5 Reasons to Take a Surprise Trip this Holiday Season
It’s time for a trip because you deserve it (do we have to say more?!)
The holiday season is filled with exciting celebrations, careful gift planning, and perfecting recipes, but it can leave us needing a relaxing getaway!
Written by The Pack Up + Go Team
Here are 5 reasons why you should take a Surprise Trip this holiday season:
You plan enough during the holiday season!
Stress-free Travel with 24/7 Traveler Support
Discover Somewhere New
Connection + Communication
Element of Surprise!
1. You Plan Enough During the Holiday Season!
Between coordinating the Thanksgiving meal, traveling to visit family, managing Secret Santas with friends, and picking out gifts for your loved ones, planning around the holidays is a lot of work.
So sit back, relax, and let someone else do the planning for once! Taking a Surprise Vacation is your chance to be pampered and treated to a holiday surprise. On average it takes 15-20 hours to plan your own vacation, and by the time you actually embark on your vacation you probably already feel ready for another.
Signing up for a Pack Up + Go Surprise Vacation takes just ~20 minutes, and the sign-up process is a fun activity to do with your loved ones. Then, you get to enjoy all of the benefits of taking a vacation - no planning necessary!
Think of all the ways you could use those 15-20 hours you spent not planning your vacation - decorating cookies, hiding elves on shelves, cozying up with these at-home winter essentials, or being a tourist in your hometown and exploring with your loved ones. So reclaim your time, and make this holiday season the most relaxing - and surprising - one yet!
2. Stress-Free Travel with 24/7 Traveler Support
If you’re the primary planner in your family, odds are you’re also the primary communicator and the one in charge of making sure everyone’s needs are met. Beyond the ease of signing up for your Surprise Vacation, we’ll handle all the details before you depart and any questions or concerns that arise during your Trip.
Flight cancelled? We’re on it.
Looking for additional holiday recommendations in your destination? Just give us a call!
We want to make your holiday Surprise Trip as magical and stress-free as possible, so you can focus on spending time with your loved ones and experiencing your Surprise Destination. We offer in-house 24/7 Traveler Support, so you can call, text, or email us day or night and one of our Traveler Support Specialists will be readily available to help! Think of them as your very own Surprise Travel Elves.
3. Discover Somewhere New
Every Pack Up + Go trip will help you discover a new destination. Whether this new city has been on your bucket list or it's a place you wouldn't have thought to visit, you'll be set up with things to do and see during your stay based on the interests from the Pre-Trip Survey.
There is no greater time than the holiday season to discover (and fall in love with) somewhere new. Every city has amazing sites and eats all year long, and the options only grow during the holiday season!
Destinations from coast to coast organize their yearly Christmas markets, ice skating rinks, and festivals of lights that are perfect for getting you in the holiday spirit and are only available for a limited time.
4. Connection + Communication
So much of the holiday season is about seeing extended family, greeting friends, and socializing with co-workers that by the time the season is over, you find you have spent so much time connecting with others that you need to reconnect with yourself or your partner. And sometimes the best way to connect is to let go.
You may not know where to travel for a quick holiday reconnection getaway (or not want to plan it!), which is where a Surprise Vacation from Pack Up + Go comes in. We'll handle all the logistics so that you can use this valuable time to reconnect with those who matter most to you.
Pack Up + Go has heard from our solo travelers for years that the experience helped teach them things about themselves they never could have learned on a group trip and provided them with a new sense of appreciation for alone time. For couples, it has been confirmed again and again that travel helps couples communicate better and that 71% of couples who travel together say reconnecting is an important reason to spend time together on vacation.
Reconnect, relax, explore, and try something new.
5. Element of Surprise!
Many things in life are no longer a surprise. Let’s treat ourselves this season and start a new holiday tradition with a Surprise Vacation to a winter wonderland!
The butterflies you get leading up to your destination reveal are on par with the magic of the winter holidays. Plus, your added fascination upon arriving at your surprise location and the enjoyment of exploring a new place all create memories that will last a lifetime.
On a Pack Up + Go trip, you’ll have curated recommendations planned out just for you which will add to the spontaneous nature + adventurous spirit of a Surprise Trip. The added bonus of taking a Pack Up + Go trip this holiday season? A chance to indulge in childlike wonder.
Recharge, reconnect, and relax this holiday season (you’ve earned it!) Sign-up for your winter getaway here!
Remember while you’re shopping this season, Destination Guides make for great and unique gifts!
What city would you most like to take a seasonal getaway to? Let us know in the comment section below 👇