The purpose of this study is to analyse the issues of self-development and improving self
efficacy during travel. It also explores learning opportunities for the educational tourism industry
because of its advantages for human health, particularly for coping with burnout. The research
method is a theoretical analysis of the secondary data. This study considers such terms as tourism,
self-development, self-efficacy, hybrid tourism, Virtual Reality (VR) technology, and burnout. At
this stage, there are studies demonstrating the interaction between tourism psychology and
education. As a practice with strong change characteristics, tourism can temporarily change a
person's identity and re-recognize oneself, thereby helping to enhance self-efficacy and change and
improve oneself in the direction, degree and intensity required. This article discusses several
subsections as research results such as people who need self-development while travelling, types of
tourists, understanding traveler identity through educational psychology, tourists’ self-development
path process, VR technology and hybrid tourism, VR technology-supported in education, and
combating burnout at work with tourism. By the end of this study, the authors recommend future
possible research directions.