Category: culture + trends
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If there’s one adventure you could certainly go on, it’s going to the airport with no real plans, some luggage…
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Are reports of Mexico’s lawlessness and drug-related crimes an accurate portrait of the country? Is Mexico as dangerous as portrayed? Certainly, what you hear about …
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An emerging travel trend that combines spiritual, green, experiential travel and voluntourism, “meaningful travel” is an evolving niche in which the traveler is in a position to help the people of the destination through donating money, adopting a cause, volunteering or getting involved.
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What do travelers want from their travels these days? Travel providers are seeing demand for the following:
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Part of traveling responsibly is being cultural sensitive. As travelers tour a foreign country, we may inadvertently offend a local and never realized it! Popular gestures at home can have completely different meanings abroad.
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Many travelers today are looking for authentic travel? What is causing this desire for authenticity? What is authentic travel? Could it actually exist in our increasingly “packaged” world?
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A new study coming out of Europe revealed a shift in consumer consciousness that is changing travel! People want their travel to be meaningful, feel good and have some impact in the world — not just for escapism or indulgences. So it’s no surprise that travel philanthropy and voluntourism are booming.
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MASSIVEGOOD is a new fund-raising initiative aimed at raising funds for global health causes by allowing travelers to make “micro-contributions” when they book a plane, hotel, or car. MASSIVEGOOD uses the power of social media to help stop the millions of preventable diseases and deaths in the developing world. Travelers can make their trip really […]