Travel habits are always changing, where it’s down to sustainability, our own budgets or an all-new TikTok trend. Each year, some habits emerge as big trends in the travel space – and it’s worth brushing up on them before you plan your next big holiday.
Euronews has spent some time looking ahead to 2025 and compiled a roundup of travel trends it thinks will dominate our holiday behaviours in the next year, based on tourism data, news sources as well as conversations with travel experts.
It’s worth noting that plenty of these trends were emerging last year and have already thrived in 2024, including destination dupes, ‘coolcations’ and train travel (you can read about all the predictions we covered right here) but they’re showing no signs of slowing down, and euronews has suggested some new inspiration for each one.
Digital itineraries
There’s no denying the growing use of AI tools in our trip-planning, and whether you’re a fan of it or not, it seems that asking ChatGPT to plan your days out and holidays is here to stay. It can be handy when you’re heading to a brand-new place, right?
Cosmic getaways
No, we’re not talking about space travel. Cosmic getaways actually refers to the growing interest in astro-tourism, and given 20 new International Dark Sky parks launched in 2023, euronews predict it’s going to be huge in 2025 (thanks also to a rise in purposeful journeys).
So, where should you be heading to absorb some of the cosmos? Well, euronews recommends Northumberland, Chile and Iceland, but we’ve got roundups of the very best places to go stargazing and the best places to see the Northern Lights in the world.
Purposeful journeys
All holidays have a purpose - obvs – but what ‘purposeful journeys’ refers to is actually contributing something to the destination you travel to, be it through beach clean ups or wildlife conservation efforts. Some suggested destinations include the Philippines and Ecuador.
Set adventures
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