[2017 Orlando] Trip Preparation and Reservation 奧蘭多旅程策劃及準備

Preparation and Reservation required before the trip to Orlando:

1.  Flight

 

-  Normally, earlier booking for trip during the peak season could have better chances of getting cheaper ticket.  But sometime, airlines would have promotion or additional flight with lower prices available.

-  Use of ticket scanning website could better identify the appropriate flight .

-  Better to book the flight with arrival time in the earlier evening so that a longer sleep at the appropriate local time could be arranged.

-  If the plane would fly through north pole or beautiful places, window seats should be chosen.  For the AA flight flew through pacific ocean, we selected the middle seats to secure the access to the aisles for comforts during the 14 hours flight.

- When making reservation, personal information had to be inputted accurately.

2.  Hotel

 

-  There were lots of options on places to stay such as houses, hotels, apartments, condo,...etc

-  Typical fee for a house was around USD 200 per night while hotel was around USD 100 per night.

-  To stay in house, it was better to arrive early for easier finding the place and check in.

-  Chose the location best fit the travel plan.

-  For traveling with family, better not to change hotel too frequent.  Otherwise, some time would be wasting on packing and unpacking.

-  US hotel would normally have little kitchen with microwave so that one could prepare own meals purchased from the stores.

3.  Car

 

-  Renting a car was common in US.  But driving was on the opposite side from that in Hong Kong.

-  Needed to get the international driving license in Hong Kong.

-  Booked the car earlier for better price and more choices.

-  Chose a suitable size car to carry the people and the luggage.

4.  Tickets

 

-  Theme parks tickets could have better discounts when purchasing online.  If there was time to prepare, chose suitable tickets and purchased online.

-  Theme parks tickets were expensive in Orlando.  e.g. Disneyworld, USD 100+ per park and there were 4.  Universal studios, USD 150+ for two parks... etc. 

-  Getting online tickets could also avoid queuing for buying tickets.  As to enter the theme park, one would need to queue for security, and then ticketing, and then the entrance gate.

5.  Cash

 

-  Exchanged some USD for daily use.  Planned to use credit card for hotel and other places with higher security for credit card usage.

6.  Other

 

-  Ensured the passport had longer than 6 months validity and with the valid VISA.