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Older Americans plan on spending more, overall, on travel in 2019 than younger people. Baby Boomers plan to spend an average of $6,600 on travel this year, while Gen Xers plan to spend $5,400 and Millennials $4,400, according to AARP.

Generally, $20,000 is the baseline cost for a trip around the world for one person for one year. This estimation falls in line with popular recommendations that budget travelers can spend an average of $50 a day on the road, and allows additional budget for flights and vaccines.

The cost of traveling around the world for a year depends a lot on your travel style and destinations. The minimal budget is around $12,000 for one person if traveling budget-style in cheap countries. If you add more developed high-income countries, a minimum $25,000 is a good rough estimate.

For a typical trip within the U.S., people spend an average of about $581 and go away for about four nights (the cost of a domestic vacation was less than $500 back in 2005). Their travel costs per day are now about $144.

Remember the 50-30-20 rule All your travel-related expenses are part of discretionary expenditure and are essentially your 'wants'. So, ensure your travel budget fits into the overall limit of 30 percent (of your income) earmarked for all your discretionary expenses including those on dine-outs and movies.

The average person spends around $1,200 on vacation per year. For a family of 4, this means around $4,800. This can equal as much as 8-9% of the average household income. This amount takes into account transportation, lodging, food, and entertainment.

Older Americans plan on spending more, overall, on travel in 2019 than younger people. Baby Boomers plan to spend an average of $6,600 on travel this year, while Gen Xers plan to spend $5,400 and Millennials $4,400, according to AARP.

The average vacation costs $1,145 per person (or $4,580 for a family of 4). Here's what to expect to pay for airfare, hotels, food, and activities.

The cost of traveling around the world for a year depends a lot on your travel style and destinations. The minimal budget is around $12,000 for one person if traveling budget-style in cheap countries. If you add more developed high-income countries, a minimum $25,000 is a good rough estimate.

In general, you should expect it to cost between $20,000 to $30,000 per person to travel around the world for a year. This rough estimate comes from reading travel budgets of other bloggers, various travel planning resources, and our own experience. This is just the midrange.