At the Transformational Travel Council, we believe travel is more than escape or entertainment, and its superpowers are often diminished by the cryptonite of ego, entitlement, and expectations. It’s a powerful practice for transformation, inviting people to stretch, learn, connect, grow, and contribute to a healthy travel and tourism industry and a more regenerative world.
And it delivers real economic value for travelers, businesses, communities, and society as a whole.
Here's how!
For Travelers:
Travel That Changes You
Transformative travel is intentional, immersive, and deeply personal. More meaningful than traditional tourism because it deepens the connection with self, others, places, and nature. It opens our eyes, minds, and hearts, and helps us become our best selves and better citizens of the world.
For Travel and Hospitality Brands:
From Transactional to Transformative
In the transformation economy, businesses that foster inner and outer change are poised to thrive through purpose-driven offerings, premium pricing, brand differentiation, great customer lifetime value, happier teams, and deeper emotional ties and loyalty.
For Communities:
Regenerating Places and Cultures
Transformative travel uplifts communities by honoring local wisdom, culture, and ecology. It also fosters job creation with meaning, supports local businesses and artisans while promoting cultural preservation through storytelling and experiences, and increases investments and impact in social and ecological initiatives and infrastructure.
For Destinations:
Regenerative Community Development
Transformative travel is a catalyst for regenerative development—reweaving the social, ecological, and economic fabric of place and co-creating the fertile conditions for all life to thrive; visitors, visited, and Gaia alike. Empowers local leadership in tourism, equitable and diverse participation, and community adaptability and resilience. Cultivates a sense of place, identity, experiences, storytellers, and storytelling that attracts aligned travelers and investment, releasing tensions and catalyzing long-term health and well-being.
For the World:
The Transformation Economy Ignites Global Action
This is the next evolution of value creation—from experience to transformation that spans the entire sector, including tourism, wellness, education, and creative arts. Travelers return home with a higher perspective, clarity, inspired, and often better equipped to create and lead positive change in every aspect of their lives. Personal transformation ripples out from us, making travel and tourism a societal Superhero, not unlike Superman, saving lives, families, and communities, one traveler at a time.
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We envision a future where travel doesn’t just take us somewhere—it takes us forward. A future where the tourism economy is rooted in purpose, human/nature, regeneration, and transformation.
Photo credit: TTC Transcend ‘22 in Logar Valley, Slovenia
This is the path of transformative travel. This is the economy of what matters.
Join the movement at www.transformational.travel
If you’d like to learn more, have a listen to me and Joe Pine ramble on in the latest Travel Trends Podcast hosted by Dan Christian.
Journey on,
Jake