When you ask someone what makes Orlando vacations great, the inevitable answer is Disney World. Everyone who has ever been in this theme park is unable to forget the sense of magic they felt once inside. It felt like they were walking on air and they were quick to tell all their family and friends about their amazing experience.

2. Clever Cost
Cutting Tips
On Orlando
Vacations

3. W hen you ask someone
what makes Orlando vacations great,
the inevitable answer is Disney World.
Everyone who has ever been in this
theme park is unable to forget the sense
of magic they felt once inside. It felt like
they were walking on air and they were
quick to tell all their family and friends
about their amazing experience.

4. Naturally, this makes all those
whom they told jealous because getting
to Disney World seems to be mission
impossible for many people who assume
it to be expensive. The thing is, getting
to Disney World and back is not nearly
as costly as you may think, especially
when you know the various cost cutting
measures available to clever tourists.
Orlando hotels abound with
great offers and just as many great
amenities. Vacation homes, however,

5. may be an option well worth
considering. These offer the kind of
amenities all vacationing families dream
about; from swimming pools to the lat-
est video games as well as a huge amount
of space. Staying in a vacation home
rental instead of a hotel may also allow
you to prepare food within your unit.
Some hotel rooms do come with kitch-
enettes; but it pays to research the cost
of a rental with a full kitchen. It is no se-
cret that eating out takes up a large por-

6. tion of vacation funds. Therefore, pur-
chasing food at a local grocery store and
preparing it right in your rental is one
effective and easy way to keep more of
your funds for fun things like activities
and attractions.
A tip that is almost unknown but
can save a small fortune regards the
price of parking in Orlando. There is
nothing that cuts into a budget during
Orlando vacations that is more
annoying than parking costs. Airport

7. parking is very expensive so finding ways
to avoid this cost is ideal. For instance,
have a friend of family member drop you
off at the airport. This way your car is
safe at home and your money is free to
spend on other vacation necessities.
There also may be special offers on
parking lots near the airport if you must
drive yourself and store your vehicle. If
you take your car all the way to Disney
World, you will find that parking can
cost up to $20 depending on the day.

8. Staying in a hotel near the theme
park may open the option of free
parking as part of the hotel room price;
plus you will be close enough to walk to
the park or take a free shuttle.
Travel insurance can cost a
fortune, especially if done at the last
minute (anyone sense a theme here?) Be
sure to compare and contrast the prices
offered by companies as they are sure to
vary wildly. Also, if you are likely to be
traveling more than once in a year, take a

9. look at an annual policy rather than an
individual one.
Orlando vacations don’t have to
be the expensive affairs they are made
out to be. Above are just some of the
money saving tips that can be utilized by
absolutely anyone. Why pay full price for
anything when you don’t have to?

10. Keeping Safe
When Renting
Kissimmee
Vacation Homes

11. O nce the stress of booking a
vacation is over and you are all set to
take the family to Orlando, it is easy to
forget about taking steps to ensure
personal safety. Even with the excite-
ment surrounding your trip, you cannot
walk off the airplane and completely
forget your surroundings. Although
the crime rate in the area where

12. Kissimmee vacation homes are is one
of the lowest in the region, keeping
track of your surroundings and your
belongings is always a good idea. The
last thing you want on the trip of a life-
time is to be a victim of crime. You can
make things easy for yourself by
remaining alert. This does not mean you
have to view everyone with suspicion,
just enjoy the vacation with your eyes
smartly open.
Regardless of whether you are

13. staying in one of the thousands
of Orlando hotels available or in
Kissimmee, you should be watchful at
the airport. It is easy to believe that an
airport is one of the safest places around
because of all the security but this is just
as likely a place as any to encounter
crime of some sort. If anyone who is not
in uniform asks to handle your luggage,
politely refuse and inform airport secu-
rity immediately. Pickpockets have an
old trick where they bump into you

14. pretending to be clumsy but they
actually steal your wallet or purse.
Ensure that all jewelry and cash remains
hidden from plain sight.
If you are planning on driving to
your accommodations, make sure you
are familiar with all Florida state laws
including all speed limits. Google maps
is a tremendous tool and used be used to
download a map of the area you are
staying in as well as one which shows the
best way to get from the airport to the

15. hotel. If you are staying in a hotel, the
airport rule of not leaving your baggage
unattended applies. Kissimmee
vacation homes should always be se-
curely locked anytime the house is
empty. Do not expect neighbors to
‘keep an eye out’ for trouble. For all you
know, they could be the trouble.
Although those staying in
Orlando hotels are tourists, it is not
wise to advertise the fact. Avoid walking
around with a large map in front of you

16. as this automatically makes you
stand out as an easy target. With the
thousands upon thousands of people
who will likely be enjoying their vaca-
tions at the same time, it is actually quite
easy to blend in and avoid becoming a
target if you simply maintain awareness.
Feel free to enjoy all the sights Orlando
has to offer, just don’t walk around in a
daze for half the day. It only takes a
second for an experienced thief to
relieve you of your possessions.

17. Whether you stay in Orlando or
in nearby Kissimmee, you can enjoy your
vacation while staying safe and happy.
Looking like a local, keeping your
possessions safe, leaving jewelry at
home; these are just a few of the tips
that can help you come home with only
the very best vacation stories to tell.

18. For more information about
Orlando hotels and
Kissimmee Vacation Homes
-
please check out
www.orlandovacation.com