank you for the great tip! I froze one evening in Mexico, didn’t bring a warm enough sweater. Thank goodness it was only that one evening.
We are still undecided about going away this April. If we go it will be Cuba.
Thanks for the tips! Important to remember sunscreen, even in winter 🙂
I would love to go somewhere warm, but due to my health, I have to stay in Canada
Definately would love to go somewhere warm! It is always a shock to the system retuning home and having warm clothes to change into is a good idea.
Travel insurance is definitely a necessity.
I would love a warm vacation right now! Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the tips, wish I had a winter jacket to put on when I landed at the airport on my way home from a recent trip
Definitely some very nice tips here, I will use them thanks,
These are great tips. It’s been too long since this family has had a little getaway
Thanks for the great travel tips. We have had a really long winter. This is the first year we really feel like we could use a break. Thanks again 🙂
It’s March and it snowed yesterday. Is there going to be Spring this year or go from Winter to Summer. Would love to get away from it all for awhile.
I wish I was going away this winter. These are great tips and perhaps I can use them in the future.
Thanks for the tips!
Super practical tips
I really agree with travelling during less busy times, I don’t like the crowds!
I would love to get away from the cold weather. Thank you for the good tips.
I have a difficult time relating to this article as I reside in Florida.
Thanks for the tips Ive never had a vacation and if I can ever afford one it’s good to know all the tips
The advice will be very helpful the next time I travel.
Thank you for the tips
Great tips. I would love to get away this week has been -30 with the wind chill here in northern Alberta.
Great tips! I am going on holiday in 2 days, so I will using some of these 😉
Great Tips!!!!!
I need a vacation, thanks for the tips. I will keep them in mind.
Great tips – Alberta winters require at least one sun vacation!
these are amazing tips thanks for the tips and making travel abit easier
thanks for the most helpful tips.
Thanks for the awesome tips
I like to pack smart acccessories. I find that a purse/handbag/backpack combo works for me.
I like the multifunctional ideas.
Thanks for the tips. I think travel insurance during winter is a must.
Great tips! With our dump of 25 cm this week almost pushed us to go again!
Thanks, I hadn’t heard of CASIO Edifice watches before; sounds very handy, especially for travelling.
I love to trave with comfortable footwear.
great tips! ready for a getaway!
Thanks for the tips!
those are great trips! Wish we were using them this year!
We are expecting a big storm today and tomorrow I am envious of the people that are away right now ! Great tips !
I am always checking for seat sales – you can really save a LOT that way!!!
Thank You for all the wonderful tips! 🙂
Thanks for the tips!
After shovelling snow for 4+ hours today, I am ready for a holiday and am finished with winter. Thanks for the tips.
I have never taken a vacation but am thinking about it now that I have semi-retired. Thanks for the tips.
Unfortunately we didn’t go for away this winter for a warm getaway 🙁 This has been a terrible winter & we are more than ready for some sand & sunshine! Travel Insurance is a must though. You never know what can happen & it’s necessary to be prepared.
Great advice, we travel once a year every piece of advice helps
It’s so hard with limited vacation time from work and everyone takes school holidays at the same time! Sigh.
Wonderful tips! There is so much truth to booking smart – prices can change a few HUNDRED dollars depending on the time of day/day of week you book and when you fly! It pays to look around and watch
I have never been on a get away other than a trick to Germany for my husband’s brothers wedding. Only time I left Canada. LOL
BUT, Thank you for all of the wonderful tips. Ill be smart for when I DO get to experience a winter getaway!! heehee
Thanks for the reminder about travel insurance – something I always forget about!
Winter is so long here in NL. And so grey. More snow in the forecast. People who can’t get away hope for an earlyish Spring.
These are great tips! One thing I always do is pack at least 1 article of clothing needed for every weather condition that we can come across, depending on where our destination is.
Wow! So many of these things I would’ve never thought of, but some I did. I’ve never traveled in the winter time. Personally I think it’ll be a good time to start and plenty of time until next winter so I’ll get everything just right. Hmmm Maybe Orlando, Florida to visit Universal Studios & Island of Adventure! Woo Hoo Second Honeymoon!!!
Great tips, wish I was getting away.
I should have read this before my holiday.
some really good tips, thanks for sharing
These are great tips!
Great travel tips, I wish I needed them as I haven’t traveled in forever! Here’s to hoping I travel soon!
I’d love to take a warm vacation away from Canadian winter. Thanks for reminder about preparing for weather both here and there, and for the tips on booking smart.
Thanks for the tips! Awesome post!
Thanks for the good tips.
Great tips I will keep for when I travel again next Winter