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12 Reasons Travel Can Be Stressful & Tips for Reducing Travel Stress

Travel stress is a feeling of mental strain and pressure related to traveling. Many people travel as a way to relieve stress, but for some people travel can also induce travel stress. We discuss a number of common reasons that you might be finding travel to be stressful, which might include feeling ... Read More...

Travel Research: How Much Travel Stress Do People Experience on Vacation?

Most people plan trips and take vacations to get away from the stress of home and work; however, very few people take travel stress into consideration. While traveling can indeed be an escape or break from the day-to-day routine, planning and taking a trip can also be quite stressful. Let's take a l... Read More...

Travel History: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland Race Around the World in Less than 80 Days

In November 1889, two young female journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, set out for the journey of a lifetime—both with the goal to try to travel around the world in less than 80 days. Read about this amazing round the world journey of these two women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, a... Read More...

Travel Research: How do Locals Feel about the Practice of Slum Tourism?

Slum tourism is when travelers visit poor areas of the global South to view the impoverished conditions of local inhabitants. The goal of the described research was to examine the thoughts and feelings of inhabitants about the presence of slum tourism in their neighborhoods and to better understand ... Read More...

Psychology of Travel: What's Up with the Travel Research Posts?

Interested in reading about travel research findings? Interested in down-to-earth summaries of research related to travel? Welcome to our Psychology of Travel section of our new travel blog.... Read More...

Travel Research: Nontravelers Live More Sedentary Lifestyles Compared to Travelers

Did you know that travelers exercise more and engage in more activities even when they are not traveling than nontravelers? Recent research suggests that nontravelers live more sedentary lifestyles than travelers even when they are “at home”. Let’s take a closer look at a research article in t... Read More...

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