22 Sep Senior Travel Trends

At Astro, we love rubbing shoulders with our senior friends. Over the years, we have had the opportunity to drive for retirement community trips and activities. If you have finally hit retirement age and are looking forward to new adventures and fun trips that you haven’t had the chance to get to, here are various types of options that may spark your interest and help you hone in on where you’d like to go and what you’d like to do. When planning to get away consider these senior travel trends, and keep in mind we’d love to be your wheels.

• Get out and explore the world, and do some of those things you’d like to do before your time is up. Whether it’s a recreational feat you’ve always wanted to do (biking or hiking a certain distance, for example), or see an ancient ruin or wonder of the world, there are all kinds of options out there. Maybe you’d like to go and walk along the Great Wall of China or see the pyramids in Egypt? Maybe you’d like to learn how to body surf, do some ocean rafting and explore volcanoes in Hawaii, or enjoy a culinary vacation in Europe? Maybe you’re 65 and completing marathons and want to go to a distant location among people you’re unfamiliar with to top off your years of running? Think about an activity that excites and invigorates you, and then look for vacations that will fit the journey you’ve always wanted to take.
• If you were fortunate enough to grow up around older family relatives and spend time with them, you likely would like your children and grandchildren to have similar opportunities. More and more, families want to go on a vacation all together to facilitate an experience similar to what would have happened more frequently years ago, when people didn’t move around as much. There are all kinds of vacations that you can take with your whole clan—from cruises to historical sites to cabins on a lake that you can rent in the mountains…the sky is the limit. Think about what your family loves to do together and make a plan today.
• Sometimes travel gets combined with “repairs.” It is true that several medical surgeries and techniques are much cheaper outside the United States, and you could plan for a “2-for-1.” You can do your research and find out where you’d like to have your specific medical needs taken care of, and then plan your stay accordingly so you can enjoy vacation time as well—either beforehand or afterward. 
• As we get older, so many individuals take more time to reflect on what life is about and what truly matters to them. As such, it isn’t uncommon to want to take a spiritual journey—whether that’s a religious pilgrimage of sorts or an alternative approach through various therapies, meditation or abstinence in various forms. These experiences can clear our minds and reinvigorate our souls, helping us to focus on our inner selves and what we truly value.
• Considering the interaction with the outside world that happens in unprecedented ways today (because of the internet and communications and technology), we are more aware of our impact on the environment and the conditions in which others live. Because of this, there is a growing desire to go and help others and positively affect the environment. If this is you, there are many opportunities available to travel and make a difference in a poorer country or help with an environmental project. You’ll come away having made incredible memories, looking at the world just a little differently, and satisfied at having spent your time well.

Forbes put out a post called the Hottest Trends in Boomer Travel, you can read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/08/01/the-hottest-trends-in-boomer-travel/?sh=34e4c686df09

Whatever the journey you’re hoping to have, the options have never been as limitless as they are today. The senior travel trends have so many options with so many different types of experiences and people traveling more than ever before. The fun part awaits you—talk about what you’d like to do, research your available options, and then…book a trip! If you want to travel with friends, give us a call. We can accommodate groups of all sizes! Learn more here: https://astrotravel.com/destinations/senior-tours/