When is the Best Time to be on Holiday 2019?

by My Flight One | Apr 28, 2019 | Travel blog

Often people are looking to find the best time to be on holiday, whether it’s a long holiday for a couple of weeks or a short city trip for 2-4 days. In this post, we provide you some advice on the best time to be on holiday, but that depends from one person to another on a number of elements, whether you have flexibility at work to take your holiday whenever you want or whether you can only go on holidays when your kids have school holidays or when your partner is available. It can also depend on your budget as it’s one of the hurdles to find a good time to be on vacation. Here are our best tips which can help you find the best time to be on holiday:

1. Find a cheap flight to a country of destination

One of the key considerations for travelers while planning their holiday is to find a cheap flight to their country of destination. You could simply do that by either booking your flight early enough in the year if you already have a place in mind or by booking during the low season period. The best low season period that we identify is September, October, May and sometimes you can find a good deal in June as well.

Use social media platforms to find the cheapest flight deals by following a number of travel bloggers and travel agencies which can find the deal for you, as these people post regularly on their Facebook page or on their Instagram profile the best flight deals they find on the internet.

Another way to find great flight deals is by subscribing to newsletters provided by travel agencies. This is ideal for those of you who would like to do a few city trips during a long weekend in order to explore a city or a country nearby.

In case you have few destinations in mind, you could also use our low fare calendar which can help you find the cheapest time to fly during the year.

2. Bridge your holiday with bank holidays

Most people have work or other commitments in their life, they cannot just leave on holiday whenever they want to because they need to show up to work and they probably have limited days off in one year. Therefore, one of our best tips is to make the best out of your holiday by bridging them with bank holidays, whether it’s Independence Day or other types of holiday in your country of residence, take few days off before or after that day. This way you don’t waste your bank holidays, but you are actually enjoying them somewhere on the beach or on a mountain. So actually, this way you use your holidays more efficiently. Besides, this way you minimize the workload when you come back from holiday as everyone else had one or two days off due to a bank holiday. Of course, all of the above is correct if you plan your holiday in advance, that’s why planning your holiday is very important to make the best out of it.

3. Find the right work-holiday balance

Finding the best time to be on holiday isn’t always related to finding cheap flights and cheap hotels, a lot of people go on vacation simply because they need it. Nowadays, we live in a competitive environment that requires people to work hard. Thus, people want to have a regular break from work, they need to disconnect for a while from their daily activities and clear their minds in order to come back more productive, and the best way to do that is by being on holiday. Try to break your holiday in parts, make sure that you are not continuously working for more than 6 months. For instance, if you are entitled to take 20 days off in a year, try to break them into 3 or 4 parts as follows (5, 5, 10 days), if you take the first 5 days including weekends that would sum-up to 9 days which is a good period to be on vacation and disconnect for 9 days. You could arrange the second 5 days to have multiple city trips during a long weekend or you could use them to bridge with bank holidays. The last 10 days you could use for the so-called “holiday of the year”, which is normally people would take during the summer period. This way you break your holiday into parts.

The key element for all of the above is to plan your vacation days in advance and don’t leave it for the last second. We know that planning in advance can be very challenging due to different circumstances and requires some efforts but once you do it you could repeat the same plan every year, adjust it and build on it.

To recap:

Find a cheap flight to a country of destination
Bridge your holiday with bank holidays
Find the right work-holiday balance

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How to Beat Jet lag? Best Tips of 2019

by My Flight One | Feb 13, 2019 | Travel blog

Nowadays, frequent travelers experience time zone change more frequently than ever due to different reasons of travel. Some travelers they barely come back from their business trip and either they are already packing for the next one, or they are packing for their holiday with the family.

Jet lag can last for 2 or 3 days and you cannot run away from it but it’s not that bad if you can develop techniques to overcome it, so why does jet lag happen? Jet lag is known also as time zone change syndrome and it happens when people fly from one time zone to another and it causes a disruption in their sleep as a result of that time zone crossing. The more time zones you cross the more severe the symptoms are. Basically, jetlag happens because your internal time-keeping system is disrupted and your body clock is out of sync.

