AFAR is the First Magazine Devoted to Experiential Travel
What is experiential travel?
Unlike escape travel or adventure travel, experiential travel is where the traveler tries to understand a culture and people at a different level, to get to the true essence of a place. It's volunteering, slowing down and talking to people, experiencing them and culture they live in at their level.
What others are saying
New York Post commented on the magazine saying, "A cover story on Morocco's Berbers goes beyond tea-drinking and carpets to confront some tough truths about their lives. We like the vignettes on Chinese rock bands, snorkeling in Welsh peat bogs and environmentalist vacation trips. A piece on Venezuela seems to signal this magazine isn't part of the US machine -- what's next, Nigeria, Pakistan? In any case, Afar -- which is due to hit the newsstands next week -- is just what the doctor ordered to get us interested in traveling again."
AFAR magazine is not a travel guide, but an inspirational guide and they have the whole package. The website will eventually be more like a social network. Allowing visitors to talk to people that live or have visited the places you want to go. Your experiential travel will begin before you even go by communicating with others that have the same travel desires that you do.
The Future of AFAR
AFAR Media's mission statement says, "Our mission is to inspire and guide those who travel the world seeking to connect with its people, experience their culture, and understand their perspectives." Currently individuals have to meet through other social media via an AFAR page, such as their Facebook page. AFAR has plans to launch their own social network in the form of a bulletin board type of system and when this full package comes together, they'll have a traveling and cultural exploring business model like no other.
Resources
AFAR Media Website
http://www.afar.com/
AFAR Blog
http://www.afar.com/blog/
Published by L.E. Duncan
A writer, photographer, traveler and investor. I have been writing internet content for six years. If you are interested in specific content, don't hesitate to contact me! View profile
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Very interesting. I'm going to have to check this magazine out! Thanks for the tip!