Why You Should Gift a Mystery Vacation this Holiday Season
With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gift-giving. And what’s a more exciting gift than a mystery gift?
For those new to surprise trips, they are the perfect way to go on an unforgettable (and instagram-worthy) adventure without the choice paralysis usually begotten by trip planning. It allows for amazing experiential travel minus the planning headache.
In a sense, it is the perfect gift: you are not only giving your friends and family an extraordinary adventure, but you are giving them the pleasure of taking out all the stress-inducing parts. Plus, at Jubel, we perfectly cater your mystery trip to everyone’s tastes based on their preferences.
We can perfectly customize the details of what how much you (and/or your giftee) wants to be surprised. Want to know the continent but not the country? Done! Want to know the country? No problem. Want to know nothing? Love it. Plus, we can tell you all the details if you wish, while keeping your giftee in the dark so that they get the joy of a total surprise.
But now that you know you want to give a mystery gift, how should you do it? After all, a gift of that caliber deserves an exciting presentation. And we’ve got some unique ideas of just how to do that!
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Craft an Immersive Scavenger Hunt
Bit by the creativity bug? Why not craft an interesting scavenger hunt in your home city, with the final “clue” being the gift voucher?
You can hide clues in libraries in the pages of atlases or travel guides or in emotionally significant places to your relationship. For something super fun, craft an “amazing race” style scavenger hunt, complete with different challenges along the way. At the end, tell them they’ve won, and that their prize is a mystery vacation! You can hand them a gift voucher, which will include a link to our extensive survey which will help our expert travel advisors match your giftee with their ideal destination for their pre-paid trip.
The journey to find the final clue will be an unforgettable experience in of itself, and spirits will be high as your loved one realizes exactly what is in store for them next!
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Head Over to a Foreign Film
If you live in a big city, there are generally at least a few cinemas showing foreign films. Gift a ticket to a film from your destination, and head on over to the cinema to get excited about a quick jaunt abroad.
Whether you are watching Bollywood or French cinema, the foreign film will get your giftee excited to explore the broader world and different cultures.
At the credits, hand over the envelope to your loved one enclosing the voucher for their mystery vacation! They won’t believe that the film wasn’t the gift, and it is the perfect way to get them in the mood to explore one of our incredible destinations.
This option works best if the trip isn’t a total surprise — ie. if you work with our travel advisors in advance to find the perfect destination for your giftee, so that they’ll know in advance the country they are visiting.
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Gift them a new calendar with the trip dates marked.
If you can secretly confirm the trip dates work for the giftee, one great way to gift a surprise trip is to get them a new calendar or planner — with the surprise trip dates marked out already!
Once they flip through the planner, they will realize that the datebook isn’t the only gift, and their excitement will only grow.
Remember, though, you need to be sure the dates work for them before you do this! And for this option, the trip will be fully pre-planned — the gift giver will have taken the survey and planned the trip for the travel advisor. Which is even better for the giftee, since they will have a fully pre-planned trip just awaiting them.
Give Them Something Practical for Their Trip
One of our favorite (and more practical) ways to gift a surprise trip is to pair it with another gift they will need for their upcoming travels.
Get them a nice luggage set so they will have something to travel with for their upcoming vacation, and hide the gift voucher inside one of the pockets. Another great present is a passport cover, so that they cross borders in style. Plus, you can tuck the gift voucher into the pages of the passport, for a cute surprise
Another option? Check out our list of favorite books for every type of vacation and give them something appropriate (and use the gift voucher as a bookmark!)
Want to give something a little less practical? Gift them a globe, with the gift voucher hidden inside the base. It makes for a great accent piece in their apartment, and will get them in the mood to explore the world.
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With these gift-giving options in tow, you’ll be the star of the holiday season, and your loved ones will be in for an unforgettable ride as you head off on the vacation of a lifetime. The mystery aspect really adds to the fun and excitement, and we guarantee it’ll be a holiday season you’ll never forget!
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Originally published at https://www.jubel.co on December 11, 2019.
