When the word “luxury” is mentioned your mind will automatically snap to one word – “money.” It’s that negative reflexive action we’ve covered before, and like so many times before overcoming that initial negative thought is so very worth it. Luxury is more than just money, more than expense. A luxury tour maximizes your dollar, smoothing out your journey, providing you with a few perks from home, and will actually allow you to really dig and enjoy an experience! In short, you will trade breadth, for depth.
Maximizing Your Dollar
While there is a lot to be said for doing things the “hard” way, the truth is that a little bit of effort in the luxury department will go a long ways. For starters, you will literally have more energy for the things you enjoy. There is something to be said for fighting through a crowd in search of a tour bus, or scheduling your own intermediate travel, but after a while, after you have satisfied the desire for “real” authentic, you will realize that there is a lot of freedom that comes from having someone else – a professional – do this for you instead. Not only will they get better deals, but they will free up your mind to focus on other pursuits, like haggling in the local market, practicing a foreign language, or recording thoughts in your travel journal. Not to mention the effect is has on your time management. Less stress spent over rooms or transfers will allow you to stop and soak in the ambiance, a chance to really get your finger on the pulse of your new locale.
Familiarity Breeds Appreciation!
The mind and body adapt readily to international travel. No matter how different the geography or culture, you will subconsciously begin to accept your surroundings as “the new normal.”
Traveling on a luxury tour allows you to maintain your level of comfort while still fully immersing yourself in the experience. Now, the key here is to achieve balance, you want enough comforts of home to provide some relief, but not so many that you miss out on an authentic experience. A little western style dining, some air conditioning, and a car to ride in are not necessities, but they will give you a little slice of the comforts of home while still being able to pivot and enjoy a completely different culture and landscape.
Immersion
Every city and country, have their own “must have” travel destinations. Places that anybody who has visited the country absolutely insist you must have seen if you had truly experienced the country. The Great Wall of China springs to mind, its only one of the most known structures ever, but while these sites are internationally known, a country is much more than these moments of greatness. There is so much to a culture, to a society, that goes on aside from the well-known monuments. An entry level travel group will often take you to the “hot spots” and nothing more. A quality travel company will make sure you hit all of the internationally known tourist destinations. But a luxury tour? Now that is a special feeling. Luxury tours give you an opportunity to get off the beaten path and experience a culture first-hand, without being stuck amongst an army of other tourists all chasing the same photo opportunity. You experience different cities, see different sights, and in the absence of competing tourists get a chance to really interact with the local culture.
A luxury experience will deliver you to your destination in comfort, with enough energy to enjoy the experience, enough comfort to rest in-between adventures, and enough cultural exposure that you can easily say “I loved my trip, and I wouldn’t change a thing!” Visit Ritz Premier to learn about the luxury options we have in store for you.
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