Surprise Holiday For Your Parents In The New Year
Our parents do so much for us, and as family grows for their grandchildren, it can be hard to show how truly appreciative we are. The odd present or card often just doesn’t cut it, sometimes you’ll need to pull out all the stops and go one step further to give them a gift they truly deserve.
There are few things as exciting as a surprise holiday. They’re the stuff of films and TV game shows; the thrill of jetting off somewhere unknown is something many people will never experience. However, they can be far easier to arrange than you might expect. Check out this guide and pull off the perfect surprise holiday for your parents in the New Year.
Make Sure You Get Travel Insurance
The very last thing you want is for your parents to get injured or fall ill on holiday. If such a thing were to happen, they could be faced with substantial medical bill should they require any sort of treatment or medical attention. Booking travel insurance ahead of time can work to cover the cost of any potential medical bills and will provide them with a safety net should anything go wrong.
Your best bet is looking for travel insurance for over 50’s. This will be perfect for your parents and will offer a coverage package to suit the particular needs and requirements of that age group.
Choose Your Destination
Once you’ve got your parents travel insurance arranged, it’s time to decide where they’re going to be heading to on their surprise holiday. The possibilities are endless here, the best thing to do is to think carefully about your parents’ tastes and preferences and use them to influence your decision.
Are they fans of sitting in the sun? Perhaps a beach holiday is the best option. If they prefer a little more culture, why not send them on a city break where they can visit museums and art galleries? Think about their age as well. We get less mobile as we get older, so a mountain trekking expedition might not be particularly suitable for your elderly parents.
Pick The Right Dates
After you’ve chosen your ideal destination, you’ll need to decide what dates to book for. This is where things can get tricky; you’ll need to time it to perfection. It’s crucial you don’t book the holiday on any dates that your parents have prior commitments, so you’ll to figure out when they are likely to be free and how long for. You’ll need to be careful, if you make it too obvious, they might suspect something is up and it could ruin the surprise.
How Will You Reveal The Surprise?
If you’ve got this far and sorted travel insurance, a destination, and the right dates without your parents twigging that something is up, well done! Now, you’re going to have to work out how to break the exciting news to them.
There are a couple of ways you can go about this. You could go for maximum impact and show up on the day of the flight and tell them to pack their bags. This can be incredibly exciting, but it could also cause undue stress if your parents have a tendency to worry.
Otherwise, you could tell them a week or so beforehand. This will give them time to adequately prepare while still being short notice enough to have the desired surprise effect.
Conclusion
Showing your parents how much they mean to you can seem like an impossible task. However, a surprise holiday can be a fantastic way to do so.
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I actually did this for my parents and you’re right, it’s not as difficult as one might think. I used to ask if I could nap in their bedroom because I was knackered and secretly took some of their clothes to help them pack. I did this several times when I was around at their house, sending them to the park with my kids so I can relax at their house when really I was packing more stuff. Then a week before the surprise I told them we should have lunch in St Pancras to try this new restaurant. That wasn’t a problem as they know I’m always eating out. It was there I revealed the surprise that we were going to Paris and they were lost for words. My mum and dad were over the moon and almost in tears. We all had a lovely time there and it made me so happy to see them feel loved and taken care of.