Here are our best techniques that can help you beat your jet lag and quickly recover from it:

1. Book a flight that lands at night

Travelers experience jet lag on their way back home more often than when they fly to their destinations (e.g. if you are traveling from Europe back to your home in Los Angeles or any city located on the west coast then there is a higher likelihood to experience jet lag than on your way to Europe), therefore we advise our travelers to take into account landing times when they book their flight so they can find a flight that lands at night in order not to encounter any sleeping difficulties.

2. Eat a filling meal

Another trick that helps beating jet lag is to eat a filling meal when you land, even if you are tired and you don’t feel like eating or doing anything, we recommend you to eat because if you don’t, then you might wake up in the middle of the night looking for food. A filling meal doesn’t have to be unhealthy, you can have some fish and vegetables or some soup and fruits for desserts.

3. Exercise or go for a run

In case you land in the morning or in the afternoon then exercising would be the best option for you to keep you going for the day. You can also go for a run in the park for 20 – 30 minutes in case the weather permits.

Exercising followed by a hot shower helps you overcome the stress and the tiredness you have and it will help you recover faster from your jet lag.

4. Let it go and have a flexible schedule

The best way to beat jet lag is to actually let it go and learn how to overcome it by adopting certain techniques (as mentioned above). What we mean by fighting it is that, if you wake up at 4:30 A.M and you couldn’t go back to sleep after trying for the next 10 or 20 minutes, then don’t waste your time by keeping on trying because you will not sleep. So get up, drink some coffee, start your day as usual and make sure you accomplish as much as possible in the first part of your day because you will not be as productive later in the day. You will feel tired around the afternoon time, but since you start your day early you can actually finish it early. Flexible working hours are very common nowadays, so if your schedule allows you to leave work early then you can leave early and do some other activities until it’s time to sleep. Don’t try to sleep in the afternoon because it will only make your jet lag worse. Even if you are very tired, make sure you keep going until it’s time for you to go to sleep.

To recap:

Book a flight that lands at night
Eat a filling meal
Exercise or go for a run
Let it go and have a flexible schedule

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Book Your Next Flight Using Our “Low Fare Calendar”

by My Flight One | Oct 7, 2018 | Travel blog

The Low Fare Calendar widget is used extensively by our frequent flyers to help them find the cheapest flights. This widget is based on historical data and previous searches done on our website by our customers. Here is how to use the Low Fare Calendar in 4 steps:

1. Go to https://my-flightone.com/ and scroll down to the Low Fare Calendar

2. Enter the airport name or your city of destination and select the duration of your holiday/vacation using the slide bar

You can tick the box “Direct flights only” in case you prefer to look for direct flights only. You can change the currency in you would like to check the flight tickets in currency other than the US Dollar.

3. The Low Fare Calendar will show you the cheapest month for flying to your destination. The month will be highlighted in green color, for example: the cheapest month to travel from Los Angeles to New York is October as shown in the picture below

4. Click on the highlighted month then click on Find this ticket and you will be redirected to a set of cheap flights during that period.

Finding a cheap flight can depend on many factors. One of them is your flexibility in terms of dates and duration of travel. Normally, the cheapest flights are the ones which include few layovers. Some people don’t mind a long flight, they would prefer to spend more time flying and save on flight ticket cost than flying directly to their destination. Hopefully, this Low Fare Calendar will show you the cheapest option if you plan your trip in advance. For more travel tips, check out our post 10 Tips for Travelling Luxurious on a Budget .

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5 Things to Do on a Trip to Las Vegas

by My Flight One | Aug 29, 2018 | Travel blog

If you have ever seen or heard of Las Vegas you would probably know that there are many things that you could do on a trip to Vegas, in this post we will stick to five that we recommend you to do in order to make a fantastic short trip to the Sin City.

