What do children learn from travelling?

Travelling with children is as beneficial to them as it is to you.  Children keep you on your toes and remind you of everyday things you’ve forgotten about or taken for granted.  Travelling with your children will leave you with beautiful memories.


Traveling makes children more social.

The classroom setting provides very little chance for interaction and when it does, it’s usually just with children the same age. While travelling children get to meet and interact with people in all walks of life from all age groups. Traveling will make your kids more social.

Traveling brings children closer to nature.

Farm animals, flowers, vegetables, trees, grass and ants are easily taken for granted in our fast-paced life.  Hiking and camping trips give children the opportunity to see them much closer and even get to touch them.  Traveling is a great way to introduce children to Mother Nature’s beautiful creations and masterpieces.

Travelling teaches children about history and geography.

Travelling is more exciting for children when they are included in the planning stage.  They will ask ‘Where is our next destination on the map? What an amazing building, can we look up who designed it or why it was built in the first place?’  Learning easily becomes a part of their traveling lifestyle.

Travelling encourages children to express themselves more.

Traveling and exposure to the outdoors plays a big role in helping children to express themselves.  They are encouraged to ask and speak about the things they see. Children talk about what excites them and this widens their vocabulary too.

Travelling gives children a breath of fresh air.

Children rarely get to inhale unpolluted air, which is why traveling to places untouched by man can give them the chance to literally breathe fresh air.

Travelling provides children with a break from the digital world.

Traveling gives children a chance for some digital detoxification. Out of home and away from all the gadgets children have no choice but to enjoy whatever else is available. A stroll around campsites or valleys and peaks are usually favourites.

Traveling teaches children to be adaptable.

Traveling helps children get out of familiar structures and routines, making them more adaptable.  They learn it is okay to sleep in a tent at the beach or up a mountain without having an air-conditioner.

Travelling teaches children to be patient.

Children are naturally curious and can become irritable when trapped in their seats for long hours at a time.  Traveling teaches them to wait a little bit more until they can explore and enjoy the sights on your way to your destination.

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Tourism is beneficial.

Why is tourism beneficial?

Traveling is whimsical; if you’ve never had the travel bug or felt a little apprehensive to take a trip to a country you’ve never been to, we guarantee that touring is great for individuals and local economics.  Tourism has many advantages to communities, some are obvious and some not so obvious.

Tourism allows wealth to be injected into communities in various ways. Beneficiaries of tourism are mostly small businesses that operate in countries by utilising cultural talent.  Potential to become a tourist destination has many benefits, it’s also great for travellers, because when there is a thriving tourism trade there is lots to do and plenty of places to stay.

Employment

Tourism creates jobs; these range from positions like tour guides, hotel staff, coach services, and restaurants. What’s great about all these businesses is that they not only pay salaries to staff, but source local goods and products, enriching the local industry; tourism supports retail and food production.

Opportunities

Tourism brings new life to communities and creates opportunities for entrepreneurs to create innovative services and products for tourists to become potential customers; with the right approach this gives entrepreneurs the chance to gain fantastic success.  There’s no doubt tourists look for ways to add value to the local community.

Infrastructure

Tourism brings additional revenue into communities that benefit public projects to be launched or developed. This means improving and building new roads, developing and improving parks and public places.  Better facilities mean more visitors and benefits when there is enough revenue to build new airports, schools and hospitals.

Social advantages

In addition to the revenue, tourism enhances the desire of locals to be a source of pride of their history and cultural heritage; tourism helps them to further develop their own identity. Residents showcase their traditions and culture to tourists; this advantage has saved many local heritage sites from destruction and gives tourists a wonderful insight into the local ways of life. Tourism helps to preserve the history of a region that may be at risk of being lost.

Diversification

Tourism brings prosperity to an economy, it allows an economy to develop new forms of income because the additional revenue helps support traditional industries in case they come under financial pressure. This is especially important for communities that rely on concentrating on the environment that attracts tourists.  Tourism helps rural communities to thrive in their farming initiatives ensuring a source of income that supports the tourism industry.

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