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Curiosity and Globalization are Driving a New Approach to Travel
Today's political climate and negative headlines seem to point towards a more inward-looking global population - minds narrowing, borders going up. But with more people living and working overseas and becoming exposed to influences from different cultures, many of us are seeking a(n) , connected world.
According to the recently published study from Culture Trip, 60% of people in the US and UK say that their outlook on life is shaped by the from different cultures. As a society, we not only want to discover and experience other cultures, we want to learn from them, too. This is one of the many positive side effects of globalization. At the same time, the economic landscape of the last decade has resulted in a shift in values away from , with younger generations more interested in collecting experiences than possessions.
Welcome to the "new culture economy".
The collision (碰撞)of two trends - globalization and the experience economy - has a new attitude to travel, with cultural curiosity at its heart. This is the "new culture economy". The phenomenon is having a powerful impact on people's interactions and definitions of exploration, and presents an incredible commercial opportunity.
While globalization is usually talked about in the context of the of trade and capital between countries, we shouldn't forget that the force behind it all it people. Education, travel, exposure to other customs and geographies and the cultural integration (融合) are the more influential social effects of globalization. People are increasingly living or working in countries other than the ones in which they were born - more than half of respondents from the study have friends living overseas, all of which has in more interaction with global cultures.
Also, student debt and unafford-able housing have created a(n) in spending patterns, and so a new set of values has emerged in which experiences matter more than ownership. Travel is absolutely necessary to most people's lives - in fact, nearly half of all respondents cut down on their daily expenses so they can save money to travel more. For "generation rent" in particular, no matter how expensive an experience or a trip, it is still more than a house.
