People are drinking less — which is changing how they travel
Peter Shankman, an American, said he was looking forward to free drinks when he flys the business class for business.
The entrepreneur’s drinking drink, then he’il sleep a few more, then landed. Dış Everything was good, dedi he said.
Until you do not.
“Finally, I noticed I wasn’t good,” he said. “I was tired, grumpy … [it] It wasn’t the way to live. “
Thus, he stopped drinking – at first only on aircraft, then completely.
“I love myself more when I don’t drink,” Shankman said. “I get up earlier. I exercise. I don’t eat like shit.”
Shankman, a single father, said that he is now in the gym until 5:00 in the morning and that he returned home to send his daughter to school at 6:30 at 6:30, and he is doing better than before.
“The change in me is too big,” he said. “I lose weight, I am happier in general.”
More energy and more money
Shankman is part of a large group of people who drink less or completely alcohol.
Only 54% of Americans say they consume alcohol. According to a Gallup survey published in August – the company has been recorded in 1939 since the start of watching consumption habits. First, the majority of adults (53%) say that even moderately, it is bad for the health of the drink – an increase of 28% in 2018.
I’m skipping the wine – but I didn’t stop visiting the vineyards.
For Jonathan Ayala, a real estate marketing strategist, alcohol meant more energy and better sleep, but also “more money left for important experiences”.
“In the past, I wouldn’t dream of making a trip without drinking,” he said. But now, “I wake myself up for walks, markets or cultural tours before. I see more I’ve come to visit, which makes my travels feel richer and more intentional.”
Ayala also said that being non -alcoholic has changed where it was traveling.
“Rather than places where nightlife is the main attraction, I was more withdrawn to destinations with strong food cultures, healthy living offers or outdoor adventures.” He said.
Travel blogger Jo Raby, CNBC Travel, said that he and her husband were revolving around food and beverages, including wine tasting and bourbon tours.
Now, instead of trips to all -inclusive hotels or beach towns, they prefer open -air trips with white water rafting, walking, bicycle and beaten road destinations.
Jo Raby and her husband Eric are at the Monfragüe National Park in Cáceres, Spain.
However, he said they did not hesitate to drink. As big music fans, they still enjoy live performances and even joined a tapas and wine type Spain is in Granada.
“In Spain, the fact that we can’t consume any alcohol received a little more explanation – ‘Not a little’,” he said. Finally “One [non-alcoholic] For the first time we open the version for us to try it very clearly! “
Experienced traveler Robert ENCHAK said that the decision to stop drinking four years ago did not change where it was traveling, and that she just drank while there.
Orum I’m skipping the wine-but I didn’t stop visiting the vineyards, dedi he said, he also added that he visited beer factories and had dinner in Michelin-starred restaurants. During trips to Europe, North America and South America.
It also has better health (no medicine for reflux for reflux)) and has better relationships in life.
“The family and friends noticed more calm, more gentle,” he said.
Not without compromising
Although there are plenty of health and cost benefits, some travelers find that being non -alcoholic comes with their own difficulties.
For Raby, “It seems strange to be in the environments where the majority of people drink, and this took a lot of work to adjust our parts from a mental angle,” Raby said.
Ayala, sometimes in some places he said he felt that he could not get full travel experience.
“The main disadvantage is that in some destinations, the fact that nightlife is such a big part of culture, jumping it may feel like escape.” He said.
He also said that the drinking group trips can complicate and the reactions of other travelers were mixed.
Jonathan Ayala said that nightlife is no longer the main focus of trips and now withdrawn to food, healthy life and outdoor activities.
“Some people assume that I am confused and even wondered about trying it, and others assume that I’m confused or less fun.” “I have learned to frame this as a choice that usually helps me to get more than a travel that changes the conversation in a positive way.”
Paul Sendou, a French expatriate based in Singapore, said he understood the decision to reduce most of his friends twice a month from four times a week.
However, he said that his lifestyle has led him to cancel a trip with “party -oriented friends”.
It is worth it for syndou.
“I trust myself and others what I want more myself, myself and more,” he said.
– Monica Pitrelli from CNBC contributed to this report.