1. Stay in a luxurious hotel

Find yourself a nice hotel at a discount located on the strip where you can enjoy the view and the facilities of this hotel (like the swimming pool, gym, spa and so on). Some travelers they mention that it’s not worth to book a nice hotel room because you spend most of your time outside the hotel anyway. We have a different opinion about that, My Flight One thinks that it’s important to have few hours for resting in between your activities in Las Vegas and of course after a long day you need a comfortable bed for few hours of sleep, after all you should not forget that you are there on a holiday so it’s important to feel comfortable.

Here you can find the best hotel deals in Las Vegas:

2. The Las Vegas hotel tour and its wide-range buffet

A wide-range of delicious buffets are offered by most hotels in Vegas, depending on your appetite you can purchase the buffet either one time access or weekend-access (please note that most of the time alcoholic beverages are not included in the rate) and don’t worry we found you a great way to burn those calories you got from your meal(s), the best way is to do the hotel tours visit after the meal, you can go for a walk at your pace to different hotels on the strip and enjoy the amazing themes and short shows in each hotel, there are few hotels connected to each other through halls so you can avoid walking in the heat, just to mention as well you can do this tour on your own or you could also try a guided comprehensive tour which is a combination of walk and bus tour (check it out here). Another good idea is to combine the tour with food which will give you some room for other activities, check out this afternoon walk down the strip deal.

In case it’s not your first time in Las Vegas then we advise you to do a memorable 10-15 minute helicopter-tour for a reasonable price, in case you haven’t done it already (check out here).

3. A pool party is a “MUST”

As you might have heard already, Las Vegas is a well-known destination for all-day party mood. If you are a party lover then we recommend you to go to a pool party (day-club). First, it would be a great idea to check-out the pool at your hotel since pool access is included in the room rate, in case the party at the hotel was not good enough for you then you can try another pool in another hotel. For example, The Encore, Wet republic ultra pool and The Marquee are known for having one of the best pool party atmospheres in Vegas. If you wish to enjoy an outrageous first-class party in the sun at the best Sin City daytime hotspots then check out this deal.

4. Don’t forget the show

Attending a show before a night-out is something we recommend you to do instead of resting after you had an amazing pool party. There are a lot of shows in Las Vegas which are known for their creative visual performance in the theater, attending these kind of shows will clear your mind while you will enjoy watching a top-notch talented performers.

Here are few upcoming shows that you could buy:

5. Party hard in one of the best nightclubs

Nightclubs in Las Vegas have the best residential DJs in the world, which makes going-out at night very interesting and highly recommended for party people, to name few of the clubs where the most famous DJs in the world are playing (Tiesto, Alesso, Calvin Harris and Hardwell):

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If you are looking for an epic night in a VIP-style experience, you can check out this deal, with this deal you will have the possibility to explore four of the hottest nightclubs of Las Vegas (Fridays and Saturdays).

If you are interested in booking a flight to Las Vegas, here are some of the best flight deals:

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10 Tips for Travelling Luxurious on a Budget

by My Flight One | Jul 4, 2018 | Travel blog

Luxurious travelling on a budget means enjoying a luxurious holiday, staying in a luxurious but affordable hotels and doing a lot of activities during your trip without spending a fortune. Here are our 10 tips for luxurious travel on a budget:

Tip 1: Set your budget

Before you start planning your trip, you need to set your budget. Ask yourself how much you are willing to spend on a luxury holiday? You don’t have to come-up with an exact number but put a limit or a range in mind. This range/limit will help you decide making a trade-off. For example, you could book a luxurious hotel room and save on the flight by booking cheap flights with one or two layovers (direct flights are more expensive than the ones which include one stop or two).

Tip 2: Book your flight in advance

One of the most important elements of finding a cheap flight tickets is to plan in advance, whether you are planning a short city trip for the weekend or a long holiday. Although, you can find very attractive last-minute flight deals, but we always advise our travelers to book their flight ticket in advance, it’s just a matter of getting organized. Booking in advance can save you a lot of money, this is a known tip for most frequent travelers.

