Before COVID struck at the start of 2020, world travel was getting more popular every year.
Just take a look at the international tourist arrival stats in 2018:
Around 1.4 billion people spent at least one night overseas, which was a 56-fold increase from 1950!
Crazy, right?
And it’s no surprise. There are so many huge, life-changing benefits to travel that I think everyone should do it.
But don’t be fooled by all those rose-tinted travel snaps on instagram.
There are definite challenges to being on the road worth knowing about too!
Want to learn more about both the pros and cons of travel?
Keep reading to discover the primary advantages and disadvantages of travelling abroad!
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List of Advantages and Disadvantages of Travelling Abroad
Travelling has become popular in recent years. What are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling?
Let’s take a look! Here are all the pros and cons of travelling that you can expect to encounter on the road.
The Advantages of Travelling Abroad
Travelling’s packed full of advantages. In no particular order, here are the main ones…
1. You Meet Incredible People
Of all the benefits to traveling, it’s often the people you meet that make the experience of travel so unforgettable.
You meet people from all walks of life, with totally different values, stories, and aspirations.
Moreover, you meet people with whom you’d never usually cross paths. Personal differences don’t matter as much on the road though. You’re all doing the same thing: having an adventure and seeing the world.
You can make friends in an instant on that foundation alone.
It’s ironic…
Many people dislike the idea of solo travel for fear of getting lonely.
Yet the reality is that it’s all too easy to meet like-minded, lovely people to spend time with! All told, a major travel benefit is the lifelong friendships you earn along the way. Whether you stay in touch or not, they’ll walk with you forever in memory.
2. You Explore Somewhere New
One of the biggest benefits of travel is that you get to visit beautiful places that you’ve never been to before!
You grow up hearing about distant lands and exotic cultures in stories like these; watching TV shows about intrepid adventurers, ancient ruins, and natural wonders of the world.
And then you go travelling and see it with your own eyes! This, for me, is one of the primary reasons for travelling in the first place.
Without travel, your world’s limited to your house, friends, family, and local neighbourhood. Travelling bursts that bubble. You step outside the norm and realize how much there is to see.
Ironically, the more you travel, the bigger the world seems to get.
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3. You Have an Adventure
My own wanderlust is driven by a desire for adventure.
I don’t know why, but I’ve always yearned for it, ever since I was a kid!
It’s a central reason why travelling is important to me. It’s about independence, taking control of my life, getting out there and doing something different.
For me, travel is really living. It gets to the very heart of what it is to live life in a vibrant, engaged, intense way.
Go travelling and forge memories that will last forever. Isn’t that what it’s all about?
4. You Witness Immense Beauty
Another reason why you should travel is that it takes you to some of the world’s most beautiful places.
Beauty’s everywhere and you don’t have to travel a thousand miles to find it. But there’s no denying that travel lays it on a plate for you!
You find yourself in places of such sublime beauty that it defies belief.
It gets to a point where you actually start losing touch with it. You find yourself thinking “oh, another waterfall”, or “ah yep, another snow-capped mountain”
In other words, you get spoiled!
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5. Make Unforgettable Memories
Another key reason to travel is for the amazing memories you make along the way.
Trust me, if you go away for any reasonable period of time and immerse yourself in the experience, you’re 100% guaranteed to come back with stories you’ll never forget.
And that’s a big deal! I’ve heard it said that, as people, all we really are is a system of memories.
Our very identity’s built upon the things we’ve seen, heard, read about, and committed to memory.
In the same way, we can look at the process of making memories as a fundamental way of learning who we are, and/or becoming someone new.
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6. Do Something Different
Life is short.
It’s clichéd to say, but you really never know how much time you’re going to get.
I love this quote:
So live your life such that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Who’s more likely to be scared of dying:
The person who spends their life behind a desk for 40 years, or someone who takes a leap of faith, explores the world, and gets stuck into an adventure?
