Posts Tagged ‘backpacking’

The Mindful Traveler and Luxury Reimagined

Adapted from KNOW: The Future of Travel, available to employees and clients across the Euro RSCG Worldwide network.

While overconsumption was the common practice prior to the economic downturn, we are now seeing a countervailing trend of mindful consumption that is changing how people define value and what they seek—and increasingly expect—in their brand experiences. Where once “more was more,” now different perspectives on luxury and service are emerging, with interesting implications for the travel and tourism category.
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The New Vocabulary of Travel and Tourism


Adapted from KNOW: The Future of Travel, available to employees and clients across the Euro RSCG Worldwide network.

The travel and tourism category is evolving in response to broad social and cultural shifts, including the downsizing brought on by the global recession, the continued movement toward more-mindful consumption, and the move away from individualism in favor of community mindedness. Each of these New Consumerism trends is reflected in the new lexicon of travel terms, which includes the following:
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