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<ul><li>People across social media platforms were unilaterally supporting the student protest against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). </li><li>However, after the act of defamation of <keyword id="1537011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda-statue">Swami Vivekananda statue</keyword> the social media outrage has shown the other side to the hostel fee hikes at the university. </li><li>JNU’s revised hostel fees is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai, according to an ET report. </li></ul>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who are protesting against hostel fee hikes were receiving a lot of support from the social media. However, the narrative took an about-turn after students defaced <keyword id="6364300" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Swami-Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</keyword> statue along with the admin block of the university even after the fees were partially rolled back. 
	
	
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 After that, a lot of social media users are pointing out to many issues around the key reasons for the protest — revision on hostel fees. The university revised the fee after 14 years. This is the longest gap in hostel fee revision among the top central universities in India. In spite of the increase, it is at least one-fifth of the charges across premier Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in Delhi and Mumbai. “How are the protests against fee-hikes justified?” said a Twitter user. 
	
	
	<div type="twitter" handle="MakrandParanspe" handlename="Makarand R Paranjape" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/963783801540263936/NY1aKBGP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="1456" retweetcount="700" status="https://t.co/6qD9nDrDzH Some of these same agitating students paid school fees of Rs 4-5k p.m. in convents/private… https://t.co/yTH87Qs5mS" createdat="1573581443000" id="1194313254761160705"></div>







 The revised hostel fee for JNU students, after the partial rollback is at ₹3,600 per year and ₹1,800 for students belonging to below-poverty line sections. On the other hand, the annual hostel charges across IIT Delhi and Mumbai campuses range between ₹15,000 and ₹20,000. While some people are supporting the outrage, others are agitated by the overhaul. “Students should give written undertakings that they will not participate in strikes/protests,” said another user. 
	
	
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 The move raised questions on nationalism and human rights violation as well. In a recent move, a few agitating students of the varsity occupied the administration block, defaced almost every wall of the block with graffiti against the JNU administration and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The students allegedly defacing the statue of Swami Vivekananda, which is yet to be inaugurated. 
	
	
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 However, the student protests are expected to intensify in the next few days, as per IANS. "We will intensify the protests and have given a call to the whole university to join in," said JNU Students Union General Secretary Satish Chandra Yadav. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-students-intensify-protest-on-fee-hikes-deface-the-varsitys-admin-block/articleshow/72055524.cms">JNU students intensify protest on fee hikes, deface the varsity's admin block</a>

The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual

<ul><li>Students of India’s premier <keyword id="58265" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jawaharlal-Nehru-University">Jawaharlal Nehru University</keyword> (JNU) have taken to the streets, holding placards to protest against massive fee hike, dress code restrictions and hostel curfews. </li><li>The institute’s administration hiked the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%. </li><li>The student body called for a boycott of the convocation and demanded the rollback of the hostel draft manual and fee hike proposed by the administration.</li></ul>Hundreds of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students have taken to the streets, holding placards in protest. They are rallying against a fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. According to the student union, the institute raised the hostel, mess and security fee by a massive 400%. 
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 The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. That accounts for an annual fee hike of almost ₹3,000 per student. That is a pain point for university students where “majority of students come from the most marginalized backgrounds in this country,” News18 <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">reported</a>. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The protest coincides with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demand a rollback of the rules and the fee hike. They also intend to marching towards the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Vasant Kunj, Delhi. Delhi police used water cannons to disperse the students as they tried to cross the barricades to meet the vice chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar. The VC repeatedly rejected the request to meet and discuss the issues. 
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 "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' met the students and reassured them. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee that it had hiked. </li><li>According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. </li><li>However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ as they continue to protest. </li></ul> After days of massive student protest, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration partially rolled back the hostel fee hikes. R Subrahmanyam, secretary of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) confirmed the same on Twitter. <div type="twitter" handle="subrahyd" handlename="R. Subrahmanyam" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1028304137820098561/HeLLqqV__normal.jpg" favoritecount="604" retweetcount="237" status="#JNU Executive Committee announces major roll-back in the hostel fee and other stipulations. Also proposes a scheme… https://t.co/2P31WDNShM" createdat="1573642824000" id="1194570703174918144"></div>

