Why are millenials obsessed with travel?

Millennials are often characterized by their desire to pursue unconventional aspirations and travel is no exception. They have a voracious appetite for living life to the fullest, seeking out experiences, and connecting with people from all walks of life.



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“When it comes to nearly all travel behaviors, millennials are the generation most likely to engage — and they do so often,” said Lindsey Roeschke, travel and hospitality analyst at Morning Consult.

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Researchers say there's evidence Gen Z's mental health struggles are different. Compared with older generations today, the Gallup-WFF study said members of Gen Z are much more likely to report experiencing negative emotions such as stress, anxiety and loneliness.

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A millennial traveller is a traveller born between 1981 and 1996. This means that in 2023, they are in their late 20s, 30s, or possibly early 40s. A defining characteristic is that they grew up with tech. Computers, internet access, and mobile phones started to play a key role in their lives from a young age already.

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The meaning of Wanderlust comes from German; it's composed of the words wander which means to wander, and lust, obsession, desire. The meaning of Wanderlust Syndrome is therefore the obsession with travel, so strong that it becomes a syndrome that drives those affected to constantly want to travel and visit new places.

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Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was uncontrollable urge to walk or wander. Dromomania has also been referred to as traveling fugue. Non-clinically, the term has come to be used to describe a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

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According to some experts, this adventurous spirit, or wanderlust syndrome, isn't just some trend. They say it's actually in our genes. They've even pinned down a specific one: DRD4-7r, a receptor for dopamine (the pleasure hormone) that they're calling “the travel gene.”

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Going to new places helps you improve your mental well-being by experiencing new places, people and cultures and breaking your routine. A recent Washington State University study found out that people who traveled several times a year-even for just 75 miles from home- were 7% happier than those who did not travel.

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“When travel is motivated by a desire to escape reality,” she adds, “to embrace a nearly fictional experience that is free of the burdens of life…the experience becomes escapist in quality.”

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Hodophobia is the medical term for an extreme fear of traveling. Some people call it “trip-a-phobia.” It's often a heightened fear of a particular mode of transportation, such as airplanes.

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The key symptoms of travel phobia are excessive fear and avoidance of travel situations. These symptoms overlap with those of PTSD. In particular, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and fear and other negative emotions in response to trauma reminders are common PTSD symptoms.

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Wanderlust may reflect an intense urge for self-development by experiencing the unknown, confronting unforeseen challenges, getting to know unfamiliar cultures, ways of life and behaviours or may be driven by the desire to escape and leave behind depressive feelings of guilt, and has been linked to bipolar disorder in ...

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If you crave being in new situations and environments, while facing unknown and unexpected challenges, you may be a hodophile. In other words, someone who loves the road, stricken with a severe case of Wanderlust.

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What age group travels the most? Millennials between 23-38 seem to be the age group that travels the most with an average of 35 vacation days a year.

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The majority prefer environmentally friendly transportation and accommodation. More than 80% of American Gen Z travellers look for unique experiences when booking a vacation.

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