During a normal workday, how easily does your mind drift away to your next vacation destination? Images of swaying palm trees, deserted beaches and mountainous terrain play in your mind’s eye on an endless loop. Or perhaps you visualize the smile on your students’ faces when they experience a new culture or the adrenaline rush of spotting a bottlenose dolphin during a conservation trip. No matter the scenery, dreaming of the possibilities is without a doubt one of the best parts of pre-travel preparations.

While not nearly as enjoyable as daydreaming of foreign lands, another “to do” on your list should be obtaining travel insurance. This step is vital to ensuring your trip is everything you’ve dreamt of. So, to get you back to that daydream as quickly as possible, we’ve constructed the following Frequently Asked Question list to highlight need-to-know details about travel insurance for international and volunteer travelers:

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These days it’s impossible to pick up a magazine, peruse the newspaper or read a blog without running across buzzwords synonymous with sustainability. Words such as renewable, eco-friendly and green living are appearing with more and more regularity. This is also true for sustainable tourism, as its various forms include green travel, ecotourism and conscious travel.

But other than being a trendy term, what does sustainable tourism actually look in the real world? And just as important, what does this mean for you?

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Travel can be many things: scary, profound, educational, and sometimes, life-changing. It can also be quite surprising.

Accordingly, we scoured the internet and found 40 crazy travel facts. Enjoy!

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The people will always make the place. For as much as world-class vacation packages can promise to entertain and impress, experienced travelers know that even the globe’s greatest destinations are really only as memorable as the family or friends you elect to bring along with you. The recipe for a truly unforgettable vacation calls not only for an awe-inspiring location, but also for a travel entourage worthy of the memories. Given that family vacations are unique in their ability to commemorate common bonds, resurrect familial friendships and establish a new generation of worthwhile memories, consider this your invitation to pair a worthwhile destination with a deserving audience.

As long as the people make the place, a family reunion is the perfect way to celebrate some of Earth’s foremost sights and sounds! Below are a few destinations that Discover Corps has found successful for family reunions in the past:

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