To think that if you have to travel a lot for work, and I mean sometimes 14 hour nonstop plane rides…

[Hellokittymania]

You appreciates us staying at home and doing things at home, or doing a staycation? Or is that just me…

Traveling on those long-haul flights is exhausting… And I don’t really want to take want to go on holiday… There’s a lot to do in my area, and I really like being able to do things like cook, or learn to do new things at home…

And sorry, I’m using dictation So please excuse the mistakes.

You do you

I love my long haul flights for work as its quiet and I get fed and watch a movie which never happens at home. You are right though, I havent taken a family overseas holiday in years. We go to cottages in the uk mainly. I think that's a combination of climate change guilt and young kids but also we have beautiful places to go on our doorstep.

Everyone's different. Some people love travelling long haul, some don't. If you'd rather stay at home that's up to you.

I'm assuming your DP wants to travel abroad, though? There needs to be some compromise if that's the case. Maybe you could add a holiday to the end of a business trip and they could fly out to meet you?

If you're in the UK then I would want to go away for decent weather.

But if you're already somewhere hot and sunny then I understand!

I don't have to travel far for work now but have in the past although not that frequently however I have family in 2 European countries & have also travelled quite a lot. Personally I'm over flying, it's just a load of waiting around, more waiting around etc. I try to avoid flying with the dc, either opting for the ferry or staying in the UK. I grew up in London & because my parents took us back to their home countries over the holidays I actually haven't seen much of the UK. There are lots of beautiful places I want to see here.

DH use to regularly travel to South Korea, India and China for work. As a result we only holidayed in the UK or went on short haul holidays to the Med.

When DD had a post GCSE holiday I took her to Orlando on my own as DH just didn't want to go.

He always flew business class for long haul, and complains bitterly about travelling "cattle class" on our holidays. I tell him off for being such a snob

Obvs a private jet might make things easier!

Give her hell, no, I’m single. I do have special needs though, and for me it’s exhausting… Some people wonder why I don’t want to go on holiday to far away places… But I really enjoy my own home when I have the chance to be in it… I lived abroad for a very very long time, and I was in a very rural area, and with my disability that meant having to give up a lot of things that I wouldn’t have been able to do on my own…

Yes but if you have a family that always stay at home while you fly to work it is possible that they want to go away on holiday . It is perfectly reasonable when your work involves so much traveling not to want to spend holiday traveling, I have no idea about whether you have a partner or family but it maybe perfectly reasonable for them to want to travel on holiday as they spend the other 50-51 weeks of the year within a few miles of home a compromise is needed maybe 7-10 days of annual leave away the other 18-21 at home assuming annual leave at 28 days

@Hellokittymania ah that's fine then - do whatever's best for you. If people question it, tell them you travel for work and there's more to life than travel!

Some people seem to think travel is the be all and end all. I don't get it, personally.
I like holidaying and experiencing different cultures but I like being home too.

Empty… That is the only thing that would make me want to leave ha ha Ha the weather. But even that, sometimes I just don’t want to go anywhere.😂😂

I travel a lot for work and I am so, so, sick of flying. I've actually already turned down a couple of group holidays this year because I just want to be at home more.

I will probably still want to go on a couple of holidays this year but I've told DP that we're only going to places we can get to on the train. Fortunately he's fine with that!

Yes, I feel like this too. I like the feeling of having a few weeks uninterrupted in one place. I think it is common among people who travel a lot for work.

YANBU.

Obviously if you have a partner or DC who never get to travel as they would like because you won't, that would be an issue, but there's certainly nothing wrong with just relaxing at home and doing things locally. Or going on holiday quite locally if you want the change of scenery.

You still get time off work, family time etc just not the travel.

If it's just you, then YANBU.

If you have a partner or family who want to go away, YABU. Just because you travel a lot, doesn't mean others do and imo it would be wrong to stop them visiting somewhere just because you are fed up of flying.

I like holidaying and experiencing different cultures but I like being home too.

Me too. I used to do a lot of overseas business travel, and the novelty wore off quite quickly. I don't especially like hot climates, so I wouldn't go abroad for that. Although I do enjoy meeting new people and experiencing amazing geography and wildlife. There's still lots to see here in the UK.

It makes sense if you a single, you can just do what you like, nothing wrong with that. My husband travels for work every week, yet he still wants to go on holidays to far away places with me, and gets excited about it! Because when he's away for work - it's no fun, he's working, stuck in a hotel room or in meetings, completely different trip. Also it would be unfair to deny me the chance to go on holiday because he's sick of flying, I'm glad he never floated this idea. We love traveling!