Planning a trip in 2016? 4 tips to make your travel dreams come true

Travel tops the wish lists of many boomers, but globe-trotting doesn’t just happen. Even domestic getaways require preparation and planning. So don’t let your dream vacations languish from one year to the next.

The danger of postponing a long-anticipated trip is that it may not happen at all if health problems arise. David Geibel, senior vice president and wealth adviser at Girard Partners in King of Prussia, Pa., has seen client trips canceled due to severe illness, falls and other misfortunes. His advice: “If you have the financial and physical ability to do it, do not wait.”