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Kaitlyn Gardner
English 2010
Professor Weatbrook
September 10, 2014
Annotated Bibliography
AirTreks. "17 Reasons Why Around the World Travel Is Good For You." AirTreks. AirTrek n.d.
Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
AirTreks is a travel agency that wrote this article to not only help promote their
company but to give people reasons to travel. They gave seventeen good reasons why you
should travel around the world. They were: Its easier than you think, Its invigorating, It will
create lasting relationships, it will develop skills you didnt know you had, you could learn a
language, gives you adventures, gives you perspective, as a transition, the challenge, to do
something new, for education, the challenge, dreams come true, cool stories, you will eat food
you never have, to prove to yourself you can, and just for the heck of it. My favorite reason
would probably be gives you perspective because I completely agree with what it says,
Meeting folks from exotic cultures will teach you that the way you look at the world is not the
way everyone sees it states the AirTreks article. I believe the rhetor of this article is very
applicable because I want to know why people find it so fascinating to travel and they give
seventeen very viable answers that I think could go further into detail and more research. This
article could really help my research because it is exactly what I am trying to explain to people. I

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really love some of the fantastic points they make and even though I may now agree with some
of their other points, they make really good arguments.

Delistraty, Cody. "7 Reasons Why, Exactly, You Should Travel." Thought Catalog. Thought
Catalog, 20 Aug. 2013. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
Cody Delistraty lists seven reasons he has found through experience for why people like
to travel. He says that new personality traits arise, you can become a child again, time slows
down drastically, you can learn to be alone, you learn to be less materialistic, you can reassess
your life, and the food. Although I think that you dont necessarily need to travel to learn to be
alone, become a child again, and become less materialistic, I do see his point of view. Delistraty
quotes: As the poet Randall Jarrell said, One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a
child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child. Traveling disrupts that equation,
allowing even the most mature grownups to tap into their adolescence. That I dont
necessarily find to be true but can see why he does. I think this Article has great and very
applicable rhetor and is very useful to my research because there are some reasons I dont
agree with that leads to more research because I found that I would like to travel for different
reasons than other people would like to travel. It reminded me that we all have different
dreams of traveling and different expectations.

Harnish, Verne. "Five Reasons To Escape Overseas." Fortune 170.2 (2014): 34. Business Source
Premier. Web. 9 Sept. 2014.

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From This Article I learned that five of the top reasons for businesses to travel are to get
closer to the action, eliminate distractions, build new relationships, uncover best practices, and
just for the heck of it. Harnish believes this moving businesses overseas is good and gives new
opportunities. He says: It's easy to slip into an isolated worldview -- and miss exporting
opportunities -- if you always have to jump on a plane to take advantage of those possibilities.
This article is credible because it shows the business aspect of relocating and traveling. Its not
only important to understand why individuals travel but companies and businesses too. If I
were to own my own business I think I would want to stay in the same place for a while until my
feet are firmly planted on the ground and then I would consider traveling with my company or
perhaps, branching out and getting new locations. There are a lot of good insights I would not
have thought about if I didnt read this article.

Hodges, Mi Yon, Email Interview, September 10, 2014

I got the opportunity to have a short email interview with Professor Hodges who is a
travel expert and I gave her a series of ten questions which she gave brief responses to that led
to further research. The questions and answers were as followed: 1.What is the top travel
destination? Disneyland 2. What is the number one reason people want to travel? Relaxation
and fun 3. What makes travel so alluring to some people? Experience different cultures, spend
time with family & friends away from home 4. Is the money a big factor as to why some people
don't travel? Yes, major factor you have to have funds available to vacation 5. Do you believe
traveling is good for a person? Why or why not? Yes, its R&R timeeveryone needs a break

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from the daily routines of life 6. Is traveling enriching to your life? Yes 7. Which is the best way
to travel? Air, road trips 8. Do you find traveling more educational or relieving? Relieving. 9. Do
most people just dream of traveling and never do ?Thats arguable depends on who youre
talking to the rich who can afford to travel to any destination, the middle class who travel
based on their budget, and the lower class who can only afford to just dream of traveling 10.
And why do you think others hate to travel? Depends on their current life style some travel
too much for work, others are home bodies, and some may have a fear of flying or dont like
the hassle of being away from their comfort space. I was very impressed with all the
information I got and was able to further look into some of the things she said. I had some
other good sources but this one would have to be my favorite because she got to answer the
questions I had thought of.

Redfoot, Donald L. "Touristic Authenticity, Touristic Angst, And Modern Reality." Qualitative
Sociology 7.4 (1984): 291. Academic Search Premier. Web. 10 Sept. 2014.
This Article talks about traveling and the different kinds of traveling and their motives
behind doing so. Redfoot categorizes all the people who travel into four different kinds of
travelers, 1) The first-order or true tourist, 2) the second-order or Angst-ridden tourist, 3)
The third-order or anthropological tourist. And 4) The fourth-order or spiritual tourist. I
think that the rhetor in this article is very credible because Redfoot did an excellent job in
creating these categories and explaining why people fall into the ones they do. Its very

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important to understand that people will all travel for different reasons so first you must
understand what kinds of people travel, then you can understand their motives.