Are you making plans for your next trip after the lockdown is over? Self-quarantine must be suffocating you and you are dying to quench the wanderlust.
Of course, you must be checking the list of precautions you need to take after the lock down. The end of the lock down does not imply the eradication of the coronavirus. So, when travel resumes we need to be cautious of the virus. Now, we need to learn to live with the virus.
While you are making a list of the precautions to travel in the post coronavirus era, you should also make a list of the regular travel mistakes you must not make.
- Do not Book all your tickets too early
Well, the idea of a vacation is to take a break. If you book all your tickets too early then you might not be able to accommodate new plans over time. Moreover, sometimes the prices slack down and you can buy cheaper tickets.
There is no point in booking hotels for your entire stay. Staying at hourly hotels is always much more affordable.
2. Do not eat near a tourist spot
Yes, you read that right. Do not eat at a restaurant near a famous tourist spot. Such restaurants cater to tourists and not the local people. They know that a tourist would rarely ever return back to the restaurant. Moreover, a tourist would not know the actual taste of the local food. They would believe every taste as authentic. Hence, the restaurants do not put in a lot of effort with the food.
It might feel awesome to eat at a restaurant overlooking the Bangalore Palace. But, it would be wiser to stay at an hourly hotel in Indiranagar or a couple-friendly hotel in Koramangala and eat at a local eatery junction. The food would be a lot cheaper and taste much better because they majorly cater to the local people.
3. Do not miss out on visiting the local tourist office
Whenever you visit a new city, do visit the local tourism office. There is more information available there than in any guide book. Even local guides sometimes do not have as much information.
So, after reaching Delhi do visit the Delhi Tourist Bureau in Paharganj. Get your travel plan sorted there and check-in to an hourly hotel in Paharganj or couple-friendly hotel in Paharganj.
4. Do not pack too many things
You might feel the impulsive to pack in your entire wardrobe. But, that is not wise. A heavy luggage can be quite cumbersome as you would travel from place to the other. Carry only the essentials and you can always laundry on the go.
So, carry only the bare minimum to your trip to the regal Pink City. You can always do the laundry whenever you check into an hourly hotel in Malviyenagar or a couple-friendly hotel in Jawaharlal Nehru Marg.
5. Do not forget to carry essential medicines
Do not let a mild cough and cold, diarrhoea or acidity ruin all the fun. Remember to pack all the immediately necessary medicines like Paracetamol and Gelusil.
If in case you did not carry any medicines, try to stay in an hourly hotel in a local area in Chennai like hourly hotels in Saidapet or couple friendly hotels in Velachery.
6. Do not buy plastic mineral water bottles on the go
In the current times of the zoonotic virus, it would not be wise to buy recyclable plastic water bottles from a roadside stall. Try to carry your own water bottle.
So, during your romantic Mumbai trip remember to fill the bottle from the hourly hotel in Bandra or couple-friendly hotel in Dadar as you heck-out for the day.
7. Be sensitive to the local culture
When you travel to a new place, try to immerse yourself in the new culture. It is quite weird to be nasty to your hosts. You can try to learn a few local phrases. That would encourage the locals to be more hospitable and help you beyond their means. You might even get some insider travel tricks, which you wouldn't get anywhere else.
For example, during your trip to the City of Joy, Kolkata, if you start a conversation with the receptionist in your hourly hotel in Esplanade or couple friendly hotel in Park Street, with a warm and courteous "Kamon a6en?" (it means "how are you?" in the local Bangla language), you would definitely strike a chord with the person. You might get a lot of insider information regarding the best places to visit at the time.
8. Do not forget to check the weather
There are many weather forecast applications like "Accuweather". These applications give quite accurate weather updates. It is important to check the weather to plan your day ahead.
So during your next Kerala trip, do remember to check the weather as you leave your hourly hotel near the Trivandrum Airport or your couple-friendly hotel near Ernakulam Junction in Kochi.
9. Do not navigate to the wrong place
Many places have similar names. It can be quite a disaster if you do not cross-check the place you have planned to visit. It does get quite disappointing when you hear a lot of praises of a restaurant and end up at its namesake version with sloppy food.
Do remember to cross-check your destination when you leave your couple friendly hotel near DLF Cyber City in Gurgaon or hourly hotel in Golf Course Road in Gurgaon.
10. Do not book hotels for your entire stay
Why pay for your entire stay when you can book your hotel by the hour at ease? Hourly hotels help to make the vacation flexible and convenient. You are not bound to return to the same hotel and can rent a different hotel each day. You have to pay only for the hours you use. Hence, they are exceedingly budget-friendly and pocket-friendly. You can make better use of the saved bucks to visit more places.
Hence, remember to stay at an hourly hotel in Goa when you visit Goa during the Carnival. You can easily wake up at an hourly hotel in Calangute and rest in a couple-friendly hotel in Anjuna at the end of the day. You only have to pay for the actual hours you have been inside the hotel. It is extremely comfortable. Thus, you should not rule out the idea of hourly hotels during a vacation.
Now, that you are aware of the 10 basic mistakes people make during a vacation, remember to steer clear of them.