 According to the revised fee structure, the charges of a single room have been reduced to ₹200 per month against ₹600 proposed earlier and ₹100 for a shared double room against ₹300. The old charges for single and double rooms were ₹20 and ₹10, respectively. The move comes in the back of the ongoing protests by university students who were rallying against the fee hike, dress code and hostel curfews that the top university has now mandated. However, the student union has called the move a ‘trap’ and they continue to protest. The university administration had <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm as a curfew for hostel students. "While we were paying ₹2,500 a month earlier, we will now have to pay ₹7,000. We are compelled to protest because our issues have not been addressed,” JNU students <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/protest-breaks-out-at-jnu-over-fee-hike-on-convocation-day-2130632">told</a> NDTV. The protest also coincided with the institute’s third convocation ceremony. The student body called for a boycott as they demanded a complete rollback. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/rajmal-meena-jnu-guard-help-from-neo-stencil-to-become-ias/articleshow/70275974.cms">Meet Rajmal Meena, a security guard from JNU who cleared university’s entrance examination, and is now aiming to become an IAS officer</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/ca-aspirants-want-icai-to-amend-regulation-that-allows-re-valuation/articleshow/71308772.cms">CA aspirants want ICAI to amend regulation that allows re-valuation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/hundreds-of-indias-aspiring-chartered-accountants-are-furious-and-protesting-on-the-streets/articleshow/71286881.cms">Hundreds of India's aspiring chartered accountants are furious and protesting on the streets</a>

JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests

<ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students march to the Parliament, ahead of winter session. </li><li>Despite the partial rollback, students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been protesting against the hostel fee hikes and curfew timings. </li><li>The government has imposed section 144 near the parliament.</li></ul>The <keyword id="6347348" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="JNU-student-protest">JNU student protest</keyword> might soon take a political turn as they are now marching to the Parliament — as the winter session is in progress. They want to appeal to the MPs to ‘save public education’. The government imposed Section 144 near the Parliament and deployed nearly 700 security personnel outside the JNU campus — in anticipation of the protest. Despite the partial fee rollback, students have been protesting over hostel fee and curfews. The student union claims that the institute’s decision to raise hostel, mess and security fee by 400% — is unfair. "At a time when fee hikes are rampant across the country, students have emerged as the first line of defence for inclusive education. We invite all students of Delhi, to join us as we march on foot from JNU to Parliament on the first day of the winter session of Parliament," the JNUSU said. But not many have been coming out in support of the protest. “There are 8,000 students in the university and at least 6,000 of them want to attend classes. But 200 or so students are not allowing them and have created an atmosphere of terror,” a JNU professor <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/jnu-fee-hike-protests-live-updates-students-to-march-to-parliament-today/liveblog/72103170.cms">told</a> the Times of India. The agitation has forced the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) to form a three-member high powered committee to look into the matter. The university administration <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/jnu-students-say-academic-emergency-at-varsity-demand-vcs-removal-as-teachers-extend-support-2382953.html">hiked</a> the hostel mess security fee from ₹5,500 to ₹12,000, adding a service charge worth ₹1,700. It also increased the charges of a single room from ₹20 to ₹600 per month and to ₹300 for a double bed room which is to be shared. However last Thursday on November 14, the institution announced a partial rollback, reducing the charges for single room to ₹ 200 per month and ₹100 for a shared double room. Added to this, hostel curfews and a dress code also did not resonate well with the students. The university mandated 11 pm curfew for hostel students. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-administration-hikes-the-hostel-mess-and-security-fee-by-close-to-400/articleshow/72021155.cms">JNU administration hikes the hostel, mess and security fee by close to 400%</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/jnu-announces-a-partial-rollback-in-hostel-fee-hikes-amid-massive-protests/articleshow/72040900.cms">JNU announces a partial rollback in hostel fee hikes amid massive protests</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/the-hostel-fee-hike-in-jnu-has-become-another-flashpoint-in-indian-politics-both-in-the-real-world-and-the-virtual/articleshow/72067289.cms">The hostel fee hike in JNU has become another flashpoint in Indian politics — both in the real world and the virtual</a>

JNU students march to Parliament defying Section 144 imposed by the government

Hostel fee hike to citizenship row-- Delhi has been a hotbed of protests for 4 months now

