This Excel file template, developed by Microsoft, allows you to quickly and easily plan aspects of a holiday. It's not overly complicated, and it doesn't make any calculations or contain any macros.

However, it is extremely easy to use, and it's quite handy to have. From the earliest stages of holiday planning, through to booking the flight and other extras, right up to getting on the plane, the spreadsheet can help.

It's not just for the absent-minded - there are a few entries that can be easily forgotten by even the most steely minded, in the heat of planning a holiday.

Clicking the download link above will take you to a Microsoft page from which you can download the file.