Travel Forum
for Retirees.
Retirement is when the travel you deferred for decades finally becomes possible. This forum is devoted to helping you plan it well — popular destinations with the retiree in mind, hotel and flight tips, cost-cutting strategies, local transportation, and the activities that make a trip worth remembering.
Travel the world —
you've earned it.
Federal retirement frees up the time that careers consumed. This forum is dedicated to helping you fill that time with well-planned, well-budgeted travel — with articles, tips, and resources specifically tailored to retirees.
Destination guides
Popular travel destinations with the retiree in mind — highlights, timing, neighborhoods, and what's worth spending on vs. where to save.
Planning & booking
How to select hotels, book flights, and plan local transportation. Links to activity sites for pre-trip research and booking resources that make planning straightforward.
Budget & savings tips
Reducing travel costs without sacrificing experiences — senior discounts, off-season timing, transportation alternatives, and making sure your funds go toward the activities you most want to do.
A travel column for federal retirees specifically
Nancy's column accounts for the realities of retirement travel — fixed income budgeting, the value of time flexibility (travel when others can't), and the independence that comes from not being tethered to a work schedule. Each column includes website links for local activities and travel resources to assist with the planning process.
Nancy Holston.
Nancy Holston grew up in northern Indiana. After deciding that teaching English wasn't her calling, she enlisted in the U.S. Army — and spent most of her two-year enlistment traveling across Western Europe. That journey was both the beginning of her love for travel and the start of a career of public service.
After leaving the Army, Nancy was hired by the Federal Aviation Administration, where she served until her retirement in August 2008. Throughout her federal career she enjoyed frequent business and personal travel, and made a habit of staying on after business concluded to explore wherever she happened to be — whether familiar territory or somewhere entirely new. That combination of professional travel and personal curiosity built a library of first-hand knowledge she now brings to the forum.
She stayed on after business concluded — to explore wherever she happened to be. That's the spirit this forum brings to travel planning for retirees.
Nancy looks forward to sharing her knowledge of past travels and what she continues to discover. Her columns include destination highlights, practical planning guidance, cost-saving strategies, and the specific websites and resources that make planning easier for retirees who finally have the time to go.
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