<ul class="summary-list"><li>I was excited to study abroad in Florence and to take small, cheap trips while abroad.</li><li>My classmates are not traveling cheaply; they are flying to luxury places like Dubai and the Alps.</li></ul>As a third-year college student attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins, I jumped at the chance to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyu-student-hated-study-abroad-semester-florence-italy-2023-3">study abroad</a>. Trading in a semester of snow and freezing temperatures for beautiful architecture and centuries-old art was a no-brainer.I was so excited that I filled out the application to study in Florence nearly a year before the day I would depart. Four months in Florence, Italy, was comparable to the cost of a semester at my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/state-school-best-financial-decision-2022-3">state school</a>. After talking to my parents and counselor, I believed the cultural experience and travel opportunities were worth it.I knew that when I arrived, I would have to budget when traveling —doing so through <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hostel-things-you-should-never-do-frequent-solo-traveler">communal hostel</a> stays and low-cost airlines. I was prepared for overstuffed backpacks and bus tickets; upon arrival, though, it became clear that pinching pennies was not on everyone's agenda.<h2>The other students are jet-setting every weekend to expensive locations</h2>The first few days in Florence were comparable to a freshman welcome week. The time was full of activities, including hikes, dinners, and other various ventures to get students to meet one another. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/i-live-with-roommates-as-adult-perks-outweigh-embarrassment-2024-4">My roommates </a>and I attended one of the dinners to make connections before classes began.Standing among <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/started-conversations-with-strangers-to-gain-confidence-2023-12">groups of strangers</a>, I expected to converse about majors and hometowns; however, I witnessed a quiet competition between students on who would be going to the most places in the coming months.Comments such as "I have every weekend planned and booked" or "I would go, but I've already been" were stacked on top of one another as my peers attempted to one-up each other. At this time, I had a total of zero trips planned. When caught in these conversations, I felt oddly pressured to also fill my calendar each weekend, accompanied by the feeling of stress due to not being able to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-dont-pay-for-accommodations-traveling-trusted-housesitters-review-2024">afford travel</a> every five days. I feared I would be left behind.I've been here for over two months, and this conversation hasn't ended. Every Monday, I hear whispers about where my peers had jet-setted to days before. Places like Dubai and Morocco have been mentioned, leaving me just as shocked as that first dinner. I knew studying abroad was a privilege before getting here, but "a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-to-know-before-traveling-to-dubai-uae-2023-12">weekend in Dubai</a>" was not what I expected.<h2>Nobody is 'roughing it' like I thought they would be</h2>My spring break was only three weeks into the start of the semester, and this was when I decided to take my first trip. When booking, I scoured sites, such as KAYAK and Skyscanner, but plane tickets and hotels were still extremely pricey. Eventually, my roommates and I decided to spend five days in Prague after finding <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/skiplagging-how-to-save-money-flights-travel-airfare-airline-2024-2">affordable tickets</a> on Ryanair. One of the greatest appeals of Prague was it was walkable, cheap, and had a good nightlife — my top three requirements as a traveling college student.My three roommates and I booked a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-studio-apartment-listing-no-bathroom-instagram-2024-2">studio apartment</a> for around $100 each for a total of five nights. It took us two trains, one bus, a plane, and some walking to get there, but the price was right. I was excited for the following week and felt satisfied with our trip and housing accommodations.That was until I scrolled through Instagram to see my peers skiing in the Alps and skydiving in Copenhagen. It was almost unbelievable that the people I attend classes with could afford this style of travel while my school backpack was stuffed with a week's worth of clothes cause I opted out of the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airlines-made-estimated-33-billion-from-baggage-fees-last-year-2024-2">carry-on baggage fee</a> Ryanair required.I thought everyone at this stage made sacrifices when traveling, but I was mostly wrong.<h2>I'm convinced people are traveling for the sake of their Instagram</h2>I have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that anyone can experience a new country in the span of 48 hours.I do know, however, that people are really good at making their time away look like the best time ever on my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-tests-close-friends-feed-posts-more-private-sharing-2023-9">Instagram feed</a>. It's as if they're collecting comments like postcards or putting another notch in their belts by showing one another how many stamps they have accumulated in their passports.Traveling while studying abroad is a competitive sport with a large price tag that no one told me to train for.I've learned that such comparisons defeat the purpose of traveling. Maybe I haven't flown on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/20-best-airlines-in-the-world-skytrax-2023-6">best airlines</a> or stayed in an oceanfront villa, but my experiences abroad have been enriching and allowed me to engage with other cultures. Best of all? I didn't have to spend much money, and my Instagram still looks good.