The purpose of life isn’t to take the less trodden path. But the less trodden path will most definitely help you find purpose in life.
It’s one reason I see travel as more than just a hobby. Travelling is fun, but it also has a profound impact on the way you see yourself and the world.
Of all the advantages of foreign travel, this is up there with the best of them.
7. Build Your Confidence
Why is traveling good? In part, because travel is hard.
Obviously, I’m not talking about “a week on the beach” kind of travel.
I’m talking weeks, months, or years spent away from home, far from friends and family, exploring distant lands, living with minimal funds, and so on.
it’s natural to experience hardship when you travel like that! Among the many challenges (which I’ll talk more about in the next section), you’ll get lost, lonely, homesick, and question what you’re doing.
Yet, one way or another, you get through it all!
And overcoming adversity like that’s a sure-fire way to grow your confidence. The meekest, most insecure, and mothered person in the world can come away from travelling with heaps of newfound confidence.
8. Learn About Yourself
Your confidence on the road grows at about the same rate as your self-understanding!
It’s another of the most invaluable benefits of world travel.
There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your bubble to realise who you actually are.
I can vouch for this one. Self-awareness is a lifelong process, but I always arrive home from travel feeling far more aligned with who I am.
It’s difficult not to!
All those new people you meet, ideas you come across, cultures you learn from, things you see, and experiences you have…it all leads to self-discovery.
You get home from travel feeling distinctly different from the person who left it months before.
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9. You Recoup, Unwind, De-Stress, Move On…Heal
Here’s another of the main reasons to travel more:
There’s something inherently healing about it.
Throughout time, people have gone travelling to explore, learn, see, and live.
But there’s often deep pain, and the need to escape from it, lurking somewhere in the background.
If you need an opportunity to stop, move on, recover your energy, and generally lick your wounds, then consider going travelling.
You don’t need a plan, you just need time. You don’t need a goal, you just need to be open to the experience.
I don’t know how it works, but travel offers a soothing balm to the cuts and bruises that life can throw at you.
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10. Expand Your CV
One of the final benefits of traveling abroad is to do with getting a job!
Many people baulk at the idea of travel because it means creating a gap on their CV.
“How could you possibly explain that year abroad to a prospective employer?”
Yet the reality’s that travel can actually make you more employable. After all, it demands maturity, tenacity, problem-solving, independence, language skills, time-keeping ability, people skills, and more.
What employer wouldn’t want a team member with those qualities?
Remember, we don’t live in the 1950s.
Travel’s so common now that most employers are used to it. They may even be surprised if you haven’t been away!
Secondly, the way we’re working is changing too. More and more of us are pushing against the typical “one-career-for-life” mentality.
Gaps, random roles, periods of unemployment, and travel, just go hand in hand with that!
Can you articulate the value of your time overseas? Then you can justify it to a future employer.
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The Disadvantages of Travel
As much as I love being on the road, there are both travelling advantages and disadvantages you encounter along the way.
Let’s move onto the disadvantages of travelling abroad.
1. It’s Expensive
First thing’s first: travel requires money!
Sure, there are ways to travel for less, and having limited funds doesn’t have to stop you from doing it.
But, in reality, without money in your bank account, travel becomes far trickier.
In exactly the same way, going travelling depletes your bank balance! That nice nest egg you’d built? Expect it to shrivel up before your eyes! Unless you can make money as you go, there’s normally not a lot left when you get home.
And, speaking from experience, this isn’t easy to handle.
You look at your mates who’ve been working while you’ve been away. They’re buying cars, houses, and doing cool stuff and you have barely a penny to your name!
You might have to live back with your parents and/or get a menial job to pay the bills or rent.
2. You’re Out of the Loop
Unless you’re travelling locally, hitting the road can take you thousands of miles away from home.
After an initial teething period, you get used to it, become immersed in the experience, and being away from loved ones feels easier.
But life goes on without you there too!