Tip 3: Be flexible on dates

Being flexible on dates doesn’t mean travelling in low season only, it means shifting your holiday by +/- one to three days or maybe weeks in order to get the best price for your flight tickets. We do understand that it’s not always possible to do that due to work or personal commitments. My Flight One recommends its travelers to avoid travelling on the weekend, start your holiday on Thursdays and come back on Mondays if possible. Also, being flexible on time (e.g. arriving midnight) can save you some money as well.

Tip 4: Use our “Low Fare Calendar”

Low Fare Calendar widget is one of the great features My Flight One has. The Low Fare Calendar allows our customers to fly cheap by providing them visibility on the cheapest month to fly to any given destination. As mentioned in tip 2, you have to be flexible on dates in order to get the best price for your flight.

Tip 5: Book discounted hotel rooms

Travelling on a budget doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy staying in a luxurious hotel or enjoying a comfortable room. You can still save money while enjoying a luxurious room but in order to do so, you need to look for a valuable hotel deals, meaning look for discounted hotel room rates. You can search and book your discounted hotel room on our website. When you search for hotels on our website, make sure you sort the search results by “discount” to view all the discounted room rates available at your travel destination. We will regularly post the best hotel deals on our social media pages, so follow us to stay up to date.

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Here some of the luxurious discounted hotel rooms in New York as an example:

Tip 6: Use the “My Flight One” hotel map

If you are travelling for a city trip then we recommend you to use our hotel map below, this map appears when you search for a hotel on our website and it shows you where things are happening (you can do so by clicking on “view on map” on the left-hand side of the search form.). The darker the color the more activities you could do around the hotel (sightseeing areas, eating area, shopping areas and nightlife areas). Here is an example of the hotel heat map:

Tip 7: Plan your tours

Planning your activities is a key success factor to enjoying your holiday. Make sure you book your tickets to museums and attractions ahead of your trip in order not to waste your time during the trip. Our website is a very a good place to plan your activities in advance, they offer affordable guided tours and tickets to attractions. Moreover, they provide great special offers and visibility on events happening near you.

Tip 8: Cheap Transportation (cars or trains)

Now that you’ve booked your tours and you know where you are going to, arranging your transportation is an important element of enjoying your holiday. In some European cities you might not even need a transportation and you can just enjoy walking short distances. However, to travel from one city to another you would need either a train or a car depending on your budget. We recommend you to use economybookings, they also provide luxury car. European cities are connected very well through railways and parking can be very expensive in some cities so using the train might be a solution for you if you are not planning on renting the car (click here to book your train ticket in advance). In case you are staying in the country side (where hotel rooms are cheaper) then renting a car would be ideal for transporting from one city to another (get your free E-book guide of renting a car in Europe by clicking here). Understanding both the traffic law of your destination country and the rental car contract are very important. You may want to be aware that some rental car companies may charge you with administration fees in case you get a fine (fees for providing your data to the police department), so you really need to understand the law in order to avoid getting a fine and save some money for other activities on your holidays.

Tip 9: Reach out to My Flight One Team

We recommend frequent travelers to reach out to us in order to get great deals which might include family members and friends discounts. My Flight One is willing to offer its customers discounts, even free tickets (for those of you who travel a lot) depending on the number of tickets purchased. Contact us via email if you need any help on info@my-flightone.com or via our social media platforms Facebook and/or Instagram.

Tip 10: Flight Delayed or Cancelled? Get compensated

In worst case scenarios which cannot be avoided, your flight can get cancelled or delayed for all kind of reasons which might ruin your plan during your holiday. BUT don’t worry! You can get compensated for that, all you need to do is entering your flight details including a short description in this link here. The possibility of compensation is available on the flights of all registered EU carriers. Please note that compensation doesn’t include problems caused by extreme circumstances (unfavorable weather conditions, acts of terrorism, etc.) If the claim is successfully finished, the traveler is paid 75% of the compensation received. The remaining 25% is Compensair’s commission (the company who helped with the compensation process). In case of failure, the traveler does not bear any costs, since the fee is only charged after receiving compensation.

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