“This year, the main trend that there has been, especially compared to other years, is that there has been a significant increase in long-haul travel, particularly to destinations in Asia.“These trips to far-flung destinations are up about 25% compared to last year,” says Laura Treviño, president of travel company Ambartours. Treviño says that Japan is the most trendy destination, but also Thailand and Indonesia as in other years.
The director also noted a significant increase in demand for cruises: “This year, we were asked to go out a lot.”. on the contrary, “Because of the conflict in Israel, there were also destinations that were the stars last year, such as Egypt and Jordan, which have declined this year by almost 90%.”“The total volume of trips, however, is “It’s up between 20% and 25%.”.
The price, which is usually one of the main concerns for those who travel, was high this season. “Now that there has been a bit of a pause in sales since April, we have seen prices start to stabilize a little bit more. But this year in a nutshell, it is true that prices, especially for aircraft and hotels, have been a little bit higher than last year..
Although Asia dominates in terms of destination preferences, Europe also has winners. Northern Europe is very popular, such as Norway and Iceland, but also different parts of Germany and London.highlights Trevino. But if there’s one city that’s a magnet for Empartur clients, it’s the city of skyscrapers: “New York is a destination that is always natural and there is a lot of demand for it.”.
Duration, on long journeys, as in Asia, “It takes 10 to 12 days on average, and in the middle distances, in Europe or tracks like this, people usually do it for a week.”Treviño says without noticing a change in dynamics on this side.
Another trend Triviño has discovered is the search for more unique experiences. On the one hand, group trips have decreased in number of travelers. But also: “People are looking for more experiential trips, looking to do something different from the norm or trying to make the trip as less touristy as possible.”You are not escaping the destination as much as you are escaping the way you travel: “More bizarre or more different, let’s say.”.
“Before, we had a lot of work, around April and May, and now everything has moved forward, and we were already taking bookings before Christmas and the beginning of the year, and that’s where the most volume has been. It’s a slight change in direction.”“,” Triviño says regarding the progress with which the reservation is being made.
One reason for the progress may be lower travel costs: “These last few weeks have started to see a little bit of last minute, but the bulk has moved forward specifically because a long flight is always something that is usually done in advance to get better airfares.”.
“Now there are people who are starting to look at us, they are starting to ask us in the run-up to New Year and Christmas,” he says, adding that they are among the most forward-looking people, but he clarifies that “It’s still early, but I think if it’s like it was last year, around September or so, there’s a lot of people who want to go out and start asking you.”.
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