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Statistics of young travellers in the world by Charlotte Remy
If you have the chance to travel, take this beautiful opportunity. It’s one of the most enriching
and positive experiences I have ever had. Discovering new places is so gratifying. There are many benefits like learning to enjoy the present, gaining self confidence, learning about another culture, making new friends, and focusing on yourself. So if you need to take a break and to open up to the world, this article is for you!
Statistics of young travellers in the world
More
and more young people want to go abroad to discover something new. Discovering another culture and another way of living is the primary motivation as well as for mindfulness, autonomy, maturity, self-confidence and of course learning a new language and developing professional skills.
According to 20minutes.fr, 75 % of young people between 18 and 30 years dream to live abroad for a long period of time.
ians and Spanish people usually move abroad to find more job opportunities or to flee from difficulties they met in their countries.
My personal travelling experience
My volunteering experience in Greece in the city
of Thessaloniki was amazing.
54% of them do humanitarian and ecological
work, and 44% try to learn new languages, because travelling abroad is a really enriching and rewarding experience.
The people who want to leave consider these adventures as significant and important. 55% of aspiring travellers encounter obstacles, personal and familiar, which don’t allow them to travel, as well as financial reasons. Top Destinations for French people
Canada, United States and Australia are top des-
tinations for French people, while Greeks , Ital-
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