What will travel look like in 2023?

Almost half of global travellers want their 2023 getaway to have a more “back-to-basics” feel – think eco-friendly cabins, huts and yurts – but 53% still want phone and internet connection at their destination. We also found in our internal data that travellers are increasingly seeking a combination of city and nature.



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2023 will be the year of reimagining travel
As travel restrictions and Covid testing become a thing of the past, research reveals that 73% of people are more optimistic about travel than they were in 2022.

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Afghanistan has been identified as potentially the most dangerous country in the world to visit in 2023 according to recently published Risk Map 2023. Medical and security specialist International SOS named Syria the second-most dangerous destination to visit this year, followed by Ukraine, Mali and Iraq.

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According to experts, global travel will increase by 30 percent in 2023, meaning that getting your hands on cheap tickets might be a bit more competitive this year. The online travel agency's 2023 International Airfare Study determined a number of things, including the best time to purchase your tickets.

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New travel formats like eco-tourism, solo travel, e-tourism, micro-adventures, and life-long travel are emerging to meet increasingly fragmented and personalised needs. Players in the industry continue to push the boundaries by exploring new relationships with time, space, and purpose.

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Americans Plan To Travel More in 2023
Continuing inflation, mass layoffs and a potential recession are impacting households. Yet, 2023 travel trends show no slowdown.

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An unquestionable increase in the price of airline tickets
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, airline ticket prices have increased by 42.9%. A trend that tends to be confirmed: according to Amex Corporate Travel prices will increase by 25% in 2023 on the most important business routes.

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In tourism, quiet luxury is trending in the rise in popularity of boutique hotels, eco-resorts, sustainable tourism experiences, and niche getaways like sleep vacations (trips in which you prioritize rest and relaxation over sightseeing and late nights) as well as supervised psychedelic immersions; retreats set in safe ...

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Global business travel spending is expected to recover to its pre-pandemic total of $1.4 trillion in 2024 and grow to nearly $1.8 trillion by 2027, fueled by more favorable economic conditions than expected in 2022 and 2023. In 2022, global business travel spending rose 47% to $1.03 trillion.

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Some of the most important tourism trends impacting customer behavior and influencing the industry are technology-related. Examples include voice recognition technology, contactless payments, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, facial recognition, and the continued rise of the Internet of Things.

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Longer-term forecasts also point to optimism for the decade ahead. Travel and tourism GDP is predicted to grow, on average, at 5.8 percent a year between 2022 and 2032, outpacing the growth of the overall economy at an expected 2.7 percent a year. 5.

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Tourism 2025 is a framework to unite New Zealand's large and diverse tourism industry and ignite strong, aspirational economic growth. The objective is to create $41 Billion of Total Tourism Revenue in 2025 by improving the competitiveness of New Zealand Tourism.

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Travellers will have to 'chase the shade', choosing holidays based on cooler and safer destinations that are not ravaged by climate change. Destinations like Belgium, Slovenia and Poland are touted as the top future summer holiday destinations, as Majorca and Greece become too hot to handle.

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Instead, try traveling during the shoulder season. It's often much cheaper to travel from May to early June and September through mid-October. The weather is still relatively warm during the shoulder season, and you'll beat the crazy summer crowds. This is when we find the best international flight deals!

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