You don’t go to the parties, you miss out on the latest gossip, and you aren’t privy to the general goings-on. You can get home and find that you’re no longer up to speed with the group.
It can be easy to feel alienated and on the outskirts when you first get back.
3. You Miss Important Events at Home
A related disadvantage of travel is that you’ll almost certainly miss out on important events back home.
For example, I missed my Dad’s 60th birthday a couple of years ago because I was travelling. I was painfully aware of my family being together while I was on the other side of the world!
I’ve also missed family holidays, my brothers’ birthdays, friends’ weddings, and multiple Christmas days.
I’m doing cool stuff all the time, which is a definite silver lining, but missing these events are always makes me question if travel’s really worth it! They’re some of the loneliest times on the road.
4. You Feel Homesick
Almost everyone gets homesick on the road.
And for good reason!
You’re miles away from your nearest and dearest, missing all those big events I talked about above. You’re often lonely, out of your comfort zone, and missing your mum’s cooking.
Feeling homesick’ entirely understandable, but still never fun. It can sap the enjoyment from any trip for as long as it lasts.
5. You Fall Behind on the Career Ladder
Travel’s good for your CV, as we’ve seen.
But you undeniably get home and have some “career-catch-up” to do (…assuming you want a certain career).
After all, your peers have had a decent head-start! While you’ve been away, they’ve been working.
They’re getting promotions, pay-rises, and progressing up the ladder while you have to start from the bottom.
And the longer you travel? The bigger that gap gets.
When you eventually come home, looking upwards at your friends’ success isn’t easy. And, with your travels now just a memory, it can be difficult to feel great about your decision-making…
6. It’s Tiring
This is a big one for me: travelling is bloody tiring!
You don’t expect it.
You’re used to vacations where the sole purpose is to rest up and relax. You come away feeling rejuvenated.
By contrast, travelling is food for the soul, but it’s rarely a relaxing affair.
You’re on the go all the time, moving from one place to the next, eager not to miss out on anything. All those new foods, people, languages, sounds, smells and places are there to experience!
You can easily burn out if you aren’t careful.
7. There’s (Potential) Danger
The potential for harm is a common reason many people decide against travel.
And yep, the prospect of long-term (especially solo) travel is daunting. It requires a leap into the unknown that goes against all of our innate survival instincts.
It’d be a flagrant lie to say there’s no danger out there.
Every year you hear awful stories of innocent travellers going missing, or being mugged or killed overseas. Those stories are awful and frightening and fuel the idea that travelling’s dangerous.
It can be, clearly! However, with appropriate precautions and general common sense, you have to be unlucky to come into harm’s way.
Also, get yourself some high-quality travel insurance.
It can’t prevent the bad stuff from happening. But it will relieve the practical and financial implications if it does.
As much as anything else, though, travel insurance gives you peace of mind. Even if you never need it, you know that it’s there- just in case you get unlucky. The result? You can get back to enjoying your time away.
8. You’re Forced to Confront Your Issues
Nobody’s perfect.
We all have our insecurities, weaknesses, neuroses, prejudices, and vices. But at home, surrounded by everything we know and everyone who loves us, it’s difficult to face up to them.
Often, it takes a change of environment and a novel context to showcase our problems.
Remember that advantage of learning more about who you are on the road? Well, sometimes that newfound insight has a sting in the tail.
I’ve realised a huge amount of stuff about myself that it would have been easier to ignore!
To name a few: how ignorant I am of the world, how insecure I can be, how anxious I can get, how entitled I can be at times…the list goes on.
This is how travel humbles you. It holds a mirror up and forces you to take note.
It hurts, but I actually count this as a major advantage of travel.
It’s exactly what makes you become a better person (you have to know what needs fixing before you can do it). However, not everyone wants to find out their bad bits, so I’ll leave it in the disadvantages section for now!
9. It Can Be Lonely
I’ve been born and raised in cities.
