{"id":2089,"date":"2018-10-30T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2024-02-22T15:44:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:44:40","slug":"ustoa-asks-why-we-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/ustoa-asks-why-we-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"USTOA Asks Why Instead of Where"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year, USTOA set out to uncover the emotional connection between travelers and the destinations they visit with the Why We Travel campaign. Through a collection of articles and videos, like the one below, you can hear firsthand accounts of guests who traveled on four USTOA tour operator member itineraries this year.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow along as Bill and Janet Gorth participate in a traditional tea ceremony in Japan, Frank Albanese and Kelly Patrick hike their way through New Brunswick, mother and son duo Laurel and Jared Trimble meet the locals in the Cook Islands, and Josh and Jessica Greenberg dive with whale sharks in the Philippines, and perhaps most importantly\u2026learn why they travel in the below video.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZA74ykWvhGI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>,<\/center>Discover more Why We Travel videos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ustoa.com\/why-we-travel\">here<\/a> or find USTOA member trips to each of these destinations below. You also can follow the adventures on Instagram and Twitter using #traveltogether or by visiting USTOA\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>JAPAN<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/journey-to-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2091\" alt=\"Osaka_Doutonbori\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Osaka_Doutonbori-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>THE PHILIPPINES<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/philippines-itineraries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2093\" alt=\"Banawe north_luzon_04_highres (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Banawe-north_luzon_04_highres-2-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>THE COOK ISLANDS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/uncover-the-south-pacific\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2094\" alt=\"1.0 Destination - One Foot Island, Aitutaki1\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/1.0-Destination-One-Foot-Island-Aitutaki1-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/getaway-like-a-maritimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2095\" alt=\"East Quoddy Head Lighthouse - Campobello\" src=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/EastQuoddyHeadCampobelloIsland-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ustoa.com\/blog\/getaway-like-a-maritimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, USTOA set out to uncover the emotional connection between travelers and the destinations they visit with the Why We Travel campaign. 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