‍The rapid development and popularization of the Internet and We-Media have created new types of professions among China's youngsters in terms of traveling, such as travel bloggers, vloggers and experiencers.

“The world is so big, I want to have a look," “Have a spur-of-the-moment trip” are popular memes among China's young netizens in recent years, showing their desires to get away from the mundane life and work to see the world.

In China, an increasing number of youngsters have already embarked on their journey to explore the world. CGTN has invited five travel bloggers in their 20s and early 30s to share some of their stories and views.

Despite different backgrounds and personalities, one thing they share in common is their passion towards traveling. Vanessa Xiaojia is a travel writer who has been to over 200 cities across the world and published two books about her trips. Steve and Momo are over-4-year travel bloggers who have toured around almost every city in China. Millie is a senior student at Communication University of China, and Shadow is a fresh-graduate. Both of them have been filming travel vlogs for a year.

They are recording their travel experiences and telling their stories in a way that is completely different from the last generation. Their articles, pictures and videos are also influencing many others' travel decisions.

How China's youth travel

China has seen a tourism boom in the past few years with youngsters from post-80s, post-90s, to post-00s playing the leading role in the tourism market, according to China Tourism Academy (CTA).

Booking independent tours online has become a norm for young travelers. Last-minute travel decisions are often made, especially among post-90s and post-00s, who tend to have shorter predetermined period to book tickets or rent cars, according to the travel agencies Skyscanner and Ctrip.

For domestic travel, red tourism has gained much popularity in the past years to remember the history and the heroic martyrs dedicated to the country. Also, overseas travel is more accessible than previous decades with people aged from 18 to 29 taking up over half of the total tourist number in 2018.

The number of tourists who visit Belt and Road countries also saw an increase from 15.49 million in 2015 to 27.41 million in 2017, seeing an annual growth rate of 15.34%, according to data provided by CTA.

CTA predicts that youngsters' travel preferences will continue to boost the development of good-quality travel market in 2019, featuring different themed travels such as summer travel, ice and snow travel, night travel, self-driving tour, cruise tour, sports travel and so on.