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Vacation Countdowns

We all know that half the fun of going on vacation is in the planning. It's also no secret that anticipating a hard-earned break by imagining yourself exploring a new city, relaxing by the pool, or catching up with distant friends is often the only thing keeping you awake during the regular Monday morning staff meeting. Those happy vibes only get more intense as the date gets closer and closer, and the anticipation builds. If you need some extra motivation to get through the long days at work while you're counting down until your vacation, a countdown clock is essential just to remind yourself that there's not long to go! Try embedding your own holiday countdown widget on your website or blog, and keeping the tab open on your computer while you're working. It will show the minutes and seconds just ticking by. You'll be on vacation before you know it.

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Share the Excitement with Friends

Make the most of your pre-trip anticipation by sharing your excitement with anyone who'll listen. A customizable countdown timer is a fun way to keep a track of the days, hours, and minutes until your next holiday, while also sharing the hype with friends and family. An animated, online countdown where everyone can watch those seconds tick down to zero will let all your friends know just how much you're looking forward to your vacation. Post it on social media, add it to the top of your blog, or stick it at the bottom of your emails to your boss. Go ahead and brag a little – there's a beach chair with your name on it and you can't wait to get there!

Excitement is definitely contagious. Especially if you're planning a big vacation with your friends or extended family. Counting down the days until you're all together again is a great way to let everyone know how much you're looking forward to enjoying your time together. An online countdown that everyone can share makes it easy for your travel companions to spread the love. Whether you're planning an epic adventure or a relaxing beach holiday, it's exciting just knowing you'll soon be enjoying a well-earned break from your every-day routine. And your friends are going to be just as excited. A group countdown will bring everyone together even before the holiday starts. You can remind each other that it's time to make reservations at that fancy restaurant, to find a new bikini, and get those bags packed!

Get Organized with a Vacation Countdown

Don't leave things until the last minute. Get ready for your holiday by setting reminders for yourself for all the important things you need to get done before you head off. Once your holiday dates are booked in, you need to plan ahead and start checking off the calendar with all those essential pre-holiday tasks. If tickets for a special event or group tour are due for release on a certain date, set yourself a reminder so you don't miss out. Make a schedule to coincide with your vacation countdown. With 10 days to go until your holiday, you need to inform your bank if you're going overseas, and set up your mobile phone for roaming. At 7 days to go, you want to get all your laundry done so you can pack your favorite clothes to wear on vacation. At 3 days to go, it's time to get packing! Don't forget to photocopy all your travel documents and store them somewhere safe. Once you hit the 24-hour countdown, things start to get real. Check your bags, print your boarding passes, check on the latest weather forecast for your travel destination, and then chill out! You're all set to enjoy a fantastic holiday.

The Kids Love it Too!

Kids love a good countdown! Whether they're counting down the days until summer vacation, or looking forward to a family holiday, a countdown widget is a great way to share the excitement with the whole family.

How many sleeps until the holidays? The kids can keep track of the days until their holidays with their own fun reminder on their phone or blog, or simply shared via social media. If you're planning the family trip of a lifetime, get the kids extra excited with regular reminders about all the awesome things you're going to do together. Whether there's a hundred days until the Great Family Roadtrip, or only 3 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes, and 21 seconds until the plane takes off for London, the kids will know at a glance exactly how many sleeps until their big adventure.

You can do more than just count down the days until your vacation starts – the kids will love counting down to individual activities. Making multiple countdowns for everyone's favorite planned holiday activity is a great way to include the whole family in the holiday preparations. Who's looking forward to the rides at Disneyland? How many days until we go to the zoo? Only 10 days until the big snorkeling trip! They'll get excited just imagining all the fun things coming up on their vacation.

You can even use the countdown app to inspire a little pre-vacation planning:

  • Get the kids motivated with a list of chores to complete in the lead-up to the departure date.
  • Inspire them to save their pocket money with a spending money goal to reach before you go.
  • Count down to a packing deadline! They need to pick a favorite teddy, choose a book, and charge their camera before the countdown hits zero!

Even if you're just counting down until school's out, there's nothing more satisfying than watching the seconds tick closer and closer! We all know the joy of counting down to freedom from early mornings and long days. Help teens survive the end of year exam period with a countdown to keep them on track with their study, and a reminder that the holidays are almost here. A fun, visual reminder that vacation time is fast approaching is sometimes all kids need to find that extra bit of motivation to hit the books.

You don't need to wait until you get there to start enjoying your planned vacation. Make the most of every minute and enjoy counting down to your next vacation.

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