More young travelers are shunning the traditional sun, sea and sand holidays to improve their resumes. According to the report, 22 percent of young travelers want to learn a language, 15 percent want to gain work experience, and 15 percent travel to study all significantly up from 2007. Student spending has increased by 40 percent since 2007 despite the global economic climate, with young travelers requesting more varied services.
DG: I think one really critical thing is to focus both in terms of what you want to write about and where you want your writing to appear. If theres something you are incredibly passionate about, think about making that your niche. You want to find the thing that puts you on the map in the place you really want to be published. For instance, say you really, really want to be published inNational Geographic Traveler.Read every single issue, read the blog, and put yourself in the mindset of the people who are putting it together. Know inside out what that person is looking for, what it takes to get a story published in the magazine, or what it takes to get a piece published on the blog.
Hellmanzik writes that Italy never offers positive returns to travel despite being frequently visited. Trips undertaken for political reasons had the greatest effect, perhaps indicating that artists work improves when theyre freed from government repression or that collectors have a taste for the work of foreign dissidents. Recreational trips were second, and work-related trips had a surprisingly small effect. Overall, the benefit of travel seems to have faded over time.
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