3 steps to budget your family holiday.
And a huge SPOILER ALERT!

So, all the Corona-thing is settling and fading in Europe; numbers are in the negative trend and people are cautiously re-opening everything again.
Sounds great!

So you allow yourself some self-indulging dreams about the coming holidays.

We did then some readings for you and found out on the economy page of Dave Ramsey some good suggestions:

1. Choose the top places you’d like to go.
On the surface, this may seem the easiest (and most fun) step of all. But it does bring with it some extra questions. Does the budget limit where you can go? Does your destination affect whether you plan it yourself or hire a travel agent? Drive or fly? Make sure to be clear on this one because the more you know, the better you can plan and the more expenses you can anticipate.

2. Set a budget.
The vacation is the finish line. Here, you mark out the steps it takes to get there. Determine how much you want to spend on everything from hotels to gasoline to souvenirs and meals. If you decide something is too expensive, scale it back or cross it off the list. Get your plan in place so you know your plan of attack.

3. Look for deals.
You can find websites all over the internet that can help you score deals on hotels, amusement park tickets, airline travel and so on. Make sure you look for bargains after you set the budget for two reasons. First, once you know what you want to spend, you have a better idea of where you can save. Second, it’s a great morale boost to see that you are coming in under budget (once you have one) when you find a deal.

BUT... BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?

We went through some blogs and we specially liked the Momshoppingnetwork hints:

All the above will be highly influenced by the ages of your children. Talking about what they like will help you decide if a potential destination will be a good fit.
Think about their interests, hobbies, and activities. Anything and everything that might shed some light and help you decide if your idea is a good idea for everyone.
Another thing to think about when planning is if there is a huge age span between your kids. You'll want to make sure there is something for everyone on your trip.
You want the younger kids to have fun but at the same time don't want to bore the older kids. You might have to have a day where you cater to each age group, and the others will have to patiently enjoy the activity, whatever it may be.

If you want to know more we also suggest you to see our previous blogs:

3 tips for travelling to Italy with children
1 place you must visit outside Rome

SPOILER ALERT:
Do not miss tomorrow’s blog: Why you should let your Tour Operator to take care of all this, while you relax.

We are RHI, and we care about your time in our country; let's make it worth and pleasurable.

GET BETTER SOON!
We'll see you soon around, or a Wishing Well postcard from Italy.

As we wait for the results for the race to the cure of this contemporary virus and as we rediscover the beauty of spending more time at home while silencing the monitors with all their bad news, we think of you.
We think of all your dreams undone because of a cancelled trip, of your expecations for visiting the many treasures of our country, of your desire to make an even better trip as soon as you can.

So here, in RHI, we are preparing more and better, to be ready when you will be.
We are selecting our guides, our suppliers, our hotels and are really looking forwad to proving that we have not been sitting idle all this time.

Gest well soon, to all our friends around the world; see you soon!

Oh, the picture is not still from a movie. It's a statue carved in 1621 by a 23 years old guy, by the name of Bernini. One of the many, yes 😊

We are RHI, and we care about your time in our country; let's make it worth and pleasurable.

3 TIPS TO OBTAIN VISA SMOOTHLY

So, you have decided to come to Italy and are wondering if you need a Visa.

If you are not holding a European Community Passport (for instance U.K.) you will find these infos useful.

Have a look at this link to see the laws and requirements in detail: it’s from the Schengen Visa Info official website. As they suggest you could also log in to the VFS Global Website and select the VFS office closest to you. They are in three metro cities- Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata so select the one with the closest jurisdiction. For instance if you are from Shimla, your nearest centre will be to apply for a Visa from Delhi. If you are from Hyderabad, your centre will be Mumbai. Similarly for Eastern India and Nepal, your centre will be Kolkata. That is to say that Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai will accept applications from residents of the States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; the Union Territories of Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Pondicherry.

Which documents are required when applying for a Italy Schengen Visa? As Ishita proposes in her blog you will nedd to have in your hands:

Application form signed by the person traveling (which is you!)

Confirmed ticket or reservation of return.

Income proof that shows that you have the means to travel to a foreign country. A No Objection letter from your place of work works well.

Six-months stamped Statement of Accounts from your bank (Have enough balance to show that you can sustain yourself during your travel.)

Form 16 from the past 3 years.

Overseas Medical Insurance covering up to EUR 30,000. Extra copies of Passport.

Proof of stay in Italy.

If your stay is sponsored, a Letter of Invitation from your Sponsor in Italy.

A Schengen approved passport sized photograph. For more details refer to this link.

1 – Remember to apply for Visa in the Consulate of the Country you will first land.

Only one application wil do.

2 – visit the VFS Global Website.

3 – Have ALL your documents ready before even making an enquiry.

…and we shall see you soon in Italy!