About Travel Boarding
Travel isn’t just where you go — it’s how you want to feel.
Most travel platforms focus on destinations, deals, or logistics.
At Travel Boarding, we start with you.
We believe every trip begins long before you pack your bags. It begins with an emotional intention — the quiet, unspoken reason you feel the pull to get away. Maybe you’re craving rest. Maybe you’re chasing awe. Maybe you just need to hear yourself think again.
The Travel Archetype Framework
The Travel Boarding Archetypes are a fresh, modern take on classic travel motivation models — lightly inspired by long-standing ideas in tourism psychology, but reimagined for the way people travel today.They draw from nine common human motives for travel — things like the need to escape, connect, learn, celebrate, or simply feel safe — and translate them into eight emotionally resonant archetypes:
The Cocooner
For rest, safety, and recovery.
The Reclaimer
For agency, renewal, and rediscovering yourself.
The Firestarter
For passion, aliveness, and reconnection.
The Horizon Chaser
For expansion, adventure, and awe.
The Anchored Soul
For meaning, culture, and rootedness.
The Flow Finder
For creativity, lightness, and freedom.
The Milestone Voyager
For honouring life’s big transitions.
The Mirror Walker
For clarity, stillness, and self-reflection.
Every archetype captures a core emotional truth, then adapts to your travel style, companions, and life season.
How It Works
Discover your archetype
Take our quick quiz to uncover your emotional travel profile.
Take the quiz →See your personalized trip concept
A high-level overview of the journey style that fits your current needs.
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Why It Matters
When you plan based on how you want to feel, your trip becomes more than a checklist — it becomes a turning point in your life story.
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1. Better decisions, less noise. You’re not sifting endless lists—you’re choosing what fits how you want to feel.
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2. Deeper local impact. Your choices channel attention and revenue to community-led businesses.
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3. Trips you remember. Emotion-aligned planning makes your travel part of your life story.