And I’ve always been struck by the irony that you can feel so lonely in such a mass of people.
The same is true when you travel. There may be times when you are genuinely by yourself. But as I’ve already mentioned, more often than not you’re surrounded by fellow travellers.
That’s almost always the case on the tourist trails.
Yet loneliness can develop anyway.
Exploring the world has a habit of highlighting just how small you are. It can crumble your desire to travel, wring the joy from the experience and have you yearning for the comfort of home.
And it’s all part of the experience.
Everyone should learn how to be alone. Creativity, discovery, and self-awareness develop in the silence of solitude and travel’s king at forcing you into it.
10. Coming Home’s Hard
Last but not least, the hardest part of travel is often coming home!
It’s ironic. Saying goodbye at the start of your trip is hard.
Then getting back to that very same place, with the very same people, is even harder. You end up mourning your time on the road.
Coming home’s a shock to the system after all your adventures.
You feel different, yet everything else is the same. It’s the same bed, the same four walls, the same conversations, the same meals in the evenings, the same mundane concerns…It’s hard to wrap your head around.
How has nothing at home changed when you’ve had this profound, life-changing time?
It can take a while to readjust back into home-life. I’ve found that you never want to travel more than in the weeks following your return home.
Now You Know the Benefits of Travelling Abroad (and Its Downsides!)
There you have it: a comprehensive list of advantages and disadvantages of travelling abroad.
Pre-COVID, tens of millions of people would travel in some shape or form each year. And you can only imagine that the same will be the case when this pandemic eventually eases its grip.
You may well be thinking of doing it too!
And, if so, I’d always encourage that decision. Travel will change your life.
However, it’s still a big call! Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of foreign travel may help you decide what to do. Hopefully, this list has given you everything you need to choose the path that’s right for you.
Now I’d love to get your thoughts on this piece! Are you thinking of travelling? What do you think would be the biggest advantage and/or disadvantage for you?
Drop a comment below.
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of traveling alone? ›The advantages of traveling alone include making more friends, making your own decisions, gaining confidence, and learning more about yourself. On the other hand, the disadvantages include increased safety risks, feelings of loneliness, and no one to share the new experiences with.
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Why do students study abroad? ›Study abroad is one of the best ways to acquire global skills and access personal and professional opportunities. Study abroad is a life-changing experience for many students, opening their eyes to different ways of life and promoting understanding and tolerance.
Is travelling good for students? ›Better academic performance
Research has shown that travel increases gains in academic content knowledge. Traveling while young, of course while fun, is also an important investment to enhance a student's academic performance in the future.
The definition of a disadvantage is an unfavorable situation or something that puts someone in an unfavorable situation. An example of a disadvantage is a baseball player not being able to play. An example of a disadvantage is a baseball team's star player having to sit out because of an injury.
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- follow a safe advantage disadvantage essay model.
- One/A Drawback.
- One/A Downside.
- One/A Disadvantage.
- One/A Negative.
- One/A Bad side.
- One/ A Minus.
- One criticism I have is…
- An argument against this is…
- You cannot choose when and where your travel. ...
- You lose freedom and independence. ...
- You cannot move at your own pace. ...
- You cannot choose your own accommodation. ...
- It may cost more. ...
- You sacrifice privacy and the opportunity to be alone. ...
- You may have to put up with difficult travelling companions.
Are you traveling alone negative sentence? ›
Answer: are you not travelling alone?
What are the two disadvantages of travelling by air? ›(i) Cost of operating airlines is very high and so freight cost is very high as compared to sea transport. (ii) It is difficult to carry bulky, awkwardly shaped goods. (iii) Very risky in case of accident. (iv) It is controlled by climatic conditions; thus bad weather leads to uncertainty in its time table.
What are the two disadvantages of travelling by sea? ›The following are the two disadvantages of traveling by sea:
The speed of traveling by sea is very slow and thus takes a lot of time. Thus, traveling by sea is inferior to road or air transport. Moreover, traveling by sea is highly risky and can even prove to be deadly.
