Creative Ways to Face Travel Fear and Make Family Travel a Possibility
There are common reasons why people don’t travel: fear, time, and money. Today our guest, Deborah Haile, from Tiny Global Footprints joins Lisa to share inspiration on how you can conquer your travel fears, find more time to travel, and savvy ways to find the best prices for your trips.
Ready to learn more about how to travel more with your family? Take a listen to this podcast episode!
“Travel is the most amazing gift you can give to your children.”
How to Face Travel Fears & Travel More
People can be fearful if they haven’t traveled a lot. Start small and then branch out. Travel can be addicting so the more you do it, be ready to want more of it!
Money can be a reason that people don’t travel. Of course, we do not have unlimited budgets but we can be savvy and get more out of each dollar.
Not enough time is a common reason why people don’t travel. Get creative!
Ways to Save Money on Travel
Bookingbuddy.com
Expedia: Use this site to compare travel accommodations pricing and flight options.
Priceline has similar options to Expedia. You can give both a try or just choose one site if you don’t have a lot of time to explore countless options.
Hopper is a great site to track flights, fin the best days to fly, and get notifications when prices drop.
Skyscanner is a fun site if you are flexible and want to discover travel possibilities. You can put in dates and national/international and the site will give you trip options.
How to Find More Time to Travel
Add a long weekend to a business trip.
Plan to take vacations on 3-day weekends.
Always be on the lookout for openings in your schedule where you can fit in a getaway.
Look at your calendar each month and see where the open days are where you could plan a quick trip.
Is Travel Worth the Hassle? Yes!
When you make traveling a priority, possibilities will open up to you.
You and your children gain an education that can only be found while traveling.
Travel is a wonderful way to teach problem-solving to our children. Things will work out! Remember to focus on being calm and working through issues as they present themselves.
Travel broadens the way we think about others.
Connect with Deborah Haile!
Founder and Co-CEO of Tiny Global Footprints, writing coach, and bestselling author, Deb is a busy working mother committed to seeing the world with her son. She loves seeing the world through his eyes and sharing stories from their travels by writing Jonah’s Global Footprints: Book 1: The Search for Elephants in Thailand, and Book 2: Finding My Amigo in Cuba, and more to come in the series.
She holds a master’s degree from George Mason University in Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Deborah is originally from Eritrea but grew up in Minnesota. She is passionate about teaching children about global cultures and wants to help make travel an essential part of every childhood. She plans to publish more books based on the different countries she and Jonah visit.
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