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Trailblazing new program making it easier for families to travel

Announcement posted by Trip Chiefs 21 May 2019

Australian woman set to revolutionise family holidays

Heading off on holidays might be a relatively simple thing to do, but when it comes to travelling with kids, it’s usually not that easy, which is why Australian woman Nicci O’Mara, developed the Family Trips Made Easy academy.

A first for the travel industry, Family Trips Made Easy is a six-week online course, designed to help busy parents save time, money and stress planning family trips. 

“I take the guesswork and time-wasting out of planning an amazing family trip, by teaching parents my step-by-step process, and giving them all the resources and tools they’ll need, so they can travel cheaper, easier and with confidence,” said Trip Chiefs Founder, Nicci O’Mara.

The creator of Family Trips Made Easy, mum to two young boys, and intrepid traveller, Nicci O’Mara came up with the idea after finding it so difficult and time consuming to piece together all the information she needed to plan her own family trips.

“When I first started travelling with my kids, I did what we all do. Get on Google and start searching for things to do in Rome with kids, where to stay in San Francisco, and how to see the Great Barrier Reef,” she said. 

“I’d spend hours and hours clicking and reading, only to find I was overwhelmed with too much information and not much of it was based on the experiences and needs of families. 

So I’d ask the travel agent, friends and family, and they’d give me some good recommendations but it would only answer a few questions. 

I also needed to know how to work out how much money we’d need, how did I put together an itinerary that catered to the needs and pace of having kids, did my kids need car seats, and how on earth was I going to keep them happy on a 20-hour flight?”

There’s so much parents need to know, which is why Nicci developed Family Trips Made Easy academy, so that other parents can benefit from her years of research and experience, together with the checklists, templates, destination research sites lists, tools and sanity saving tips she now uses for every trip. 

“I know this is going to be an absolute game-changer for parents who want to take amazing trips with their kids, no matter whether they’re dreaming of a trip, or already planning, and whether they’re using a travel agent or doing things themselves.”

Nicci has spent the past three years teaching parents how to make it easier to travel with their kids.

Parents like Helen and her husband, former Olympic swimmer Darren Lange. “You’ve done all the work for us! Instead of having to go to heaps of different websites to find each piece of information, it was all there in the course, step-by-step. It was clear, quick and easy to do, and the bonus is I can revisit it once I get closer to leaving on our trip.

I thought I knew everything I needed to know but there were so many things I hadn’t thought of. I was so wrapped up in the big stuff like flights, that I was forgetting all the crucial little details – time savers, mind savers and financial savers,” Helen said.

And Brisbane mother of three, Dahlas Fletcher. “I thought I could find all the info for my upcoming trip to Canada from friends, family and my travel agent. However, when I dived into the course, there were so many things I hadn’t thought of. Trip Chiefs’ consolidates everything into the one spot so you know what you need to do next and where to find it. A must for anyone planning a trip with children!” Dahlas said.

If you’re dreaming of travelling with your kids but without the stress and overwhelm, or, if you've already started planning your trip and want to to make it easier and be more confident in your decisions, you’ll see how Family Trips Made Easy academy can get you there in less time and with less stress.

Family Trips Made Easy academy

Opens for enrolments Thursday, 23 May 2019

https://tripchiefs.com

Family Trips Made Easy course overview

  • Week 1 is all about money, where we look at making travel more affordable. You learn how to save money to travel, how to find savings on your trip and how to budget, so that you can see and do more.
  • Week 2 is about planning. where you’ll learn  how to put together a great itinerary that’s right for your family, plus find the best accommodation and attractions for you.
  • Week 3 is about getting there and around your destination. We deal with flights, road trips, car hire and train travel, so you get the best deal and know how to overcome the traps and the challenges whether you're booking through a travel agent or doing it all yourself.
  • Week 4 covers all the international essentials you need to know before you go. Here we talk about passports and visas, solo parent travel, insurance, vaccinations, foreign currency, and technology.
  • Week 5 will have you taking off into the skies with everything about flying, with lessons on how to prepare the kids, helpful tips for at the airport, plus how to entertain and care for kids on even the longest flight.
  • Week 6 is dedicated to making it easier to head off on your trip. You’ll get advice on packing, checklists of what you need to do before you leave home, and my top tips for what to do when you reach your destination to ensure a smooth transition, plus what to do when things go wrong.