The Influence of Foreign Travel on Adult Learning

[[abstract]]This study attempted to understand the influence of foreign travel on adults’ learning. This study adopted qualitative interviews to collect information needed for the research. Five adults with foreign travel experience and two staffs of travel agencies were interviewed. The research results are as the following. First, the styles that adults engaged in foreign travel include ecotourism, historical remains, sports tourism, leisure and entertainment, delicious food and shopping, business tourism, and so forth. Second, the factors which influence adult to participate in foreign travel include economic condition, culture identification, health condition, language ability, adaptation ability to changes, information collection, complete plans. Third, adult participation in foreign travel has learning effects such as the knowledge acquisition, culture interaction, enhancement of sport ability, change of value standard, making new friends