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		<title>What Do Travelers Want? 5 Current Trends</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do travelers want from their travels these days?

Travel providers are seeing demand for the following:
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		<title>Has Authentic Travel Become a Status Symbol?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many travelers today are looking for authentic travel? What is causing this desire for authenticity? What is authentic travel? Could it actually exist in our increasingly "packaged" world?

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		<title>New Study Shows Travelers More Socially Conscious</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study coming out of Europe revealed a shift in consumer consciousness that is changing travel! People want their travel to be meaningful, feel good and have some impact in the world -- not just for escapism or indulgences. So it's no surprise that travel philanthropy and voluntourism are booming.]]></description>
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		<title>Consumer Confidence Boosts Overseas Travel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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After a year of staycation or traveling close-to-home, travel providers are seeing a resurgence of international travel bookings for 2010. This means that U.S. travelers are feeling more comfortable with their job and economic situations. They are overcoming doubts about the economy as shown by their willingness to invest in travel, leave the office for longer periods, access discretionary funds, etc. At the very least these booking gains indicate their belief that things are stabilizing and that an economic turnaround is in progress.
&#8220;Travel is the ultimate barometer of consumer confidence,&#8221; ...]]></description>
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		<title>Green or Sustainable Tourism Certification Not Effective?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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There has been considerable excitement (and press) about green travel certification initiatives. Everyone agrees that sustainable practices in tourism is important and good. But plenty of questions still need to be answered about global sustainability criteria, application and monitoring standards. Meanwhile, everyday more green travel products are being offered to travelers. Often, travelers buy travel offerings based on &#8220;good faith&#8221; because they have no way to evaluate providers&#8217; green initiatives. 
There has been efforts to develop a Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria, but Professor Harold Goodwin of the International Center for ...]]></description>
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