Top 5 tips on how to plan your Valentines Break

Going on a Valentines Break with your loved one can often make or break your relationship. Whether you are married, in a relationship or just casually dating, it can provide a platform for you to evaluate your relationship milestones.

Of course, your time away would have to be coordinated carefully so that you both reap the benefits of this mini holiday.

Here is a Top 5 list of how to co-ordinate your valentines break:

Months ahead you need to decide on the budget for your trip. You don’t want to go overboard and spend what you don’t have because although we are supposedly out of a recession, it will take some time for things to get back to status quo. Also you need to be on the same page in terms of your spending – this is key to the success of your relationship – (Also for those with children, now is the time to start looking for a babysitter!)

Secondly, you both need to agree on the type of break you want to have. Bearing in mind its Valentines weekend and due to work commitments, you may only be able to get away for 3 days max. You need to plan somewhere not too far away. There is no point planning a trip to the Caribbean when you only have a 3-day holiday period. Neither is it the best idea to fly to Hollywood (10 hr fight) and spend the next day and a half recovering from jet lag. You need to agree if you want a City Break or you want to lie on the beach for a couple of days. Either way, always be in agreement…or at least come to a compromise, so that neither party regrets going on the trip in the first place.

Once you have decided on the budget and destination, research, research, research! There are plenty of good deals out there. Never underestimate the power of bargaining. You don’t necessarily have to pay the price on the tag with anything in life. You have a given right to BARGAIN! So make use of those skills and you will be surprised what you can get away with. Look on the bright side, the least they can say is “NO”. And when they say no, you keep pressing on! So walk into that travel agent and tell them it’s your anniversary, your honeymoon, your dog died…anything to get you that money off or upgrade.

Start planning your activities. Time is of the essence. You don’t want to spend 3 days sleeping on the beach. If there are issues you need to iron out in your relationship, this is the time to do it. Check the hotel website for activities you can do for those 3 days. If on the other hand you have a rosy marriage/relationship/courtship, then decide on how you are going to celebrate your love. Will it be dinner…a club…just drinks…out with the locals? Decide ahead of time to avoid argument.

Finally, save time packing by compiling a list before hand on what to take with you on holiday. Pull out the holiday list that applies to this specific break. This list will include passports, sunscreen, flip flops, Uggs or whatever the case may be. Sit back on the plane, hold your lovers hand, relax because you are about to embark on a romantic venture…who knows, one of you ladies may even come back with “excess luggage” – in the form of a diamond ring!