I'm a college student studying abroad. I'm shocked at how many luxury trips my classmates take.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Marco Ilagan, 42, and Fran Cassaniti, 30, left their jobs at Accenture to travel in 2018. </li><li>The couple live in other people's homes for free in return for looking after their pets. </li></ul>Travel enthusiasts Fran Cassaniti from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Marco Ilagan from Chicago, Illinois were in a long-distance relationship. And while most people in long-distance relationships hop on FaceTime calls, Cassaniti and Ilagan had date nights in all parts of the world. They met in India, Thailand, or Brazil to spend time with each other.When the couple first met in 2016, they both wanted to travel the world. So after a year of dating and another year of planning and saving, they quit their corporate jobs, let go of their rented apartments, and in January 2018 started traveling together.<div type="image" title="Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan" height="1151" width="2048" msid="102348336" hostid="261"></div>The couple started their journey by flying to Ilagan's home country of the Philippines, before they traveled to Hawaii six months later.However, they realized that moving hotels or hostels every five days wasn't working for them because they wanted to run a life-coaching business while living on the road. "We were looking for a way that we could continue traveling, but have more stability and save money on accommodation," said Cassaniti. <h2>They looked after pets and explored house-sitting</h2>At the same time they'd started following a digital nomad couple on Instagram who had been house-sitting for two years, so they also decided to give it a go. Ilagan and Cassaniti set up an account on TrustedHousesitters.com and within 15 days they were accepted for a house sit in Anchorage, Alaska.The couple needed to look after a dog and a cockatiel called Tweetie who would fly free around the house. While they were nervous about their first house sit, both the owners and the pets made it easy for them. The owners left a car, two mountain bikes, and hiking gear for the couple so they could enjoy the Alaskan scenery. "When we were having breakfast, Tweetie would sit at his breakfast station and wait for his peanut butter with cookies," said Cassaniti. Once they tried house-sitting, they never looked back. They booked each house sit through TrustedHousesitters as not only did the <a href="https://support.trustedhousesitters.com/hc/en-gb/articles/6261917234077-Advice-for-international-house-sitting-" target="_blank" rel="noopener">app feature more international house sits</a>, but they wanted to collect all of their reviews on one platform. <div type="image" title="Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan" height="1080" width="1440" msid="102348338" hostid="261"></div>They have now been house sitters for 25 homes. They've stayed in a retreat in Utah with two Alaskan malamutes that overlooked a famous mountain range. In the evenings, the couple could sit in the outdoor Jacuzzi and watch the sunset over the mountains or watch 'Game of Thrones' in the cinema room.They also spent four months looking after two relaxed German Shepherds in a beach retreat in Grenada, as the retired owners would go sailing during the winter months. "It was like our dream house," said Ilagan. "From the terrace we would watch the sun go down over the ocean and we didn't buy mangos or avocados for months as the garden was filled with fruit trees."<h2>Cassaniti and Ilagan plan around their travel and business goals</h2>The only time they faced any difficulty living for free was when the pandemic hit and they lost a month's worth of bookings in March 2020.But after staying with friends in Chicago, they found a house-sitting gig on a golf community in Florida. The locals would travel everywhere by golf cart, whether that was to go to the golf course or grocery shopping.This treated the couple to one of their highlights during the pandemic as the neighbors would organize drive-in concerts. "Each of the neighbors could play the guitar or knew how to sing, so they'd set up concerts in their garage and everyone would be sat socially distanced in their golf carts enjoying the concerts with snacks and beer. It was really fun," said Cassaniti.<div type="image" title="Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan" height="720" width="960" msid="102348571" hostid="261"></div>They house sat in Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Greece, then England, Scotland and Ireland, but none of these choices are ad hoc — they fit into clear goals.Their longest house-sitting gig was four months in Grenada, but they usually move homes once a month. "Every year we set our personal, travel and business goals," said Ilagan. "We then break it down to smaller goals so we know where to go this quarter and weekly goals so every day we are aligned."In 2022, they focused on Europe and in 2023 they will travel through central America.The couple have created a daily routine in place of their 9 to 5 jobs. In the morning, they work out, meditate, practice yoga, and journal. Then they walk the pets and start their coaching calls for their site "Map The Unknown," where they help people get the life they want with courses that they sell for $199. Because they often change time zones, they use the free online app Calendly so people can see when they are available.<h2>They'll turn down gigs if surveillance cameras aren't turned off</h2>The only times they have turned house-sitting gigs down was when a potential host said they didn't want to turn off the security cameras inside their house because they wanted to watch their pets and another who kept rescheduling their online interview. "You need to coordinate lots of things with the host so for us the relationship with the host is important," said Cassaniti. The only challenge they've had with a pet was when a 14-year-old golden retriever they were looking after for a family experienced a seizure. The couple rushed the dog to the vet and were relieved when the vet managed to get the dog back on his feet. However, the scary moment prepared them for future emergencies. "We now ask for the vet's emergency number because we learned it's a different one," said Ilagan.<div type="image" title="Fran Cassaniti and Marco Ilagan" height="2274" width="3024" msid="102348576" hostid="261"></div><h2>The couple uses credit card points to pay for flights</h2>But it's not just the housing that the couple don't pay for, they don't pay for their flights either. In 2014, Ilagan found a blog that said you can get free flights if you apply for a credit card. So Ilagan now uses points and miles from his credit cards to pay for flights.He takes out two to three credit cards each year, which he tracks on a spreadsheet. "I pay my bill off every month like it's a debit card and I use it as a tool to travel," said Ilagan. And, if the credit card companies start charging annual fees, he will cancel the card.He hasn't paid for flights in five years. In 2022, they flew between Mexico, the US, Italy, Greece, Slovenia, the UK, back to the US and then Argentina for free. But Ilagan warns that you need to be diligent about paying off the card and looking for fees as that is when you lose any benefits. You also need to make sure you don't take out too many credit cards because you can look credit hungry to the credit card companies and this lowers your credit score. To help reduce their travel fees, they also bought an RV which sits in storage in Texas when they want to travel farther away. They drove the RV when they traveled to Mexico in December 2021 and got engaged, and again in April 2022, when they got married on a sandbar in Belize. They are currently driving it in Costa Rica, where they will spend the next four months looking after two dogs and ticking off those goals they created.

