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Eek-F Ultimate Spook: 10 travel-inspired costumes you already have in your closet

We’ve all been there: you’re a worldly, cultured, well-traveled person who’s procrastinated their Halloween costume to an almost unimaginable point.

1. Harry Potter

Our vision-challenged friends are already halfway there. A little lightning-shaped makeup and a scarf, and you’ve got a cozy look that’s completely late-October friendly. Yer a boss, Harry.

A man dressed as Harry Potter for a halloween costume.

11 travel-inspired costumes you already have

You don't want to be on the receiving end of Trip Consultant Justin's expelliarmus

2. Greece-er > Greaser

If you own a leather jacket and a white t-shirt, you’re already Greased lightning, baby. BUT, if you own a white bedsheet and can fashion yourself a toga, your costume just got 100% punnier.

3. Someone who lost their luggage...and the luggage

The perfect couples costume? Just might be. This one's easy. Just throw on a neck pillow and look confused. As for the luggage—remember when your dad used to put you in a wagon and pull you around to go trick or treating? This is basically that.

Two men with travel themed halloween costumes, including a luggage full of clothes and a neck pillow.

11 travel-inspired costumes you already have

You heard it here first: Jesse from sales will be taking over for Olivia Colman on the next season of The Crown

4. Oktoberfest Revelers

Want people to know you went to Oktoberfest in Munich? Of course you do. Drinking beer in a tent with thousands of your German-est friends >> drinking beer in a frat basement with dozens of your actual friends; everybody knows that. Break out those souvenir lederhosen and dirndls and become a walking FOMO machine.

A man and a woman dressed in an Oktoberfest themed Halloween costume.

11 travel-inspired costumes you already have

Trip Consultants Allie & John in their Bavarian finest

5. Parisian

We already know you’re chic af. Break out that beret you brought home from Par-ee, some stripes, and a baguette/prop/party snack.

A woman posing with a baguette and a beret for a Parisian themed Halloween costume.

11 travel-inspired costumes you already have

6. Gondolier

...and when you lose your beret, just start paddling.

A woman holding a baguette for a Parisian themed Halloween costume.

11 travel-inspired costumes you already have

7. Safari guide

How much khaki is too much khaki?

A man crouched down on a staircase.

Tim, master of emails, in his natural habitat

8. Tour Director

Since we all know they’re superheroes, might as well lean right into it. Added bonus: it’s a great conversation starter to tell all your friends back home about the amaaaaaaazing time you had abroad.

A woman dressed as a Tour Director superhero for a travel themed Halloween costume.

Trip Consultant Katie, channeling our tour directors, can clear lines at the Vatican in a single leap

9. Flight attendant

Grab that cute Parisian neck scarf that’s so in right now, a pencil skirt and a button down, and dress up like the ones who make the magic happen in the sky. (Also, doubles as a Pitch Perfect Garden Bellas look.)

A woman dressed in a travel themed Halloween costume as a flight attendant.

Trip Consultant Katie, channeling our tour directors, can clear lines at the Vatican in a single leap

10. Ghost of someone who never traveled

Don’t be that person.

A person dressed as a ghost for a Halloween costume.

That's Matt, one of our designers, under there...we think

Tag us in all your travel-related costumes this Halloween! Happy haunting, and bon voyage!

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EF Ultimate Break is the best way to travel for anyone 18–35. Our staff is made up of experts in world travel, and as a proud part of EF Education First, EF Ultimate Break draws on 55 years of expertise to create amazing travel experiences.

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