Transformational Tourism Tourist Perspectives

Transformational Travel is a journey away from home, concerning a really unforgettable and powerful experience (active, cultural, natural, social or spiritual) that will enhance a person's life and advance the way they connect with both loved ones and with the world. Traveling is frequently about seeing the sights of a new place, but transformational travel is about taking a journey to see yourself in a new light. From a luxury spa to quick career apprenticeships, these three travel opportunities use different means to enact personal transformation. This book deals with the important issue of how travel and tourism can change human behaviour and have a positive impact on the world. It emphasizes on the issue of how travel and tourism, if developed in apposite form, can subsidize to human transformation, growth and development, and change human behavior and our relationship with the world. The text investigates the experiences offered by travel and tourism that can change travelers as human beings and their relationships and interactions with natural, socio-cultural, economic, political and technological environments.