With the shaky economy, many young people aren’t waiting to see the world until they grow older as they’re afraid there will never be a better time to travel. In fact, 20 percent of worldwide travelers are Millennials.
Many 20 and 30-year-olds tend to invest more money in travel than they do in buying material possessions. If you were born sometime between 1982 and 2000 and have dreamed of traveling abroad, here are some the benefits of millennial travel, as well as what to consider.
Travel Advantages of Millinneals
There are several reasons why Millennials are suited for traveling. For example, a young person, you’re freer to travel, especially if you’re single or don’t have kids.
If you’re like most Millenneals, you’re more internet savvy
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Instead of accepting a set price, make a deal. This is particularly the case when visiting the Middle East of the street vendors at The Leaning Tower of Pizza.
If you want to save a lot of money on motel costs, why not search for people in cities who need a house sitter? Check out mindmyhouse.com where you can find people from different countries who need someone to stay in their house. This way, you can really get a taste of local life in a foreign city.
To get an upfront taste of the culture of a city, consider staying with a local host. The first step is to visit couchsurfing.com where you can find international hosts who can help you share your local experiences in a foreign city. Your host can be a valuable resource when it comes to touring an area, besides be there to share your daily travel experiences. There are even some hosts to physically show their guests the hot spots of a city.
Trendiest European Cities for Millennials
Almost any major European city has something to offer for young people. However, some cities have more for younger people than others do. These cities include London, Paris and
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These cities also have hip hostels, which are cheaper than hotels and entail booking a bed rather than a room.
Considerations
• If you’re like most millennial travelers, you’ll probably want to stay close to public transportation, as well as use hotel amenities such as spa treatments and dry cleaning.
• Unlike older travelers that tend to visit popular historical sites or leisure trips, many Millennials are more interested in adventure vacations or remote
It can have political and social implications and seen as a way to diffuse cultural identities. Like stated by Lynne Phillips, “...migrant laborers, refugees and resettled populations, immigrants, students, business consultants, nutritionists, agronomists, tourists, and other travelers all play a role in the reproduction and expansion of ideas about food and food systems…” (45). Food would not be the same without people who travel, because when people travel from place to place they influence and change the food around them. They can change the food around them
Due to this, they have a lot of beach hotels that offer cheap and economical prices, especially during the summer season. Once in Virginia, you can look for a hotel that has the cheapest yet comfortable accommodations. Listed below are some of the affordable beach hotels in the United States. Virginia Beach *
in America. It is the only such city not dominated by foreigners. It remains in a class to itself as the one city of the nation in which the white, American, Christian idealism still
People choose to move away for various reasons, including extreme jobs promotions, traveling for experience, spreading culture around the world, etc. Exquisite developments such as cars, trains, and planes have made these activities attainable to people who choose to move away from their birthplace. Since moving is an open option, transportation is another step towards independence in humans all around the world. “Life goes by in the blink of an eye. So be sure to appreciate the many moments with family and friends that make your life complete.”
For example, Sasse views travel as, “...an opportunity to help our kids to get out of their comfort zones, learn to see different social and economic arrangements.” (Sasse 18). Ben Sasse views travel simply as a way to get out of one’s own bubble to learn about the various living situations that people, even a neighborhood away, experience. Therefore, although traveling is not the only way for a kid to be made aware of the different circumstances that people around the world experience on a daily basis, it is one of the most effective ways as they will be able to experience them firsthand. This sentiment holds true in my own life as well as for many others.
