Life Lessons From Student Travel
Taking a gap year is becoming more and more common. For the young people who have a gap year as their first experience of living away from home and organising their own lives, it is very much a rite of passage. It’s not surprising therefore that student travel has become an industry in its own right.
The student travel industry has expanded as demand for gap years has grown. The industry is varied: covering student travel insurance and tickets for planes and trains. It also covers tour packages and accommodation. One of the reasons behind the massive expansion in the student travel industry is the fact that it not only caters for students on gap years but also recent graduates and other young people.
Young people with student travel experience often find that they are at an advantage, particularly in times of recession. Employers tend to find that young people with travel experience have many skills to offer in the workplace such as organisation, intuition or languages. So student travel experience improves employability.
If you’re planning a gap year or are hoping to spend some time abroad, it could be well worth your while booking with a student travel company. More often than not such companies are actually aimed at younger people rather than just at students. Most common is probably the 18-35 age range. The main advantage to booking which companies like this is that they are usually much cheaper than standard travel agents. When booking with a student travel tour company you can also feel sure that your tour will take in the sites that are likely to be interesting to you and your age group, because the tour is tailored to you.
At times like this, student travel can seem an unnecessary luxury and an expense. But standing out from the crowd is more important than ever in times of recession and the skills picked up when travelling can help.
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