TravelPulse Podcast: Group Travel Trends and Tips

Nevada is getting a brand-new state park this month. It’s one every would-be Indiana Jones (or maybe more like the Ross Gellers among us) will love, and as a bonus, it’s within a quick driving distance to The Strip. 

Some people are choosing to live in cheaper cities or close to family and still make it to the office hundreds of miles away. Enter the super commuter, or those willing to travel three or more hours to work.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, January 10. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

The new year brings travel predictions that cover everything from where we’ll be vacationing in 2024 to how we’ll be getting there, plus the new hotels that are worth getting excited about. But what about the travel trends that are falling out of fashion?

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Seattle skies were glowing with color as the Space Needle rang in 2024 with a brilliant light, drone, and pyrotechnic spectacular for the West Coast—and the world—to see. The T-Mobile New Year’s at the Needle extravaganza was the longest show in the event’s 32-year history, stunning viewers with an 18-minute display. More viewers were able to tune in than ever before with the event broadcast live for the first time in Portland and Spokane, in addition to Seattle.

easyJet and easyJet holidays have revealed the latest travel trends for 2024 as bookings took off during the first days of its biggest ever Big Orange Sale, offering up to 20% off over two million seats across Europe and up to £300 off package holidays until 5 February 2024. Flights to Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, Alicante and Malaga from the UK proved to be the most popular during the sale’s first week, while Hurghada in Egypt, Rovaniemi in Lapland and Milan are among the destinations to have experienced the greatest rise in popularity compared to 2023. Since the launch of the sale, destinations including Prague, Nantes, Berlin, Bilbao and Verona also increased in popularity for Brits compared to 2023.

With another year upon us and new advancements and discoveries happening constantly in the world of wellbeing, Health and Fitness Travel, the wellness holiday specialists has curated an extensive list of all the latest wellness trends they believe will emerge to popularity throughout the year of 2024, and the destinations where each of these trends can be enjoyed to the fullest.

Leading hospitality tech company reveals most significant travel trends in tourism and hospitality — from “immersive sustainability” to “music tour tourism” — for 2024 and beyond.

HBX Group reveals the trends which will shape the travel industry in 2024.

Top five destinations for flight bookings during the first week of the Big Orange Sale were Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, Alicante and Malaga.

The innovation of the book “Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Global Tourism Supply and Demand”, lies in the proposed classification scheme: i.e. in the acceptance that “not all tourism markets are the same and that they need special attention in relation to trends and issues”, thereby avoiding “laundry list” type of approaches.