We're at about $200k but debt free and with considerable savings and retirement so we feel more comfortable spending. We spend probably $20-$25k on travel annually all-in, but also play the "points game" by seeking out credit cards that will get us free flights, hotel stays, etc.

This has all gotten harder as our kids are now school aged so our timing is more constrained. But we've also saved money with covid so may be able to increase our budget (though perhaps not commensurate with flight prices!).

Travel annually often includes a 2 week trip to Europe, and maybe two other weeks at the beach or visiting family, and then a smattering of more local long weekend trips.

We’ve increased our budget but spend about 10-13k annually. Christmas trip, spring break trip, summer trip. We try to do only one “splurge” trip a year and keep the others less expensive. Splurge for us is international but still budgeted but 4-6k

Right around $200k here.

We typically do $3,000 for a week at the beach, and $2,000 for 1-2 long weekend trips - road trips.

Every 2-3 years we will an additional trip closer to $6,000 - a flight somewhere.

Maybe we will do that more often if our income increases.

We budget $15k per year for travel

We are in the $250,000 range and we probably spend $15-20k but my DH's family lives in India so we have to go there every year (in non covid times) to the tune of $3-6,000 depending on flight prices

Zero due to covid but we don't have one and don't travel often so it really depends on the trip.

Anonymous wrote:We spend more than half our income on travel.

Ok

We spend more than half our income on travel.

2k-3k. We don't travel to speak of. Hate spending money on hotels and transportation.

Anonymous wrote:10-15k

+1

Zero for now.

10-15k

We are more in the 250k range and in recent years have started spending around $15-18k a year on vacation. One ski vacation and a summer vacation. We hit a point where we are over the standard week at the beach vacations.

Not sure we have must do vacation. We just plan around things we enjoy. My kids love surfing so lady 2 vacations have involved that.

Empty nester here, but I would say our income was in the $200 - 230 K range when the kids were at home. On average, we probably spent $20K on travel, some years more, some years less.

I don't think any of these are "must-do" trips before college, but we enjoyed the national parks in Western Canada, MA, NH, NYC, OBX, HHI, Kiawah Island, WDW, California coast/Yosemite, other national parks like Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Acadia. And in Europe: London/Southern England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland. Some of these were multiple trips, like Switzerland and Italy. One we wished we had done with kids: Australia, but the school schedule here would have meant visiting in winter there, and you need more than a spring break week.

P.S. While it does get more complicated, we do still travel (some) with our adult children, so don't feel like you have only a few years left to hit some bucket list places.

per year? or do you save up for bigger trips? are there any trips/experiences that you consider must-dos for your kids before they head to college?