Since ancient times, travel has been an integral feature of our way of life, but if in the old days long hikes or trips were associated mainly with commercial purposes, then since the second half of the 19th century tourism has come to the fore. The desire to simply see other countries, meet interesting people from other parts of the globe.Today, getting impressions from distant and near journeys are considered perhaps the best way to spend your time and money (probably except for investing in education), and the tourism industry has managed to survive even the pandemic with dignity. But is this really so, or is travel actually overrated, and the hype around it is artificially created? People inthis viral thread on X(formerly known as Twitter) are trying to find out…More info:XImage credits:Chen Mizrach (not the actual photo)Image credits:abigvleThis post may includeaffiliate links.
Since ancient times, travel has been an integral feature of our way of life, but if in the old days long hikes or trips were associated mainly with commercial purposes, then since the second half of the 19th century tourism has come to the fore. The desire to simply see other countries, meet interesting people from other parts of the globe.
Today, getting impressions from distant and near journeys are considered perhaps the best way to spend your time and money (probably except for investing in education), and the tourism industry has managed to survive even the pandemic with dignity. But is this really so, or is travel actually overrated, and the hype around it is artificially created? People inthis viral thread on X(formerly known as Twitter) are trying to find out…
More info:X
Image credits:Chen Mizrach (not the actual photo)
Image credits:abigvle
This post may includeaffiliate links.
The volume and potential of the tourism business around the world is truly impressive in its scope. Thus,according to Statista, over the past seventy years, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide has steadily grown from year to year, reaching its absolute peak in 2019 with a stunning 1,463.68 million.The pandemic brought these numbers down to the level of about thirty years ago, but as soon as the COVID-2019 began to decline, tourism picked up again - 969.4 million in 2022 roughly corresponded to 2010 figures. Perhaps only one question remains - are we really eager to travel ourselves, or was this desire instilled in us?
The volume and potential of the tourism business around the world is truly impressive in its scope. Thus,according to Statista, over the past seventy years, the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide has steadily grown from year to year, reaching its absolute peak in 2019 with a stunning 1,463.68 million.
The pandemic brought these numbers down to the level of about thirty years ago, but as soon as the COVID-2019 began to decline, tourism picked up again - 969.4 million in 2022 roughly corresponded to 2010 figures. Perhaps only one question remains - are we really eager to travel ourselves, or was this desire instilled in us?
It is no secret that the last half century in the world has been closely connected with consumption - first of various things and technologies, and in the 21st century - of various content as well. We enjoy consuming content because it gives us certain feelings of novelty that we have become accustomed to.Can travel be considered a similar type of content? After all, in terms of human perception, what’s the true difference between watching a new video on YouTube or TikTok, another football match any given Sunday, or a new trip somewhere far away? In fact, it’s just a new flow of information to our brain, nothing more…
It is no secret that the last half century in the world has been closely connected with consumption - first of various things and technologies, and in the 21st century - of various content as well. We enjoy consuming content because it gives us certain feelings of novelty that we have become accustomed to.
Can travel be considered a similar type of content? After all, in terms of human perception, what’s the true difference between watching a new video on YouTube or TikTok, another football match any given Sunday, or a new trip somewhere far away? In fact, it’s just a new flow of information to our brain, nothing more…
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