Travel Trends 2025 #5: ART-Venture (according to Skyscanner)

Every year, Skyscanner releases its Travel Trends report. For 2025, the platform identified seven imaginative, hybrid, and often surprising ways people will travel next. In this series, I take a closer look at each trend through the lens of tourism innovation, experience design, and destination strategy. Source: Skyscanner Travel Trends 2025 > https://www.skyscanner.net/travel-trends/art-culture Art-Venture Trend […]

Travel Trends 2025 #4: Cowboy Core (according to Skyscanner)

Every year, Skyscanner releases its Travel Trends report. For 2025, the platform identified seven imaginative, hybrid, and often surprising ways people will travel next. In this series, I take a closer look at each trend through the lens of tourism innovation, experience design, and destination strategy. Source: Skyscanner Travel Trends 2025 > https://www.skyscanner.net/travel-trends/cowboy-core Trend Overview […]

Emotions and Tourism: A Multidimensional Approach to Experience Design

Emotions lie at the heart of the tourist experience. They are what remain in the traveler’s memory — what drives them to share stories, return, and make recommendations. Yet too often, emotions are treated superficially in the tourism industry: reduced to mere reactions, emotional clichés, or marketing tools, without a genuine understanding of their complexity. […]

Travel Trends 2025 #3: Reset Jetters (according to Skyscanner)

Every year, Skyscanner releases its Travel Trends report. For 2025, the platform identified seven imaginative, hybrid, and often surprising ways people will travel next. In this series, I take a closer look at each trend through the lens of tourism innovation, experience design, and destination strategy. Source: Skyscanner Travel Trends 2025 > https://www.skyscanner.net/travel-trends/wellness Reset Jetters […]

Travel Trends 2025 #2: Astro Adventurers  (according to Skyscanner)

Every year, Skyscanner releases its Travel Trends report. For 2025, the platform identified seven imaginative, hybrid, and often surprising ways people will travel next. In this series, I take a closer look at each trend through the lens of tourism innovation, experience design, and destination strategy. Source: Skyscanner Travel Trends 2025 > https://www.skyscanner.net/travel-trends/astro-tourism “Astro Adventurers” […]

Travel Trends 2025 #1: Sport Mode (according to Skyscanner)

Every year, Skyscanner releases its Travel Trends report. For 2025, the platform identified seven imaginative, hybrid, and often surprising ways people will travel next. In this series, I take a closer look at each trend through the lens of tourism innovation, experience design, and destination strategy. Source: Skyscanner Travel Trends 2025 > https://www.skyscanner.net/travel-trends/sports “Sport Mode” […]

Beyond the Term “Experience”: Towards a New Grammar of Tourism

Experience is the most overused word in contemporary tourism. Today, everything is an experience. From a walk through the vineyards to a “weekend in a barrel + local platter + wine tasting”, from a night in a B&B with a welcome basket to a treasure hunt in the historic center with a prize at the […]

A Tourist Destination Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Many territories present themselves like this: “we have a historic center, 3 museums, 4 cultural events, 2 trekking routes, a cooking workshop, and 5 traditional festivals” A reassuring list. Organized. Often gathered on a promotional website or in an institutional presentation. But a tourist destination is not the sum of its parts. A list of […]

Medical Tourism: When Healthcare Meets Travel

In recent years, medical tourism has transformed from a niche choice into a booming global trend. Millions of people now travel not only for leisure or business, but also for healthcare, combining necessary treatments with the experience of discovering new places. What Is Medical Tourism? Medical tourism refers to the practice of traveling across international […]

Accessible Tourism: Traveling Without Barriers

Accessible tourism is no longer a niche, but a growing priority in the evolution of the travel industry In an aging and increasingly diverse world, ensuring accessibility means making travel a right for everyone, regardless of physical, sensory, or cognitive limitations. What Is Accessible Tourism? Accessible tourism refers to the set of policies, practices, and […]