All of us wish to travel across the country and world. There are only certain people who might hate travelling, rest everyone loves travelling because travelling is an experience in itself. Places to places, meeting people, coming across different cultures, history and heritage all of it makes a trip worth it.
But have you ever wondered if you can make a living from travelling? Getting paid for wherever you travel or doing things while travelling that offers you a good amount of money, sounds interesting isn’t it? This would act like an escape from your cubicle 9-5 job if you have the passion to travel. There are many ways which can get you money while you go places, inshort let your wanderlust bring you money.
There are Companies which pay you for travelling
- TOPDECK TRAVEL
The job role here is to guide the road trip of people of age group 18-39yrs. The trip can be from 4 to 25 days. The perks of this job are paid flights and accommodation, per hour wage, several included meals, daily stipend, health insurance and other discounts as well along with the chance to meet many people.
- GO BLUE
The chance to work as a Spring Break Representative in the month of March, to assist check-ins, parties, events, concerts organized in the Bahamas, Mexico or Dominican Republic.
Advantage of this job is ; Staying in classy resorts, paid flights, weekly pay.
- STS TRAVEL
Hosting the Spring Break Packages provided by other companies for college students. The job role is to welcome people on their arrivals, guide them to events, nightlife outings and answer the queries of the guests.
Perks – Living in the Inclusive resort for a month, food and alcohol free of cost, chance to spend nights on an island booze cruise or the concerts organized in downtown Cancun.
- GRADCITY
The job role here is to become an on site staff for high school students’ graduating trips in Mexico, Bahamas, Hawaii and many other places. All the hosting, assisting is to be done here which would get you the golden chance of living in an amazing destination.
- ONE LIFE ADVENTURES
You just have to turn into a group leader for a company that does amazing trips that covers the whole of Asia which include countries like; India, Japan, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka etc.
Perks- Pay, Accomodation, Travel Expenses etc.
Other effective ways of earning while travelling
- Virtual Freelancing
Pack your bags, stuff your laptop into it and freelance while you travel, it sounds like a perfect work plan isn’t it? One can freelance while going places. Just like work from home thing one can turn this option along with travelling as a way of living and it’s interesting.
- Teaching Languages
A very creative way to earn if you love teaching is teaching languages to people of the places you go to. There is a wide range of options available to you if you speak English, your fluency can bring you money while you travel. Not only English language, if you know other few languages like Spanish, French etc you can turn into a guest teacher and take lectures once or twice in a week, this would not only bring you money but also other things like experience, meeting students and visiting a different place already teaches a lot in an unsaid way.
- Teach Your Skills
Teaching Skills apart from language is another good way of earning, skills like knowing to play instruments, some things related to drawing, sketching, painting, craft making etc draws attention of people and you can conduct workshop for a week or 15 days until you stay at a place and this is very intriguing for people to learn from someone who has come just to visit places.
- Performing On Street
In foreign countries this is a trend and draws attention of people passing by, this is very entertaining and people take deep interest in watching someone perform on road, be it singing, dancing, playing an instrument or even sketching. This could help you get a little fame too! But one should seek permission before performing because in many countries one can’t just simply start performing, so just check yourself before performing so that you do not violate the rules of the country.
- Selling Your Work
Yes, one can definitely sell their work, if you are a prolific painter, or know how to make some beautiful jewellery out of shells and stones you can sell these to the local shops or display in exhibition, this would surely get you good amount of money.
- Pet Sitter
As the busy lives make it impossible for people to take care of their pets or take them on walk and this is where the role of a dog sitter comes in! One can provide their services by taking care of dogs and taking them on walk. You just need to see where people need a dog sitter at your location, look out on online platforms which provide information about such work and enjoy the company of a dog while you backpack.
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Written By- Rituja Roy
Edited By- Priyanka Sukhwani