9 Travel Themed New Year's Resolutions to Kick off a Year of Adventure
Use or Rack up Frequent Flyer Miles
If you’ve been contemplating getting a frequent flyer card, many airlines have excellent signup bonuses that will allow you to get up to 50,000 points within the first six months of signing up if you spend a certain amount of money. Depending on where you want to go, that could be enough for a free trip.
Even if you’ve already racked up a bunch of points from business and leisure travel, don’t keep hoarding your frequent flyer miles; spend them! Try choosing a location the points will cover or pick someplace you wouldn’t normally go because of expense or convenience.
Take a Family Heritage Trip
If you’re interested in genealogy or just want to reconnect with family, a heritage trip might be exactly what you need next year. If you’re not 100% sure where your lineage started, get one of those home DNA kits and find out your exact ancestry.
Then, take your parents or your kids with you to explore those places and find out more about where you come from. Traveling with kids makes for a particularly unique experience as you learn to see the world through their eyes.
These kinds of trips can be completely life-changing or at the very least enlightening.
If you have plans to travel in South America you'll find it helpful to learn these Spanish phrases before you go. It'll make the trip go a lot smoother!
Be More Spontaneous
Are you the type to plan everything down to the last detail, leaving no room for acts of God or even spontaneity? Loosen the reins a bit and resolve to become more spontaneous on your next adventure.
Resist the temptation to plan and refrain from booking these things in advance. Staying in the moment opens you up to more opportunities you’d never have access to otherwise.
