Summary and response of "How Millennials Are Changing Travel"

In 2012, when the author was 24, he had traveled to many counties all around the world. He was surprised by the fact that so many travelers were close in age to him. The Boston Consulting Group indicates, the millennial generation is the group that is more interested in traveling abroad than older generations. A survey of more than 34,000 people from 137 countries, concluded that this is especially true of young students who, for the purpose of studying, usually spend a large amount of time traveling abroad. Many American millennials would rather travel in their golden age than work for retirement plans. They get more experience, skills, and opportunities by traveling. Furthermore, many millennials travel to learn languages to give themselves a more competitive edge over their peers.

I myself highly agree with what Machado(UN) stated about many travelers choosing to travel in their golden age, not only for education and work, but because they also need more experience to build their overall perspective. I believe that when you have met different kinds of people, different cultures, and have experienced unusual situations, etc, you will learn something you didn't know before. For instant, I didn't understand why Taiwanese people didn’t recognize themselves as being Chinese. Then after I had a chance to chat with a Taiwanese person, I realized that Taiwanese people have been impacted by their textbooks, or even by the whole educational system that teaches them to consider themselves as not being Chinese.