What should I pay attention to when taking my elderly parents out for a trip?

As a professional who has been employed for several years, after several years of struggle, I finally have my own small family and have certain economic conditions to take my parents out to travel. I have taken my parents to western Sichuan, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Changsha and other places ... I have also stepped on some pits during my journey. I'll share my personal experience with you. I hope you can take your parents out to travel more, and please do more homework to make them really happy.

1. Communicate with parents in advance, introduce them to their destinations, and master their hobbies. For example, when I took my mother to Changsha, I had great expectations to take her to buy a modern China tea shop and punch in the red wall, but I also saw that she was not interested at all. I was also very happy to take a photo with Chairman Mao in Orange Island. Therefore, you must communicate with your parents before you travel. We can introduce their destinations through photos and videos, master their hobbies and have a general travel plan in mind.

2. Do a good job in advance, arrange the trip, do a good job according to the travel time, and arrange the trip in advance. Attractions, tickets, hotels, restaurants, etc. Need to plan in advance. Hotels can be determined by combining tourist routes. Of course, the more convenient it is to eat in places such as scenic spots, the better. We are generally free to travel, and we will play for a while when we see interesting things, but after all, there are not many opportunities to travel with our parents. Reasonable arrangements in advance can make them play more fully and experience better. Pay attention to a reasonable schedule, don't be too tight and in a hurry, and don't have to walk all the time. Without our physical strength, parents may feel tired.

I have a principle that if I go out with friends or myself, I will save money. I often buy red-eye flights and stay in cheap hotels, but when I go out with my family, especially with the elderly and children, I will try my best to choose better conditions and more expensive ones. For example, if I take my parents out for a trip, I will buy a normal flight instead of a red-eye flight; When choosing accommodation, try to choose a place with convenient transportation and good environment. After all, there are not many opportunities to take my parents out to travel, and they are not as able to withstand the toss as we young people. If the economic conditions can bear it, choose a more expensive and better one.

4. Get up early. We young people seem to be used to staying up late at night and getting up late the next morning. But parents are used to getting up early, so it is definitely not good to take their parents out for a trip and let them wait after getting up. So we can try not to arrange it too late the day before and get up early the next day. If you are not particularly tired or sleeping late, you can also experience the fresh air and see the different scenery of the city.

5. Take more photos of my parents. My mother is a person who loves sharing, friends and Tik Tok, so she has a strong demand for taking pictures. Even parents who don't like taking photos are willing to take more photos to record their lives when they finally take their children out. When you go out with your parents, take more photos of them, including their favorite buildings and their favorite food. They can also go to their family and friends to share beautiful photos. Years later, they can still look at the photos and remember this wonderful memory. How nice ~

6. Identify parents' "white lies". I don't know if you have this experience. Ask your parents, "Do you want to eat this?" -"don't"; "Do you want to buy this?" -"Don't don't". In fact, it is not necessarily that they really don't want to, but they are reluctant. So at this time, it is necessary to distinguish whether parents are really unwilling or reluctant. The best way is to buy it, which can give parents more life experience without spending too much money.