Beyond

Beyond

By Taylor Porchey 

I have gained some of my most important life lessons from traveling and I would never trade those experiences for anything in the world. One, I have learned that it is important to know what you need in life and to shed the things that weigh you down. I used to over pack. It was a dreadful problem. I can now say that I have overcome it proudly and only pack what I need, though I have come to find that I still need a lot of things. I tend to be the person that always has Motrin or band-aids or a spare (blank) when someone needs it and I like being that person so I plan on it. Which leads to the second thing I have learned from traveling, is that it is important to know yourself. Just like I know that I like to be the person that people fall back to when they need help, I also know that I get “hangry” and that I need to eat either continual small snacks throughout the day to keep my blood sugar consistent or know when I will be eating next.

I adore travel. Almost everything about traveling and tourism is intriguing or exciting to me in some capacity and I hope to do more of it in the future on a personal and maybe even professional level.  Yes, I did say both. I recognize the distinction between the two even more clearly after this class and know that I enjoy both. I love relaxing on beautiful beaches and hiking up mountains and going to museums. I see all of the above in my future if pay checks and time off allow for it.

The role of media in tourism has been interesting to look at through the lens of this class. Advertisements and communication to potential and past customers is, in my opinion, the most important media in terms of tourism. Without that draw, that communication of why people should not only come to your specific location but visit your specific zip line company, for instance, is essential. This need will mean that there will always be jobs in the content creation field in the tourism industry and the competitiveness of it, I am positive, will only increase.

Yay for travel!

Check Out: 

http://travel.usnews.com/Rankings/Most_Relaxing_Beaches/

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/

http://www.newzealand.com/us/

http://www.visitlondon.com

https://www.travelalaska.com