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The Future of Travel

A series of long reads exploring the future of travel, from industry developments to changes in traveller’s mindsets, to ongoing transformations happening across the globe in the face of pandemics, refugee crises, and the climate emergency.

Illustration of airplane and drug capsule
November 4th, 2024

Hedonism, healing and credible science – where next for drug tourism?
big sky mountain scene with pink sunset photo by andrew meehan portrait
October 4th, 2024

Is climate change forcing ski resorts into a year-round reinvention?
Shadow of an airplane flying over a runway with a scenic view in the background.
November 11th, 2024

Away from the algorithm, do unique travel experiences still exist?
Views over the Lisbon cityscape
September 4th, 2024

Can home swapping help solve tourism’s housing crisis?
Tourists visiting Angkor Wat, Cambodia, at sunset
August 15th, 2024

Dark tourism: Do we owe it to destinations to understand their troubled past?
Visitors at the Panathenaic Stadium, Athens.
October 30th, 2024

What cultural legacies have the Olympic Games left its host cities?
Furniture on display at Ukurant's 2024 3 Days of Design show
July 9th, 2024

Can global design festivals really change the world?
Views of the Dolomites Mountains and Alta Badia
August 28th, 2024

Introducing the radical tourism initiatives reshaping how we travel
Bitter melon or ‘Goya’ a superfood eaten by Okinawans
June 26th, 2024

What is longevity and how is it transforming wellness and travel?
The Northern Lights as seen at the Arctic Retreat, Sweden
June 4th, 2024

‘Coolcations’ are trending but climate change puts the travel industry in peril
Design details at Nobis Hotel Palma showing natural materials
July 22nd, 2024

How sustainable design is transforming the hotel sector
Accessible Travel | Monique Dior Jarrett. Image courtesy of Celebrity Cruises/Giles Duley
August 15th, 2024

How can hospitality do better when it comes to accessible tourism?
Sustainable hotels | Vibrant decor at Room2 Belfast
July 19th, 2024

How is the hotel industry innovating beyond greenwashing?
Wellness trends 2024 | a women emerges from a wild swim in the Lake District
June 26th, 2024

The wellness travel trends to watch in 2024
Railay Beach in Thailand
June 26th, 2024

The biggest travel trends for 2024, as predicted by industry insiders
A view out a window of Cagliari, Italy, courtesy of Alice Tate
June 26th, 2024

How is influencer marketing transforming the tourism industry?
A diver descends in Swallows Cave, Tonga; photography by Pier Nirandara
June 26th, 2024

How is scuba diving supporting regenerative travel?
A monochrome illustration of a clock by Vartika Sharma
June 26th, 2024

How the science of jet lag is elevating the travel experience
Sisan Shuanglang Hotel Dali
July 22nd, 2024

The rise of domestic rural travel in China
Overtourism in Europe | Park Güell in Barcelona, photography by Yevgeniya Tyumina
September 4th, 2024

Overtourism on the continent: Europe’s problems and solutions
Travel trends for autumn/winter 2023 | a sunny day by the pool at Amanzoe, Greece
June 26th, 2024

Significant travel trends for autumn/winter 2023
An illustration of a ferry boat Giacomo Bagnara
June 26th, 2024

Sustainability and the sailing sector: the green future of ferry boats
The rustic pink exterior of Eumelia Organic Agrotourism Farm, Greece
November 8th, 2024

Agritourism: The finest farm stays in Europe
The rise in off grid adventure travel |
August 22nd, 2024

Why off-grid adventure travel is riding high
Train trends 2023 | a train driving through the moutains
June 26th, 2024

The future of train travel: how the rail industry is getting back on track
How is van life evolving? A camper van on the water's edge
July 22nd, 2024

How is #VanLife evolving and diversifying?
Dubai as a sustainability pioneer | Museum of the Future, photography by Mohammad Ali
July 5th, 2024

Exploring Dubai’s efforts to redefine itself as a sustainability pioneer
Sleep tourism and hotels | illustration by Marine Buffard
June 24th, 2024

Sleep tourism: how are hotels prioritising rest?
The best hotel art | a curated wall of art at The Hoxton, Shepherd's Bush
August 21st, 2024

The art of hotels: where guest room meets gallery
AI and the travel industry | graphic illustration by Alanah Sarginson
June 27th, 2024

AI and the travel industry – what does it all mean?
Tourist Taxes | mountain views of Paro, Bhutan with flags in the foreground
June 27th, 2024

The cost of travel: can tourism taxes work?
Can the airline industry be sustainable? A graphic illustration of an airplane by Giacomo Bagnara
June 27th, 2024

Decarbonising aviation: can the airline industry ever be sustainable?
The future of queer travel | graphic squares on blue sky
June 27th, 2024

The future of queer travel: the long road to inclusion
a secluded outdoor sun lounger at Aman New York
July 22nd, 2024

What does the future of hotel wellness look like?
Shinta Mani Mustang, Nepal
June 27th, 2024

What is regenerative travel, and why is it important?
New hotel brands in 2023 | The light-filled lobby space at Ying'nFlo, Hong Kong
June 27th, 2024

The new hotel brands to watch
The rise of the Slomad | Tropical leaves reveal TheHUB, a co-working space in Ibiza
June 27th, 2024

The rise of the digital ‘slomad’: Why travel is shifting down a gear
sensory beds under a red light at Desa Potato Head, Bali
June 27th, 2024

Travel trends for 2023, as predicted by industry insiders
Airline news for winter 2022-2023 | a plane flies over a snow-covered mountain
June 14th, 2024

The airline news and trends taking off this winter
Shinta Mani Wild in Combodia
June 27th, 2024

Asia’s grand reopening: What does its tourism future look like?
Sustainable hotels | Six Senses in Svart above the Holandsfjorden Fjord at the base of the Svartisen Glacier
November 15th, 2022

Can a hotel really be sustainable – and which industry leaders are getting it right?
What are countries doing for digital nomads? A view of the runway from a plane window
May 3rd, 2023

How can digital nomad visas benefit remote workers, and the economy?
Soho Home | A chandelier above a wooden table, against a floor-to-ceiling window
June 4th, 2024

The rise (and rise) of the hotel lifestyle brand
An aerial view of people in Japan on a set of steps
December 14th, 2022

Significant travel trends to know this autumn/winter 2022
Holidays rentals are adapting for digital nomads | Kip Hideaways Loch Fyne retreats: a corrugated iron cabin with floor-to-ceiling windows is lit from within in a remote forest
June 26th, 2024

How are holiday rental companies evolving in 2022?
July 22nd, 2024

Watch ROADBOOK: The Journey Forwards
Is the hidden gem dead? A view of a red bistro chair by a red round table on a street
May 3rd, 2024

Has the internet killed the hidden gem?
June 26th, 2024

Why we need to change the way we write about travel
Hotels are switching things up to cater to digital nomads. Illustration by Camilla Rossi
October 30th, 2024

How are hotels adapting for digital nomads?
What are travel NFTS? | a pixilated hotel in the Metaverse
December 14th, 2023

What the hell are travel NFTs?
How is the travel industry changing for the better? Illustration by Cami Ruohonen
June 26th, 2024

How the travel industry is striving for a new, ‘better’ normal
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August 15th, 2024

How do we reconcile ourselves with the privilege of travel?
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August 15th, 2024

What does conscious travel even mean anyway?

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