The purpose of this thesis is to study how today's student needs and motives for travelling are. The focus is on studying how well the students at VAMK, University of Applied Science’s hospitality programme know about eco tourism and their own changing needs and motives in the choice of travel products. The theoretical part includes explanations on basic terms and concepts in the tourism industry. Terms such as tourism, tourist, tourist typologies, motives and trends are explained in detail to get a better understanding of the survey. At the end of my work, I notice that the respondents' behavior has changed travel behavior in recent years. Most want to get more out of their stay than they would have before. They add more value to learn along the way during their vacation and see new places, meet new people and develop as a person. It has also occurred, after my study, that more and more people become interested in ecotourism and its positive impacts by traveling more organically and use organic products wherever possible.