The travel trend is the trip that suits you. Whether it is "slow life", based on a total escape or ultra sporting. The bottom line is that you feel good. Demonstration with 6 trends spotted by Liligo.com:
- The journey "ecotourism"
Ecotourism is about conquering a territory while respecting it, its population, its fauna and its flora. The idea is to create a fusion with nature, to refocus on oneself and to develop its sensitivity with regard to the environment that surrounds us. This type of journey is also about discovering new cultures, new horizons that enrich us and that arouse our curiosity as much as our responsibility in society and ecology.
This "responsible journey" can be explained in different ways: to discover the environmental problems by going on excursion, to support the cultural and natural heritage of a place by engaging in a positive tourism that aims to clean beaches or in solidarity tourism by investing in an association, starting to build a school.
Where to experience ecotourism?
- In Madagascar: for its European, Arab and Austronesian influences as well as for its natural diversity. Many "ecotourist" missions to accomplish there.
- In Canada: to enjoy the lakes and wooded areas of the country, as well as to reconnect with nature. The good plan: in 2017, all Canadian national parks are accessible free of charge.
- In France: to discover its biodiversity by bike, bus or train, with the idea of minimizing its carbon footprint!
- The "Slow Travel"
The "slow life" concept, which aims to take time and stop running all over the place, is suitable for anyone who wishes to stop time and be alone or with his / her family. A kind of brain detox that allows you to fully enjoy a destination. The concept ? Slow down its rhythm, prefer the present moment (less multiply the excursions, but take the time to better enjoy it).
Taking the time helps reduce expenses (stopovers or train trips rather than air travel are cheaper, as are carpooling and other public transport, which in addition make traveling environmentally friendly).
Where to experience slow travel?
- In China: to transpose this philosophy of life in a country with majestic scenery, in the city of Simatai.
- In New Zealand: for long walks during which you take full advantage of the landscapes, along the Coromandel peninsula, for example.
- In the desert of the Moroccan Sahara: for the pleasure of admiring sand dunes as far as the eye can see.
- The digital detox
According to a study by liligo and Next Content carried out last May, 19% of the French seek to disconnect as much as possible. Cutting everything away, forgetting your phone and other tablet is difficult, but not unfeasible. The digital detox when traveling becomes especially difficult with the social networks that give desire to share his photos, but it becomes indispensable to preserve a minimum.
It is also a way of fighting against a certain addiction, and these technologies that constitute our daily life while we were doing very well before they exist. Disconnecting also means realizing the place in which we are, and really looking at what surrounds us, without a screen between the landscape and us.
Where to experience digital detox?
- In Austria: to isolate yourself in a cozy cottage and breathe clean air.
- In Greece, on the island of Kea: to try out aquatic activities like paddle or wakeboard rather than spend his time with his eyes riveted on his Smartphone.
- In Brazil: for a disconnected experience along the Costa Verde, near the virgin forest and away from any Wifi network!
- The spiritual journey
To refocus, spirituality is also an alternative far from being cheesy. Retreats are becoming fashionable, as a necessity to cut themselves in a society where one feels sometimes that one can lose control.
The "holy" destinations would thus be tendencies, and existing all over the world according to what one seeks. Whether one is more or less believing, seeking answers, searching for oneself, in the midst of a transition in one's life, spiritual journey has the advantage of helping us find the right path, the one we really want to follow at the bottom of us. A form of therapeutic journey, in short.
Where to experience the spiritual journey?
In Israel: to follow the trail of Abraham, the first of the pilgrims, in the desert of the Negev. Tour operators offer for tourists spiritual packages packages with a trip to the Negev including sometimes a night in a kibbutz. Many say they come back "changed".
- In India: to set out for the Dalai Lama's house in Dharamsala, and find peace at the end of the road.
- In the United States: in the desert of Arizona, to hope to find answers to his questions on the sacred lands of the Navajos.
- The adventurous journey
This is adventure, but sweet adventure! It is a new way to understand his journey, as a way to enjoy strong activities, but without risks. Between cycling, hiking, kayaking or climbing, the choice is wide to feel ultra sporty without too much to do either.
This type of trip is for those who dream of sensations, who want to keep moving during the holidays, who do not consider the trip as a break, but rather as a base of experiences of all kinds to change air and perform unusual activities. A form of competitive travel that helps to get to know each other better.
Where to experience adventure travel?
- In Costa Rica: to snorkel around the Isla del Caño and fill up with aquatic memories.
- In South Africa: for treks in the Drakensberg Mountains, a massive landmark that offers a natural adventure.
- In South-East Asia: to participate in one of the rickshaws organized in Thailand for example. An original way to fill up with adrenaline!
- The "solo traveling"
The trend is to "travel alone", and it is a trend that is increasingly present in women. A strong trend in 2016, spotted by liligo.com, which should continue to climb in 2017. "solo traveling" is not only for singles, but for all. It is a way to recharge, to take stock, for any woman feeling lost or wishing to reflect on her life (a professional choice, a commitment to love, a change of life, ...)
Many people want to rediscover themselves and think only of their well being for a few days. By making sure to choose safe destinations.
Where to travel solo when you are a woman?
- In Nepal: to test its abilities during hikes, get lost in the streets of Kathmandu and rediscover simplicity.
- In Cuba: to rest on the turquoise water of a Cayo and regain its femininity by learning salsa.
- In Ireland: for those who do not swear by the heat, where the greenery, the gigantic cliffs and the many pubs to the convivial atmosphere guarantee a total change of scenery.
