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This <\/em>article<\/em> is reprinted by permission from <\/em>NerdWallet<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Travel planning can be a real chore. Booking flights, deciding on the right hotel and building an itinerary might be fun for some, but others dread it. That\u2019s why some travelers are opting for an unorthodox travel strategy that eliminates the planning stage altogether. It\u2019s called \u201cmystery\u201d or \u201csurprise\u201d travel, and the destination isn\u2019t revealed until the day of departure.<\/p>\n

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This idea isn\u2019t new. Some friend groups plan regular mystery travel vacations, with one person or family planning and booking the itinerary for everyone else.<\/p>\n

Lanie van der Horst, a travel blogger, asked her husband to plan a trip. He decided to keep the destination \u2014 Byron Bay, Australia \u2014 a secret.<\/p>\n

\u201cI literally cried when he told me that he had a trip planned that I didn\u2019t have to think about,\u201d van der Horst says.<\/p>\n

Also see:<\/strong> 4 mistakes to avoid with your travel points<\/p>\n

Let a travel company plan your trip<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As these surprise trips have become more popular, travel booking companies have begun offering them. Customers pay a flat fee for the trip and set certain guidelines such as dates and preferences, but the destination remains a surprise until the last minute. For group travel, this means that everybody will be surprised when the destination is revealed.<\/p>\n

Mystery travel is not only exciting and simple to plan, but it can also nudge travelers to explore destinations they may never have considered otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you like white-water rafting, you may have already been to the well-known spots in Arizona and Colorado,\u201d Roshni Agarwal, co-founder of The Vacation Hunt, a mystery travel service, said in an email. \u201cBut did you know that the U.S. National Whitewater Center is in Charlotte, North Carolina?\u201d<\/p>\n

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How it works<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Although it differs from travel agency to travel agency (and from friend group to friend group), the basic process of mystery travel involves:<\/p>\n