Globetrender – Travel Trend Forecasting, Consulting, Editorial

Is home swapping the future of vacations?

January 20th 2022
Expedia Group reveals emerging consumer demands for travel in 2022

January 20th 2022
Airbnb is offering a year of rent-free living in a restored Sicilian home

January 20th 2022
Review: Ave Mario restaurant goes all out on maximalism

January 18th 2022
Review: Bandra Bhai subterranean Indian speakeasy in London

January 18th 2022
Cathay Pacific uploads HBO Max for TV-obsessed flyers

January 13th 2022

The 2022 Travel Trend Forecast explores ten trends defining the year ahead including Gen Zalpha Inequity, Conspicuous Hedonism, Urban Rebirth and Eco Overload. Plus, a retrospective of 2020 and 2021 travel trends. VOLT members automatically receive a 50% discount.

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Hotels

Igoroom is a ‘next-gen’ VR booking app for luxury hotels

January 13th 2022

Igoroom has revealed that Six Senses, Shangri-La and Soneva will be among the 'early adopter' hotel brands embracing VR bookings

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Lake Como’s Il Sereno hotel creates ‘shoppable’ penthouse suite

January 13th 2022

Il Sereno has created a 'virtual showroom' where people can buy furniture and accessories on display in its Patricia Urquiola-designed suite

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Aviation

Cathay Pacific uploads HBO Max for TV-obsessed flyers

January 13th 2022

Cathay Pacific is the first airline in Asia-Pacific to introduce HBO Max Originals to the seat-back in-flight entertainment experience

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Aero launches shared charter flights from London to Geneva and Milan

January 5th 2022

Offering fixed-price scheduled flights from private airports, Aero is attempting to revive the 'golden age' of travel

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World

ABTA reveals most popular destinations for 2022

January 7th 2022

Spain, the US and France are among the top ten destinations that people from the UK are planning to visit in 2022

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Vaccine coercion: UAE bans foreign travel for citizens without booster jab

January 5th 2022

The UAE has announced that citizens who have not been triple jabbed with the Covid-19 vaccine will not be allowed to leave

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Work From Anywhere

WORK FROM ANYWHERE

Cayman Islands seeks to attract long-term remote workers

December 30th 2021

The Cayman Islands' Global Citizen Concierge programme allows people to work from paradise for up to two years

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Italy ranked best country in Europe for workations

November 25th 2021

Italy makes sense as a great destination for a workation but Babbel has ranked Romania and North Macedonia in second and third place

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Accor launches ‘Commute and Stay’ package for hybrid workers

November 18th 2021

Accor has launched a 'Commute and Stay' package to help professionals balance homelife in rural and coastal areas with stints in the city

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Innovators

Is home swapping the future of vacations?

January 20th 2022

Peer-to-peer platform Love Home Swap has revealed a huge increase in demand for home swapping in recent months

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Airbnb is offering a year of rent-free living in a restored Sicilian home

January 20th 2022

Airbnb has announced it is looking for an 'adventurer with a passion for hospitality' to host stays in a restored Sicilian home for one year

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Slow travel company Byway debuts flight-free vegan holiday planner

December 30th 2021

Byway has launched a 'first of its kind' multi-stop, personalised planning tool for vegan travellers journeying across Europe

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Intelligence

Expedia Group reveals emerging consumer demands for travel in 2022

January 20th 2022

From mental health improvement to a greater appreciation of time off work, research reveals shifts in traveller sentiment and behaviour

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ABTA reveals most popular destinations for 2022

January 7th 2022

Spain, the US and France are among the top ten destinations that people from the UK are planning to visit in 2022

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Tel Aviv ranked most expensive city in the world for 2021

January 6th 2022

The Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed that Tel Aviv is the most expensive city in the world, topping even Paris, Hong Kong and London

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Wellness

Mind Environment launches ‘intensive’ personal development retreats

January 13th 2022

Mind Environment is launching an intensive four-day retreat in the 17th-century French mountain village of Bardou to 'reasses life's meaning'

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London’s Rosewood hotel debuts CBD sleep packages

January 13th 2022

The Rosewood hotel in London has launched two 'holistic' sleep packages that rely on cannabis-derived CBD to aid deeper states of rest

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Review: Mandrake hotel ‘spiritual wellbeing’ experience

December 30th 2021

From sound baths to cacao ceremonies, the spiritual wellness concierge service at London's Mandrake hotel aims to 'revive the soul'

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Tech

Cathay Pacific uploads HBO Max for TV-obsessed flyers

January 13th 2022

Cathay Pacific is the first airline in Asia-Pacific to introduce HBO Max Originals to the seat-back in-flight entertainment experience

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Igoroom is a ‘next-gen’ VR booking app for luxury hotels

January 13th 2022

Igoroom has revealed that Six Senses, Shangri-La and Soneva will be among the 'early adopter' hotel brands embracing VR bookings

HotelsTech 0

Lake Como’s Il Sereno hotel creates ‘shoppable’ penthouse suite

January 13th 2022

Il Sereno has created a 'virtual showroom' where people can buy furniture and accessories on display in its Patricia Urquiola-designed suite

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Food & Drink

Review: Ave Mario restaurant goes all out on maximalism

January 18th 2022

Ave Mario is a hedonistic homage to Italian culture and dining, with amplified portions, exaggerated interiors and boisterous staff

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Review: Bandra Bhai subterranean Indian speakeasy in London

January 18th 2022

Below gourmet Indian restaurant Pali Hill, Bandra Bhai is a secret retro cocktail bar inspired by a smuggler's den

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Makr Shakr opens robotic bar in Amsterdam

January 13th 2022

Makr Shakr, the world's leading manufacturer of robotic bartenders, has unveiled its first Robo Bar in Amsterdam

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Voices

What’s it like to be an international house sitter during a pandemic?

November 25th 2021

Rachel has lived in other people’s homes, in multiple countries, since early 2019. Is this way of life sustainable in the age of Covid-19?

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Bradt says tourists should ‘book a flight to a country that needs them’

November 11th 2021

Founder of Bradt Travel Guides says that 'if people really want to save the planet, they should think hard before blindly blaming travel'

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‘Trip stacking’ is the latest risky travel trend for vacation gamblers

October 28th 2021

An emerging travel trend for 'trip stacking' sees travellers hedge their bets by booking more than one holiday for the same time

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Space

Philippe Starck to design Orbite Astronaut Training Complex

November 18th 2021

French company Orbite has announced that renowned creator Philippe Starck will be designing its civilian Astronaut Training Complex in the US

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Actor William Shatner has profound reaction to Blue Origin space flight

October 21st 2021

On October 4, actor William Shatner flew to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-18 rocket

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Stellar Frontiers is the UK’s first space mission management company

September 30th 2021

Stellar Frontiers is the UK’s first space mission management company dedicated to meaningful human spaceflight and astronaut training

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