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SlowingdownwasthelastthingonElaineSchaefer'smind

whensheturned70lastyear.She,denjoyedanambitioustravel

scheduleforthepreviousdecade.Shedidn,tfeeltoooldto

travel.

Yetmanypeopleareaskingthatslightlyembarrassing

question:Canyoubetoooldtotravel?Thetravelindustryhas

alreadyresponded.TryrentingacarinEurope,forexample.In

Croatia,Schaeferwouldn1tbeabletothisyear,becausethe

maximumageis7O.Insurancecompaniesrequirehigherrates;

touroperatorslimitcertainactivities.Thatfeelslikea"no"for

manytravelers.

Definitelysomefolksshouldthinktwicebeforetraveling,but

notonlybasedontheirage.lt(stheirleveloffitness,saysKirsten

Veldman,aformertourguidewhonoweditsaretirement

blog.Sherecallsa93-year-oldmanwhowasdisabledand

travelingaloneonaCaribbeantour."Youcan'texpecttoaska

tourleadertobethereforyou24/7formedicalcareshesays.

"Tourguidesdon'thavethetime,skills,andknowledgefor

it.So,inthiscase,myadviceis:heshouldn7thavetraveledwith

usinthissituation.H

Butsometouroperatorsserveoldertravelers.Forexample,

GrandCircleTravelstartedin1958toserveseniormembers."\Ne

havetravelersintotheir80sandeven90s.Sometravelasa

coupleandsomealone,"sayscompanyspokeswomanAnn

Shannon."Wehavenoagelimit.”

Ifyouasktravelexperts,they'IItellyouthatageisjusta

number.ltsaquestionofphysical,andtoacertainextent,

mentalability."Manyofourtravelersareretired,focusedon

keepingtheirgoodhealth,andareexperiencedtravelerswho

haveagoodideaofwhattoexpect,"saysSaraBaer-Sinnott,

presidentofOldways,afoodandnutritionnon-profit

organizationthatoperatestours."Someoneintheir40smay

strugglemorethansomeoneintheir80s.”

9.WhatisexpectedifSchaefertravelsinCroatiathisyear?

A.Shecanrentacartogoaround.

B.Shehastopaymoreinsurancefees.

C.Shecanjoininallkindsofactivities.

D.Shewillreceive24/7medicalcare.

10.WhatcausedVeldmantodisapproveofthe93-year-oldman'

straveling?

A.Hisoldage.

B.Hislackofmoney.

C.Hispoorhealth.

D.Hisinsociablepersonality.

11.WhatdoweknowaboutGrandCircleTravel?

A.Itisanon-profittravelingorganization.

B.Itoffersservicetoawiderangeoftravelers.

C.Ithasahistoryofmorethansevendecades.

D.Itsmaincustomersareseniortravelers.

12.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardstravelingold?

A.Opposed.

B.Supportive.

C.Tolerant.

D.Objective.

BCBD

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