Travel memories more positive than recalling a first kiss for nearly half of people
Holidays make you VERY happy – says science! Travel memories are more positive than remembering a first kiss for almost half of people, according to facial recognition AI
For nearly half of people, special travel memories trigger more positive emotions than remembering their first kiss.
And that’s according to science.
The research used artificial intelligence to “measure and visualize the expression of emotions” related to a variety of memories, with 47 percent of participants attaching more positive emotions to a single travel memory compared to remembering their first kiss.
In the studio, for get your guide and specialist in emotional analysis Tawnyfor 42 percent of those surveyed, travel experiences were one of the three most emotionally intense memories.
And for 14 percent, the travel experiences evoked even more positive emotions than holding their firstborn child, although the latter was overall the most intensely positive memory.
Participants from Germany, the US and the UK had their faces scanned with facial recognition software as they imagined key moments in their lives, and 47% attached more positive emotions to a single travel memory compared to remember your first kiss
For the study, 298 participants from Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom followed an audio-guided meditation that led them to vividly imagine key moments in their lives.
As they recalled those memories, their faces were scanned by facial recognition software.
Using artificial intelligence, the software analyzed emotional facial microreactions to classify different memories and describe how negative or positive a reaction was.
The software analyzed emotional facial microreactions to classify different memories and describe how negative or positive a reaction was.
“The first kiss and the special travel experience share some psychological similarities. Both are multi-sensory, euphoric and critically represent a new experience that you haven’t had before,” says Anja Goritz, psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Behavioral Health Technology at the University of Augsburg.
Putting yourself in situations for novel and emotionally rich experiences can benefit your emotional well-being. These types of experiences are also likely to form long-term “treasured” memories.
Johannes Reck, CEO and founder of online travel booking platform GetYourGuide, says: “People have the opportunity to be the architects of emotionally impactful moments in their lives. I firmly believe in the power of travel experiences to give shape memories.
‘With get your guide we want to give consumers the key to unlocking those feelings of wonder and wonder and turning them into lasting memories.’
To ensure the travel memories keep coming, GetYourGuide has launched a collection of “unique experiences” called Originals by GetYourGuide. A highlight is a guided experience through the Museum of Modern Art in New Yorkanother is a private tour of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia.
Added Reck: “For years, GetYourGuide has helped travelers create lasting memories on every trip they take, and we’re thrilled to now unlock even more truly unique experiences with the launch of “Originals by GetYourGuide,” created in close collaboration with our brilliant local partners.’