Mindful Travel

Research Project - Traveller Survey

Kia ora

Ever noticed how your good habits change when you travel? At home you might recycle regularly, choose local businesses, and research everything carefully. But on holiday? Sometimes those intentions slip away in the excitement of exploring somewhere new.

You're not alone. Most of us want our travels to have a positive impact, but it's not always easy to know how - or to maintain our values when we're in "holiday mode."

I'm Pauline, a Master's student researching how to make sustainable travel choices easier and more rewarding. Your insights will help create tools that work with real travel behaviour, not against it.

5 minutes of your time could help shape the future of travel - making it better for both travellers and the amazing places we visit.

Ready to share your travel story?

Participation is voluntary and anonymous. The data collected will be anonymised and securely stored.

Ethics approval Number: MTF.8888.284
This study has been approved by academyEX Research, Enterprise and Ethics (REE) Working Group from 21/07/2025 to 21/07/2027. If you have any complaints or reservations about the ethical conduct of this research, you may contact the REE through the chair at ethics@academyex.com. Any issues you raise will be treated in confidence and investigated fully, and you will be informed of the outcome.
If you have any questions or feedback on this survey you can contact me at pauline.standen.nz@gmail.com

You can skip any of the questions you do not wish to answer.
1.How important is sustainable travel to you personally?
2.Do you currently track any aspect of your travel's environmental, social or community impacts?
3.How likely would you be to change your travel plans based on sustainability information?
4.What prevents you from making more sustainable travel choices (select all that apply)
5.What specific sustainability impacts (environmental, cultural, economic) are you most interested in tracking? (select top 5)
6.What would most motivate you to make more sustainable travel choices? (Select all that apply)
7.How do you typically plan your travel? (Select all that apply)
8.Would you be willing to visit lesser-known destinations if they offered meaningful cultural experiences?
9.Which feature would be most valuable in a sustainable travel tracking tool (select top 3)
10.What makes a travel experience personally meaningful to you?