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Effect of Travelling on Travelers' Impression and Openness Toward the Local Culture
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Abstract
This study focuses on researching the relationship between travelling and travelers’ openness and impression toward the local culture afterwards. The relationship was measured through a survey evaluating participants' background and travelling experiences. A conclusion was drawn from the survey that travelers’ travelling at a younger age, longer duration, and had more interactions with locals have a higher openness and a more positive impression of the travelled country.
Keywords
multicultural experiences, impression, travel, openness
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries (ICEIPI 2021), Part 2
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-915371-02-7
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-915371-03-4
- Published Date
- 21 December 2021
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/1/ICEIPI_217
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- © 2023 The Author(s)
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