Studying abroad has many advantages that include a better learning experience, international exposure and also better employment opportunities. Studying abroad also has disadvantages like financial obstacles, adapting to a new social environment and also staying away from home for a long time.
What are the disadvantages of studying at home? ›- Space: You need to be strong in setting up a designated space to study. ...
- Procrastination: When you're at home, you have access to many more distractions like TV, your bed, etc. ...
- Distractions: Your home may not be only for you.
- Pro: Making connections. A notable benefit of language learning is making new connections. ...
- Con: Losing your cultural identity. ...
- Pro: Earning money. ...
- Con: Not quite being yourself. ...
- Pro: Boosting your creativity. ...
- Con: Taking up your time. ...
- Pro: Supercharging your brain. ...
- Push your limits when learning a new language.
It is an investment that equips a person with practical knowledge. Travelling also keeps away stress, depression, and anxiety. It provides a new atmosphere taking out a person from their comfort zone. Overall, traveling broadens the horizon of a person.
How does travelling affect your life? ›It gives you a new perspective
It provides a new way to perceive life, who you are, and how you spend your time. When you travel, you meet new people, cultures, experience new things, embark on all sorts of adventures (good and bad), and perhaps even redefine your meaning of life.
It increases self-awareness. Being more open to others also makes us more open to ourselves. A recent study showed that living abroad — and reflecting on your own values as you encounter unfamiliar situations and people each and every day — makes you more self-aware and less stressed.
How studying abroad can change your life? ›You will experience a new place and all its nuances, learning to live your life in a slightly new way. You will have chances to explore the country where you'll be studying and immerse yourself in that culture, while visiting and learning about neighboring countries, as well.
What are five benefits of studying? ›
- Poverty Reduction.
- Connecting Across Borders.
- Sense of Accomplishment.
- More Productivity.
- Better Communication.
- Critical Thinking Skills.
- Identification of Skills.
- Greater Sense of Discipline.
Studying abroad can help launch your career and make you more competitive in the workforce. It gives you the opportunity to show future and current employers that you have the open mind, resourcefulness, and drive needed to adapt to a different environment.
What is travelling in essay? ›Travelling, in simple words, is to travel from one place to another either on a vacation purpose or on an official purpose. Travelling always gives new experiences which can be either good or bad.
How do you take care of yourself when traveling? ›- Commit to a digital detox. ...
- Talk to the people you meet. ...
- Get your beauty sleep. ...
- Have breakfast in bed. ...
- Take a spa day. ...
- Try something new. ...
- Look with your eyes, not the lens. ...
- Enjoy the journey.
Traveling forces you out of your comfort zone, exposes you to different cuisines and cultures, and helps you realize how diverse our world truly is. Travel is the epitome of experiential learning, making it one of the many reasons why travel is the best education that money can buy.
What is the one disadvantage? ›absence or deprivation of advantage or equality. the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition:to be at a disadvantage. something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition: His bad temper is a disadvantage.
What is the example of advantage? ›The definition of advantage means anything that provides a more favorable position, greater opportunity or a favorable outcome. An example of an advantage is when a football team plays a game in their home stadium. The resulting score. The first point scored in tennis after deuce.
What is a disadvantaged student? ›Disadvantaged students are those who have hindrances to excelling in school because of detrimental circumstances beyond their control. These include financial and social hardships as well as problems within students' families.
How do you write a conclusion for advantages and disadvantages essay? ›Give supporting details and examples. Conclusion: Re-iterate the topic question. Summarize the main points and if applicable, say whether you think there are more advantages or disadvantages.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of tourism? ›| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Incentive to preserve the natural environment | Tourism mainly provides low level jobs |
| Tourism promotes international connections | Seasonal Nature of tourism |
| Helps to put nations on the global map | Small businesses are unable to keep up |
What are the disadvantages of tourism essay? ›
Disadvantages of tourism:
destruction of popular tourist destinations by large numbers of tourists. development of illegal economic activities. local people can experience loss of privacy.
