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The year of “sudden travel”?
“More and more surprise tour companies have emerged.”
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David Distantley told the BBC that “surprise travel” could become the big trend of 2024. A survey of 27,000 travelers in 33 countries by Booking.com found that 52% of them were “keen” to book a surprise trip as “ Everything up to the destination is unknown until arrival.” Distantley added that in the past decade, “more and more surprise tour companies have emerged,” and the “element of mystery” is “tempting travelers to look for a new way to see the world.”
Mongolia and Nairobi are on Lonely Planet’s list of the best trips
Mongolia is ranked as one of the best countries to visit
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In its “Best in Travel” report for 2024, Lonely planet It predicted the top 50 countries, regions, cities, best value and most sustainable destinations in the world. Looking at the best places to “relax, connect, eat, learn and journey”, there’s “a lot you can pack in” over the coming year. Destinations highlighted in the report include Mongolia (country), the Trans-Dinarica Bike Route in the Western Balkans (region), Nairobi in Kenya (city), Spain (sustainable), and the USA Midwest (best value).
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The jet keeps taking off
The new season of “Emily in Paris” will inspire travel to the French capital
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Travelers who turn to TVs and movie screens for inspiration “show no signs of stopping in 2024,” he said. Expedia Group. In its Unpack ’24: The Trends in Travel survey, more than half of travelers have researched or booked a trip to a destination “after seeing it in a TV show or movie,” and one in four admit that TV shows and movies are “becoming more influential on travel plans.” “They are traveling from where they were before.” In fact, travelers say TV shows influence their travel decisions more than Instagram, TikTok, and podcasts.
In its “specific forecasts”, the group expects tourists to head to “leisure-inspired destinations” in 2024. Top picks include Thailand, inspired by the third season of The White Lotus; Romania, inspired by “Wednesday” Season 2; Malta, inspired by the new film “Gladiator 2”; And Paris is inspired by the fourth season of “Emily in Paris.”
Music tourism ‘accelerates’
Taylor Swift performs at Lumen Field, Seattle, as part of her Eras Tour
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Travel technology company Amadeus It released its fourth report on travel trends. Using the latest data and industry-leading insights, five trends will dominate travel in 2024: music tourism, unbundled business class fares, influencers becoming agents, the maturation of artificial intelligence, and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft preparing to take off.
Amadeus said music tourism is a trend that is expected to “accelerate” in 2024. After the social isolation of the pandemic, when bands and music artists were “shut down for months”, the “boom” in concerts and festivals in 2023 capitalized on the “desire to connect”. . When Taylor Swift announced her 2024 Asia-Pacific tour dates, Amadeus Research noted that Swift’s concert dates in Australia, Singapore and Japan had a “significant impact on travel searches and booking volume to these countries.”
Palate-led holidays and holidays in the UK
The Lucknam Park Cozyel & Spa in Wiltshire is part of the PoB Cozyels group
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POP hotelsThe ‘Growing Luxury’ market trends report found that taste-led holidays and an increase in domestic holidays in the UK were among the key findings for 2024. Food and drink are ‘undoubtedly taking center stage’ in ‘capturing the attention’ of domestic travellers, leading to an exciting increase To admire 82% of their interests. 54% of high net worth individuals plan to enjoy “three or more” leisure holidays within the UK in the next year, reflecting a “significant increase on the previous 12 months”. 27% of wealthy travelers expect to take trips to the UK “lasting three or more nights” in the next year.
Cultural exploration and attractive cities
The city of Bydgoszcz in Poland is considered one of the “attractive cities” that attract attention
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‘Cultural exploration’ will be a priority for travelers ‘more than ever’ Sky Scanner Expect “party travelers” to set out to see their favorite artists and “budget foodies” to seek out the best dining experiences,” he said in the 2024 Travel Trends Report. When it comes to destinations that whet the appetite of potential tourists, the meta search engine and travel agency saw an increase in searches for “attractive cities” such as Vigo in Spain (+1,235%) and Bydgoszcz in Poland (+313%). %). Cruelwhile, the cost of living crisis remains “top of mind” with Skyscanner’s “Everywhere” search tool becoming “the number one search destination for travelers globally”.
Journeys with a “sense of purpose”
‘Off the grid’ Peru is on Black Tomato’s hot destinations list for 2024
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Founders of the luxury travel company Black tomatoes Expect travelers to look to travel with a “sense of purpose” in 2024. With increasing demands on time, and the desire to make travel truly matter, travelers want to make “positive and lasting change” – not just in the destinations they visit, but in their own lives.
“What we discovered is that the feeling a trip evokes at the end “largely informs the destination booked,” Black Tomato said. For groups that “crave togetherness,” priority is given to trips that “strengthen bonds and communication.” Black Tomato chose Peru.” Off the Grid”, Tangiers of Morocco, the Miter Peninsula in the most remote Argentinian Patagonia, and the waterways of New Zealand are on the list of hot destinations for 2024.
“Keys” to the new Michelin Guide
Which hotels will receive a Michelin Key?
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the Michelin guide The company said it will give hotels “keys” as part of a “new rating system” that will be launched in 2024. Visit California PR Pulse Report. The system aims to identify hotels based on factors including “location, design, service, uniqueness and value.” As with restaurants, the guide said it intends to independently recommend hotels that “make true destinations” and will suggest a new collection of more than “5,000 great hotels in 120 countries.”
Fodor’s 2024 “No List”
Venice is one of the destinations affected by overtourism
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Most travel experts recommend places to visit in their annual reports, however Fodor It has a “no-go list” of nine areas to “reconsider” in 2024. The travel guide company said it is not “a comprehensive list of places we revere,” but rather “a declaration of the places we revere.” However, the “feverish admiration” and “constant need to experience it” are “unsustainable.”
The 2024 ban list focuses on three main areas of tourism impact: overtourism, litter production, and water quality and adequacy. For overtourism, Venice in Italy, Athens in Greece, and Mount Fuji in Japan are highlighted. Among the places prohibited from producing garbage are the San Gabriel Mountains national Monument in California, Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, and the Atacama Desert in Chile. While water quality and adequacy affected Lake Superior in North America, the Ganges River in india, and Koh Samui in Thailand.