{"id":16761,"date":"2017-02-20T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=16761"},"modified":"2017-02-20T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T09:20:00","slug":"conference-promotes-sustainable-tourism-among-young-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/02\/conference-promotes-sustainable-tourism-among-young-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference promotes sustainable tourism among young travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Conference promotes sustainable tourism among young travelers\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16762\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A3-Poster-for-Schools-Rev3-Edited-with-logos-and-title@05x-738x1024-2-216x300.jpg\" width=\"439\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A3-Poster-for-Schools-Rev3-Edited-with-logos-and-title@05x-738x1024-2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/A3-Poster-for-Schools-Rev3-Edited-with-logos-and-title@05x-738x1024-2.jpg 738w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he wonders of traveling are figuratively a click away for today\u2019s youth. It is more apparent that the millennials, with their spending capability and insatiable thirst for exploring and sharing their experiences, are in the position to redefine the face of tourism as we knew it.<\/p>\n<p>Social media abounds with proof. Whether it is about scaling a mountain or diving under the sea, today\u2019s travelers are more than willing to tell others about their memories. Many profiles show a glimpse of travel stories captured in breathtaking photos and cool travel videos.<\/p>\n<p>But traveling is not just about adventure and pampering. Nowadays, the adventure of a lifetime comes with soul searching and giving back components. Putting meaning to their globetrotting, young explorers go for authentic experiences, which explain the surge of homestay, \u201cvoluntourism\u201d or volunteering for tourism efforts, and interaction with locals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article first published by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pop.inquirer.net\" target=\"_blank\"><i>INQ Pop<\/i><\/a>. Read the original article here:<em><a href=\"https:\/\/pop.inquirer.net\/2017\/02\/conference-promotes-sustainable-tourism-among-young-travelers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Conference promotes sustainable tourism among young travelers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The wonders of traveling are figuratively a click away for today\u2019s youth. It is more apparent that the millennials, with their spending capability and insatiable thirst for exploring and sharing their experiences, are in the position to redefine the face of tourism as we knew it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":16762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1514,1522,534],"tags":[123,1549,1250,1550,1548],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Conference promotes sustainable tourism among young travelers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The wonders of traveling are a click away for today\u2019s youth. 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