Take Your Family Around the World? Travel Advisors Show the Way

Taking a year off to travel the world is a cherished ambition for many, but may seem impossible for parents caught up in the responsibilities of raising a family and making a living. Despite these challenges, Angela and Eric Pierson, who run Wallace Pierson Travel in Amelia Island, Florida, decided to take their two young daughters on an odyssey to all seven continents.

Currently 10 months into the trip, the Piersons are exploring the world while managing the travel agency from afar. They've even encouraged clients to join them along the way. Our featured story this week by Skift contributor Linda Humphrey looks at their experiences and the insights they've gained, along with those of other travel advisors involved in the growing niche of sabbatical travel. As travel advisors living the dream of an around-the-world