- easier, faster and more effective communication.
- better, more efficient manufacturing techniques.
- less wastage.
- more efficient stock management and ordering systems.
- the ability to develop new, innovative approaches.
- more effective marketing and promotion.
- new sales avenues.
- Global connectivity. ...
- The right place for noble causes. ...
- An excellent tool for education. ...
- Information & updates. ...
- Share a large amount of information daily. ...
- Join a community. ...
- Drive traffic to your website. ...
- Access to paid advertising services.
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
| Incentive to preserve the natural environment | Tourism mainly provides low level jobs |
| Tourism promotes international connections | Seasonal Nature of tourism |
| Helps to put nations on the global map | Small businesses are unable to keep up |
(i) Cost of operating airlines is very high and so freight cost is very high as compared to sea transport. (ii) It is difficult to carry bulky, awkwardly shaped goods. (iii) Very risky in case of accident. (iv) It is controlled by climatic conditions; thus bad weather leads to uncertainty in its time table.
What are the advantages of holidays? ›...
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- Reduce your stress. ...
- Recharge your energy. ...
- Self-care. ...
- Boost fitness. ...
- Improve mental health. ...
- Diversify your diet. ...
- Prevent burnout. ...
- Bond socially.
If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea.
What are the disadvantages of tourism essay? ›Disadvantages of tourism:
destruction of popular tourist destinations by large numbers of tourists. development of illegal economic activities. local people can experience loss of privacy.
- spend time planning the benefits and drawbacks of the statement given.
- make sure you have relevant supporting points.
- put your advantages together in one body paragraph and the same with the disadvantages.
- follow a safe advantage disadvantage essay model.
- High Costs: Air transport is a costly service. Its operational costs are too high. Middle class and poor people can not affect its cash.
- More Risks: Air transport is prone to accidents. A small mistake can be very dangerous for passengers. ...
- Huge Investments:
What is the main disadvantage of airplane journey? ›
Delays, Cancellations, and Lost Baggage
You commit to a journey and then you are stuck with it, whatever happens or goes wrong. Flights can be delayed for many hours, sometimes creating further delays as you then miss your connecting flight. Cancellations can be even worse and leave you stranded.
- A. It is expensive.
- B. It is adversely affected by bad weather.
- C. It is slow.
- D. It provides access to remote areas where there is no road.
- Flights can be expensive. Because many people head home for the holidays, trying to book flights this time of year can make you want to rip your hair out. ...
- It can be crowded. ...
- Your relatives might not be happy with you. ...
- It's a change of pace. ...
- Holiday atmosphere. ...
- A different climate can be unique. ...
- What do you think?
Travel takes us out of our comfort zones and inspires us to see, taste and try new things. It constantly challenges us, not only to adapt to and explore new surroundings, but also to engage with different people, to embrace adventures as they come and to share new and meaningful experiences with friends and loved ones.
Why are holidays important for students? ›Holiday breaks allow students to shift their focus and complete other important tasks that they are not normally able to address during the school year. Having the time and space to catch up with the things that have been pushed aside or that might require more focus and time is equally beneficial and rewarding.
Which country is called abroad? ›If you go abroad, you go to a foreign country, usually one which is separated from the country where you live by an ocean or a sea. I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France. ... public opposition here and abroad.
Why is it called abroad? ›abroad (adv.)
mid-13c., "widely apart," a contraction of on brode, from Old English on brede, "in width," literally "at wide" (see a- (1) + broad (adj.)). From c. 1300 as "at a distance from each other," hence "out of doors, away from home" (late 14c.)
Travel teaches you confidence, independence and freedom. It boosts your self-awareness and your problem-solving skills. Travel shows you that you can navigate a foreign country, make new friends, and overcome difficult situations.