Traveling has become an activity that helps humans not only satisfy their cravings for the world exploration but also accomplish memorable steps in their career ladder. This implies to the youth and young adults who throw doors wide open to a promising future, along with the senior citizens who can merely enjoy and share their love for traveling once working.
We often assume seniors are perhaps unable to offer as much to society as the younger adults of our community can. No doubt a lot of seniors are physically less powerful, agile or full with stamina than their younger selves used to be. However, there are numerous jobs that exist in the category of travel lovers that seniors can be good at, and perhaps be better at.
Tour guide
Might seem quite basic, huh? Though, who if not the senior generation would know the untold stories about the enchanted charming area somewhere in the narrow streets of their hometown? Instead of thinking globally or internationally, a lot of seniors could be outstanding tour guides through the city they themselves grew up in. Sitting on a bus, traveling around and showing tourists the impressive places is a fantastic idea.
The way seniors are advantageous in a job such as this is by the sheer amount of information and background facts they know compared to someone younger doing the same job. Younger adults often simply study what they are assigned to, showing and talking about only the major landmarks in the city. Meanwhile, senior citizens know far more than a mere document they were likely given to study from. They know of buildings with captivating histories, intriguing events that have occurred but perhaps fallen into obscurity. After all, a road less traveled often holds much more terrific stories.
Fair worker
Working at fairs, such as say the recent Francophonie fair, is also a great idea for seniors, meaning traveling to a different country and bringing along with you what your country is known for and what it is able to provide for the audience who’d like to visit it. Seniors, once again, know about their country best. Attending international fairs allows them to visit various countries and explore the country at their own leisure, without being confined to their own tour guide, provided, of course, they attend the fair and do their job, which is often only a few hours in a day.
Event Planner
Planning massive events that take place internationally requires hard work, commitment, organization skills and… love for traveling! There are plenty of energetic seniors who long to dedicate their lives to the hassle of luggage reclaims, check-ins, jet lags and, possibly, event planning as well. Working for a company that holds and orchestrates numerous events will guarantee them journeying more than enough. Although it might sound exhausting, there many benefits to be considered for this job. For instance, companies usually offer private transportation, luxury accommodation and collaboration with professionals and celebrities, which will break the ice and ease the traveling.
Besides the jobs suggested above that do not necessitate much of experience or special qualifications, there are many of others worthwhile to try and have a glance at. The final choice depends on how physically and spiritually ready our senior citizens are!