Gel Barrientos is a writer with a strong background in digital advertising and content strategy. She consumes K-content on a daily basis and loves to travel, eat, and play tennis.

People are looking for a visceral reprieve from the permacrisis

Essential Escapism

Experience Hunters

People expect products and services that feel made for them

Personal Worlds

Kevin Muico is a lay missionary of six years and a Catholic speaker for the youth. He also co-hosts and produces the podcast 

 with other missionaries, where they share stories of faith, community, and pop culture.

Marifor Dimaano is a travel consultant at Aviatica Travel and has been working for over 30 years in the travel industry.

Philippines

Travel and Leisure

Hotels and holidays

Citizenship

Home and Relationships

Medium

Philippine Statistics Authority

Philstar

LiCAS News

Interview with Kevin Muico conducted by the author

Statista

SuperStaff

Owlcation

AirAsia Newsroom

Adobo Magazine

Rappler

Interview with Marifor Dimaano conducted by the author

Philippine News Agency

Philstar Life

Inquirer

SunStar Philippines

BusinessMirror

Capstone-Intel Corporation

Klook

Bilyonaryo Business News

Patches of Life

A new, globally connected generation is shaking up the ways in which they celebrate Holy Week, with travel becoming a central tenant of how people mark their faith. As Filipinos balance the secular and the sacred, what do new rituals tell us about the future of travel during religious holidays?

Cultivate

Connection and Belonging

Experiences and Sensations

What's driving new travel rituals around religious holidays?