Why travel?

There are many reasons to travel:

1. It's good for you. Many studies show that workers are more productive in their jobs if they regularly use their vacation days. You come back refreshed and ready to tackle the next big task. Many thousands of vacation days go unused by Americans each year. Try to use yours this year and come back refreshed too.

2. It's good for your kids. A recent study by the Student and Youth Travel Association has shown that kids do better in school if they travel often. It resets their brains, just like ours, and opens their minds to other people and cultures, not to mention all the cool things they can see and experience while traveling.

3. There are so many unique and rare things that are disappearing or we are losing. The Maldives are sinking, the Easter Island statues are eroding away and  even age old landmarks like Notre Dame Cathedral can be lost in an instant. Travel and see these things that are priceless and special. Some day they might not, or will not be here.

4. Travel is a memory maker. Even when things go wrong on a trip-- cancelled flights, sickness or mishaps of other kinds- they build memories to look back on and share. The hard times and the fun times can be things that we laugh about later on and are things that only the people on the trip share. Like a good inside joke.

So travel together, make memories, come back refreshed. It is time well spent!

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