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Pigeonholing holidays by age group throws up as many exceptions as it does stereotypes. A quick online search reveals plenty of websites recommending cruises for teens and skydiving courses for senior citizens. Nevertheless, here’s a list of <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> tips, trends and traditional tourist activities divided by decade: <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">Under 10s</h3>Children love splashing about at beaches and swimming pools but they’re not so keen on long flights, so stick to short-haul holidays. Pre-schoolers are happy playing with other kids and won’t care whether they’re in Thailand or Tahiti. You will, though, after 17 hours in the air with a plane change in Auckland. Renting a villa with family or friends is a popular option but make sure the pool is properly fenced off or you’ll never be able to relax. <a href="https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3019895/seven-best-water-parks-world-bali-and-dubai" class="link-text">Water parks</a> are more suitable for older children but those huge slides and water chutes look terrifying to a five-year-old. So while they’re playing it safe in the paddling pool, you’re left wondering why you paid those steep entrance fees when you could have gone to the beach. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">Teens</h3> Water parks are great for older children and early teens. Photo: Shutterstock Tiny tots love animals but an African safari is likely to overwhelm and exhaust them. Teenagers are better able to cope with hours spent bumping along dirt tracks and long gaps between wildlife sightings. Steer clear of hiking holidays, though; teens don’t really get scenery. Your encouraging oohs and aahs will be met with little more than a grunt or two. Ditto old buildings – even if they happen to be in Barcelona or Venice. You’re better off booking in at a youth hostel that has a rope swing across a river. For older teens, gap years often combine travel with volunteer tourism. A win-win if well organised – the youngsters learn about life in the developing world and their hosts get a new, if slightly wonky, school building. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">20s</h3>Having already been overseas on school trips and round-the-world jaunts, 20-somethings these days are far more worldly than previous generations. They’ve worked with street children in Africa or India and are unfazed by civil unrest, gang-related violence and the odd Ebola outbreak. Ticking off bucket-list destinations motivates these digital natives but they sometimes forget to enjoy the moment. As the sun sets over the Grand Canyon, the multitasking postmillennial next to you is likely to be simultaneously applying filters on Snapchat, live streaming on TikTok and messaging mum to send more money. Generation Zs rarely pass up the opportunity for a selfie and condense their adventures into a series of less-than-inspiring Instagram images (“Here I am hand washing my boxer shorts in the hostel sink.”) <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">30s</h3> Millennial travel is all about the experience – for those in their 30s, meeting people is more important than splashing out on souvenirs. Photo: Shutterstock Millennials love disruption – in a travel sense at least. They convert their holiday money with peer-to-peer currency-exchange platform WeSwap and get around cities in an Uber vehicle, a Coco car or with Vespa ride-sharing app Scooterino. They’ll use an obscure minibus start-up (online bookings only) to see something of Slovenia and rely on carpooling service Bla Bla Car to reach a rock festival in Romania. Meeting people matters more than splashing out on souvenirs and, where possible, they aim to live like locals, or better still, with locals. About 60 per cent of all guests who have ever booked on Airbnb are millennials. Studies suggest that half of all 30-some­things value memories above possessions or pension plans and would rather save for a holiday than a house. They’re experiential travellers who prefer to explore the Himalayas on a motorbike or go shark-cage diving in South Africa than lie on a beach all day. And they’ll blog about every stage of the trip. