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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 20yo college student and a 17yo. The older DC loves to travel, the younger one hates it. Just doesn't like to be away from home, out of their comfort zone, etc. We take several short trips per year and one bigger one, usually to Europe.

Younger DC is not expected to go on the shorter trips but does go on the bigger trips and generally enjoys them. I think these trips have a lot of value outside of the family time spent together so I don't make it optional, but I try not to overload with museums/activities and whenever possible, we'll stay in an AirBnB with enough space for everyone to have their own room to decompress. I also don't require DC to go on every single outing during the trip. 
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I am the poster with the 16 year old and 18 year old.  These sound exactly like my kids.  We also do short trips with the older one - usually just one parent - and it is wonderful because we both enjoy it so much.  So far we have all gone on the long trips as a family, but we are wondering if even that is worth it because it is a lot of money and the younger child really would prefer to be at home.  I do hope that some day he'll have appreciation for the places he was able to visit.[/quote]

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