Mystery travel is not only exciting and simple to plan, but it can also nudge travelers to explore destinations they may never have considered otherwise.
Travel planning can be a real chore. Booking flights, deciding on the right hotel and building an itinerary might be fun for some, but others dread it. That’s why some travelers are opting for an unorthodox travel strategy that eliminates the planning stage altogether. It’s called “mystery” or “surprise” travel, and the destination isn’t revealed until the day of departure.
“I literally cried when he told me that he had a trip planned that I didn’t have to think about,” van der Horst says.Let a travel company plan your trip As these surprise trips have become more popular, travel booking companies have begun offering them. Customers pay a flat fee for the trip and set certain guidelines such as dates and preferences, but the destination remains a surprise until the last minute.
Then you wait and let the anticipation build. Some mystery travel agencies will even send a physical envelope with the trip details inside — not to be opened until the day of departure. For mystery trips planned for a group of friends or family, it’s imperative to get aligned on the budget ahead of time. The cost of the trip shouldn’t be one of the surprises.
“There are a lot of decisions that have to be made at every stage of a trip, and having someone else decide for you is honestly one of the biggest advantages of surprise trips,” Agarwal said.
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