Useful Information

Wedding Lists

Blue Lizard Travel can operate your personal travel wedding list allowing all your guests to make deposits via cheque or credit card onto your travel booking. This can be particularly useful for those who already have all the material things they need but are seeking to begin their married life with a special honeymoon!

Birthdays and Special Anniversaries

If you are celebrating a special occasion with a group of people and want somebody to take all the responsibility – look no further. We are experienced in handling groups to worldwide locations and ensuring that your holiday is memorable for all the right reasons. We can organise the details at your dream destination which will make your birthday or anniversary personal to you and your friends.

If you want to surprise someone with a fantastic holiday abroad we can help you by being discreet and organising every facet of your trip. All you will have to do is keep it a secret.

Travel Tips with Children

If you are travelling outside of school holidays remember to get permission from the head teacher and fill in the correct forms. You could encourage your kids to keep a travel journal so that they can take it into school on their return and show that holidays can be a learning experience as well.
Get your children interested in the local language, currency and culture; it makes the simplest of excursions exciting and adventurous.
Limit the use of hand held computer games, they will get more out the holiday if they take part in it and so will you.
On board luggage rules do change so it worth checking what you can and cannot take in terms of food and drink nearer your travel date. You should be aiming to get onboard with lots of water (you can buy it airside) and snacks which you can all have. Almonds, carrots, sandwiches and sucky sweets for take-off are useful.
Remember to request bassinet seats for babies and children’s meals where necessary. Frequently the children’s meals are full of chocolate and junk so if your child is a good eater stick with the adult food and take whatever sweet stuff suits you.
Take extra underwear for the kids and spare socks. Remember ‘planes are often chilly on night flights so take a jumper. Layer the clothing and leave enough hand-luggage room to stash it if you are going to the tropics. Leave your flip-flops in an outer checked luggage pocket so you can retrieve them and change your footwear before you make your onward journey.
Onboard distractions should be noiseless and without lots of bits which will get lost. Also felt tips can be a pain for careless or younger kids because you lose the tops all the time and they leak all over your clothes. Lots of long-haul planes have t.v. screens in the back of the seats which have gaming consuls on and a choice of entertainment.
Take your child to the loo regularly. Stops accidents and gets you to stretch your legs as well. Also your child can move around a bit which burns off a bit of energy.
The children’s hand luggage is best stored in their own bag and then put in your bag. Children under 8 and bags don’t seem to mix and their forgotten bag becomes a security risk. The easiest thing to do is count how many adult hands there are and have no more bags than that.
Check passport requirements – children must have their own and they expire after 5 years when you must update them. Many countries require your passport to have a minimum of 6 months validity left in them.