The best holiday gifts for your favorite travelers
Holiday gifts they’ll appreciate from socks to first aid kits to merino wool garments to comfy boots…
Holiday gifts they’ll appreciate from socks to first aid kits to merino wool garments to comfy boots…
Many of us are forgoing expensive vacations or flying this holiday season. But we could enjoy holiday traditions – or make new ones without spending a fortune by visiting a big hotel’s gingerbread display or seeing light displays at local zoos and botanic gardens.
The good news is there are holiday light displays in small towns, as well as big cities across the country and many are free. And for those who have had to forgo an expensive holiday vacation this year, spending the money to see the terrific holiday lights displays at local botanic gardens and zoos will not only be fun but an affordable holiday splurge.
Believe me, I’ve been there – the oven that conked out Thanksgiving morning; the relative who stormed out in a huff mid-dinner; the complaints about sitting at the kids’ table
The days are shorter, the nights longer in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year. What’s your preference for a winter family getaway? Sun or Snow? Or something else?
Maybe this year is the time to give travel as a holiday gift. Research suggests people now prioritize experiences over acquiring more things – 72 percent, according to a recent survey from Longwoods International.
This is the perfect time to visit the Utah Olympic Park, with the 2026 Winter Olympic games taking place in February in Italy. Park City guests can even ride the Comet bobsled on the track that was used in the 2002 Olympic games
Families are leading the way in domestic and local winter travel this year in the US, with 80% choosing suburban and rural locations for their getaways.
Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont, and High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York, invite travelers to embrace the magic of the holidays with exclusive Cyber Monday offers
However you envision your getaway to the snow, there have never been more options – and that includes overseas, which despite the cost of flights, can be less expensive than a comparable trip to the snow in the United States or Canada.