The pilot study represented the initial phase of the project and was conducted by the researcher in 2005 for a Bachelor of Tourism (Honours) with the University of Western Sydney, Australia. The research provided a number of insights into transformative travel and forms the base for planning the next phase of the project.

This section of the website broadly explores the objectives and findings of the pilot study.  A journal article is currently being written covering these findings more specifically.  Once this is published, exerts will be included in this section.