9 travel trends for 2021

 9 travel trends for 2021

Rough Guides – a British travel publisher specializing in tourism has just released 9 travel trends for 2021 (9 travel trends for 2021). According to Rough Guides, 2020 is a disaster year for the tourism industry because of the Covid-19 epidemic. Rough Guides has researched and released new travel trends for 2021, in order to contribute to the recovery of global tourism activities.

1. Pay more attention to sustainable tourism

Although the term sustainable tourism is not new, the trend of choosing eco-friendly products is increasing from tourists. Tourists are increasingly interested in “green” trips, which bring about both environmental and living sustainability at the destination. When deciding to travel, tourists will consider choosing airlines that have measures to reduce carbon emissions, have direct flights, energy-saving aircraft, use electric cars, public transport. plus, shared or shared services… Tourists spend more time in a destination to generate more income for the local community, giving preference to environmentally friendly services, accommodation facilities apply measures to save energy, take measures to recycle waste...

2. Increase in female solo travelers

In 2021, Rough Guides predicts an increase in the number of female solo travelers as well as an increase in the number of female-owned travel businesses. That means the number of tours and destinations being marketed to this audience will increase. With that, many travelers have become more aware of the impact of their travel and are eager to give something back to the destination, the community and the local economy.

3. Increasing domestic tourism demand

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, domestic tourism demand will increase more in 2021. More tourists will decide to spend weekends in the country instead of going abroad. Rough Guides has released guides for British travelers looking for trips to tourist attractions within the UK. Rough Guides will continue to publish guidebooks and introductory articles on UK travel services in response to this domestic travel trend.

4. Visitors learn more before the trip

With the unpredictable development of the epidemic, tourists are investing more time in finding information before deciding to book a vacation. They collect more information about destinations, services, safety measures… to make selection decisions. This trend also means that service businesses will have to advertise more to attract tourists' attention.

5. Increase flexibility in service provision

In the context of travel restrictions as well as border closures that can happen at any time because of the epidemic, tourists will give preference to service businesses that have many flexible options and reasonable policy for last minute reschedule, postponement or cancellation. At the present time, the fact that businesses have diverse options and have flexible policies will receive a lot of attention from tourists. These policies will play an important role in booking decisions to limit the risks that may occur during travel in 2021.

6. Increase in free rides

Travelers are shifting from their choice of scheduled trips to trips that are free and offer a more personalized experience. Current tourists do not want to go to crowded places, they want to find destinations with few people, meeting the preferences of each individual.

7. Slow travel will increase sharply

Young travelers, retirees with plenty of time… are the kind of customers who are looking for longer, slower trips. Slow travel will create a trend that creates a change in the demand for services: staying in motels instead of hotels, longer stays, sightseeing schedules beyond the usual tourist routes... Slow travelers also do more thorough pre-trip research, tending to give preference to eco-friendly destinations…