Communications in Humanities Research
- The Open Access Proceedings Series for Conferences
Series Vol. 1 , 21 December 2021
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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.
multicultural experiences, impression, travel, openness
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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.
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