The number of immigrants arriving to the city continue to help improve the value of home ownership, bringing the city in more money with each home rental. Every borough in the city is filled with “ethnic neighborhoods” that collect money from rent or from tourists, for example; “Little Italy”, “Chinatown”, and hispanic based areas such as Washington Heights. Since New York City is such a melting pot of cultures and diversity this leaves rooms for tourists to experience such a different way of life. New York City is a way to experience different cultures without really leaving the
Airbnb was established in 2008 in San Francisco, California, by its founders Joe Gebbia, Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk, who were not able to find any free rooms in a hotel while attending a conference. As a consequence of that, the idea to offer private rooms online emerged, where clients could book them easily via their smartphone, tablet or computer. ‘On one side the platform enables people to list their available space and earn extra income in the form of rent. On the other, Airbnb enables travelers to book unique home stays from local hosts, saving them money and giving them a chance to interact with locals. Catering to the on-demand travel industry, Airbnb is present in over 190 countries across the
The offers of accommodations via Airbnb are currently available in 192 Countries and in over 34,000 cities worldwide (O 'Toole, 2014). The valuation of Airbnb, the home-rental platform, is worth of $10 billion after it raised $450 million from private investment firm TPG in 2014 (Spector, Macmillan & Rusli, 2014). The type of business of Airbnb can be categorized to social networking service which focuses on the accommodation-rental service. The concept of Airbnb is actually a sharing economy which enables the customers to become the micro-entrepreneurs at the same time. Airbnb aims at not only providing the accommodation opportunities but also the experiences for people to interact with others all around the world and get to know how the local people live in a certain city and have some culture exchange experiences with international guests and hosts.
But, living in a multicultural city is by itself a very beneficial exercise not only on a personal level but also in terms of cultural exchange, economic exchange and generating new ideas. One experiences what is called cultural variety when living in a diverse area. He is somehow introduced to new kinds of foods, architectures, arts, music, festivals, religions, mythologies, writings and more of general day-to-day life. These new things would easily open one’s heart and mind to new places, new ideas and new people. According to (Wolfstone, 2010) nowadays all people around the world happily go out and eat Chinese food, use Japanese technology, drive German
Millennials are a part of demographic cohort causing changes in the workplace. Individuals born between 1980 and 2000 are considered Millennials .They are currently the largest generations that will be joining the workforce as Baby Boomer are starting to retire. In a few short years, Millennials will soon make up about 70% of the workforce, however their generation has stirred up some controversy as they start their careers and enter the workforce. In recent times, there have been issues arising in organizations with multigenerational workforces due to the differences of each generation.
Having a value of over $10 billion, Airbnb “exceeds that of well-established global hotel chains like Hyatt” (Hospitality Net). This proves that this online service is significantly surpassing these stable hotel chains that have been competing in the industry for over 60 years. Along with this, a recent report by HVS Consulting & Valuation found that “hotels lose approximately $450 million in direct revenues per year to AirBnb” (Orourke). Although Marriott International has been performing with a 45% increase in revenues from 2012 to 2016, Airbnb has definitely had an impact on the consumer perspective of traditional hotel rooms. In addition to this, hotels also lose over $108 million of food and beverage revenues as a result of guests not spending their money at the hotel’s restaurant.
Travelling helps us to know more about different lifestyles, cultures, cuisines and festivals. Visiting new sights and exploring new places increases our knowledge and widens our global perspective. We get to learn so many things about different cultures and customs. It makes us open minded and gives us a new viewpoint about life and it also changes some of our bad habits.
This enables to attract more guests to visit their hotel and help the guest to enjoy great value on their trip to Hong Kong. For example, Four Seasons Hotel can provide off-peak pricing to let the guest book early at least 30 days in advance to enjoy 15% off hotel room rate. The guest can also stay at Four Seasons Hotel for 2 or more nights to enjoy 10% off best available rate. The hotel also uses reduction strategy to deal with request variability by designing the menu of In-Room Dining.
In recent decades, urban cities turned to become an attractive place for people from Different cultures to live in. This movement from different cultures to urban areas caused a significant change and development to urban cities and made it an extrovert area for different backgrounds. Cross (1989) defined culture as “ an integrated pattern of Human behavior that includes thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of a racial, ethnic, religious, or social group”(p.7). Nowadays, we are living and socializing with different cultures and backgrounds in urban areas, which lead to a significant change in our life. I believe that living in a cultural diversity city make us more extrovert and creative
But process of becoming cosmopolitan is not based only on travelling thanks to Couchsurfing. Some members of this portal also create local groups which make regular multicultural meetings. Participants are not only native inhabitants but also couchsurfers from around the world. Thanks to this kind of events local people gain another opportunity to explore other cultures without leaving country. This is very important activity because it changes perception of native