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">40s</h3>Fully immersed in their careers, this age group are cash rich but time poor. They snatch luxury weekend city breaks when they can and splash out on fancy villas for the annual family holiday. Plenty of singles holidays are aimed at those who have reached an age when, according to some tour operators, “it can be tricky to find a travel buddy”. Then there are those who look back fondly on the carefree backpacking days of their youth without wanting to recreate the squalor. Forty-something “<a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2127940/asias-luxury-hostels-flashpacker-generation-are-classy" class="link-text">flashpackers</a>” keep the overland traveller ethos alive but are prepared to spend more to insulate themselves from the flea-pit dorms and cockroach-infested restaurants they used to think were so cool. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">50s</h3> Once-in-a-lifetime trips drive cash-rich Gen Xers to explore. Photo: Shutterstock Now in their peak earning years, Generation Xers are able to push the boat out – that’s a speedboat, not a rowing boat, you understand. Some overworked executives hand over the logistics and legwork to bespoke travel designers who put together once-in-a-lifetime trips with no expense spared. A <a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2135760/glamping-has-grown-tree-houses-yurts-wi-fi-luxury-camping" class="link-text">glamping</a> (glamorous camping) expedition to the Gobi Desert, for example, staying in a luxury ger that bears little resemblance to the traditional round tent a Mongolian might live in.Some frazzled 50-somethings are tempted by a midlife gap year – especially if they missed out the first time around. Self-improvement tourism is all the rage among quinquagenarians – a photography workshop, an intensive language course or Mongolian throat singing classes in the sumptuous surroundings of your glamorous ger. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">60s</h3>Their kids have grown up and flown the nest and cashed-up baby boomers are itching to make up for lost time. This group is responsible for 80 per cent of all luxury travel spending, whether it’s finally buying that motor home and setting off across North America, signing up for a Greek islands sailing holiday or a no-expense-spared African safari hosted by a celebrity wildlife photographer. Visiting friends and relations (VFR tourism) is popular with older travellers keen to catch up with family members living on the other side of the world, while genealogy tourism is on the rise among grey nomads wanting to trace their ancestors and fill gaps in family trees. <h3 style="margin-bottom: 1.42857rem; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.71429rem; line-height: 2.35714rem; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; display: inherit;">70+</h3> Septuagenarians still want to travel, and slow tourism is ideal for silver sojourners. Photo: Shutterstock Life in the fast lane might be over but silver surfers have no intention of slowing down completely. Cruises are the holiday of choice, along with extended winter sun escapes, especially to countries where pensions go further, the weather is warmer and there’s a culture of respect for the elderly. Slow tourism is tailor-made for old-timers. The travel trend prioritises the pleasures of immersing fully in a place and enjoying meaningful experiences, rather than trying to see and do as much as possible in a limited time. Then there’s medical tourism, which sees patients head to Bangkok for cheap cataract surgery, Hungary for inexpensive dental implants and Turkey for a half-price hip operation (necessitated by a bumpy landing while skydiving, perhaps).

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