Are You a Tourist or a Traveler? - Find out Here



The slogan #traveler_not_a_tourist is seen to capture social media for the last few years.

That appeared as one of the most appealing hashtags, but the funny thing is – not all of us (not even the minimum percentage) know the reason behind this popular saying. Not all put the updates sensibly on social media!

These two terms ‘Traveler’ and ‘Tourist’ often appear to be very similar, but a closer look will point out a few differences between these two terms.

If you travel a lot, yet you are unsure whether you can use this hashtag or not, we will help you.

Take a look at the next sections and understand whether you are eligible to use this hashtag or not:

• Reliability: Maps vs. Local People

During travel, do you rely on the Google location service or Google Maps entirely? If yes, sorry, you are not a traveler – you are a tourist. Travelers rely on local people to know the place, and they see the place through the eyes of the local people. A traveler will always take the help of the local people to go from one attraction area to the other one. In case you do the same, you are definitely a traveler.

• Taste: Comfort Food vs. Local Cuisine

Tourists always stick to their diet and comfort food. Travelers do taste the food from the local cuisine. Travelers believe that to know a place, tasting local food, especially street food, is mandatory.

If you are a tourist, you will order the typical sandwich or toast in breakfast, but a traveler will not care for his or her diet and consume the food from roadside stalls.

Do you too eat local food during travel? Call yourself a traveler!

• Time: Holiday vs. Any Manageable Break from Work

For a tourist, a trip needs a long plan, and for them, a trip generally comes along with a holiday. A traveler packs the bag and goes out as soon as he/she manages a break.

During the current trip, a traveler can plan the next one. For them, long planning has no such uses.

• Dining: Comfort vs. Best Deal

At the time of dining, a traveler can stay in a tent to enjoy their trip to the fullest, but a tourist cannot adjust to this. For the tourists, comfort is something extremely important. They are always ready to pay the extra charges to the resort or hotel to get that comfort. Travelers grab the best deal by seeing all the available alternatives.

• Luggage: Suitcase vs. Backpack

For travelers, their backpack is their only luggage – they simply do not pack in an organized manner like the tourists. If you pack everything in your backpack (everything means a pair of jeans, 2-3 t-shirt, stylish accessories, toiletries, camera, and charger), you are a hardcore traveler. For everything else, you can rely on Baranti Hotels during your Baranti trip.

On the other hand, if you take help from YouTube for help in packing, you are a tourist.

• Guidance: Hiring Tourist Guide vs. Exploring

Tourist guide!! Travelers never hire them because they want to know the place more than the guide. But, the tourist does need their help. Travelers literally explore a place with own effort.

• Attractions: Only Famous Places vs. Offbeat Places

A tourist will always rely on the sightseeing package offered by the resort. But a traveler will never accept the package. A traveler will always want more than a package can offer. Seeing famous places does not mean a successful trip for them, seeing the offbeat ones is also their forte.

If you can relate to this, you are definitely a traveler!

• Appearance: Like Tourists vs. Like Locals

When a traveler visits a place, he or she behaves like the locals. For example, you visit a tribal village, if you don’t take part in the tribal dance with locals – you are not a traveler at all. Travelers do take part in local festivals, but tourists stay in their comfort zone.

So, if you trust local people more than Google in terms of exploring the places, and you have the passion for seeing more than the travel blogs or local travel guides can show, feel free to call yourself a traveler. From the next time, do add the hashtag in at the time of posting updates about your last trip.