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This we all know: Travel changes people. If nothing else, it broadens their horizons, and introduces them to new cultures, languages and ideas. Better yet, it helps them to see the world through other people's eyes, fundamentally alters the way they engage with… well, with everything, including themselves.
In anticipation of the New York Travel Festival (
#NYTF), a group of leading scholars, sustainability advocates and travel-adventure planners/guides/specialists is coming together for a Google+ Hangout on Air to discuss and explore the kind of travel that transforms.
Some of the topics likely to be tackled:
* the "eco-cultural" mindset: how the desire for social responsibility, ecological sustainability, cultural preservation and experiential authenticity is changing they way people think about travel.
* what leads to transformation: the role of intention, self-awareness and social consciousness through cultural immersion that leads to transformation.
* the conditions for transformative travel: how to move toward designing and planning a life-changing adventure that can have a positive impact on the world.
