Would you pay to go on vacation without your smartphone? [Video]

Could you survive a vacation without your mobile phone, resisting the compulsion to check emails, make a call, post a tweet or rely on the power of the all-mighty internet to get around in a foreign country?Imagine not knowing how to tell the waiter what dish you want without a digital translator, or getting from A to B with an old-fashioned, dog-eared map.For many, it would be a horrible experience. For others – one U.S.-based travel company hopes – it would be such a rewarding detox experience that they’d pay good money for it.FTLO Travel (For the Love of Travel), a venture aimed at millennial solo travelers, is launching phone-free trips in February 2024. It offers people the opportunity to ditch their device and enjoy a more immersive experience by interacting with locals and adjusting to their new surroundings.Participants will go on five-day or week-long trips without their smartphone. No …