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[00:00.40] Everyone loves a holiday! A little time off for some much-needed R & R can be exactly the thing to rejuvenate and refresh.

[00:11.83] That said, if you're struggling to think of your next destination then look no further.

[00:18.20] Don't waste time debating, let your blood decide.

[00:23.51] Everybody has a lineage. Recently, finding out more about our family origins has become popular.

[00:31.75] By the start of 2019, 26 million people had taken an ancestry DNA test at home, according to a report by MIT Technology Review.

[00:44.76] They believe by 2021 this number will have risen to 100 million.

[00:52.20] This trend has been noticed by opportunistic travel operators. Some are looking to provide a service that both allows people to trace their heritage - by literally going back to their roots - and travel to the destinations where their ancestors originated from.

[01:11.33] Airbnb, an online lodging marketplace, recently partnered with 23andMe, a DNA testing and analysis company, to offer recommendations that encourage travellers to walk in the footsteps of their forefathers. And they aren't the only ones.

[01:30.72] The Shelbourne hotel in Dublin has its own 'genealogy butler'. Hellen Kelly offers consultations to help guests trace their Irish line of descent using official records.

[01:44.26] This allows them to 'fill in the blanks of their Irish ancestry', she told Good Morning America.

[01:51.17] The Conte Club, a luxury travel company, offers custom itineraries based on DNA tests.

[01:58.87] 'These experiences are about delving deeper into who we really are,' says Conte Club CEO Rebecca Fielding in an article in the Condé Nast Traveller.

[02:09.76] 'It might be the most meaningful trip we can take.'

[02:14.55] So next time you think of going on vacation, why not take a DNA test first?

[02:20.92] Once you know how far your family has come, take the time to holiday back.