FEATURE
Emerging Trends For Travel in 2022
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s we look towards the future of travel, several hotel trends in 2022 are emerging. Aylott + Van Tromp, a United Kingdom based experience driven design and strategy company specializing in the interaction of people, brands and places has identified key trends that are expected to emerge in the hospitality industry this year. Two years of the global pandemic have altered traveler’s needs. Mass-market holiday may not be everyone’s cup of tea with the challenges of Covid 19. Smaller localized get-aways easily reachable by charter flights, small aircrafts,
car, bike, or foot will get good business. More travelers will be opting for increasingly isolated accommodation, as social distancing habits are here, for the long haul. Travelers are looking for off-grid destinations with an abundance of private space to allow them to remain in their own social bubbles, while still enjoying all of the amenities they would expect from a traditional hotel complex. For years the main cities have been the focal point of hospitality and rightly so; people would head to big cities as a treat, visiting traditional tourist sites or seeing a show. Times however have changed, and the trend is heading
Travelers will continue to seek escapism and comfort that retains a raw feeling capturing the emotive sense of camping in the wild and being close to nature.
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towards low-key, softer tourism. Alongside off-the-grid locations, cultural centers with an abundance of history, are becoming fashionable because they match people’s ideals. People want to experience something different and unique, far from huge crowds. Travelers will continue to seek escapism and comfort that retains a raw feeling - capturing the emotive sense of camping in the wild and being close to nature. To reinforce this, travelers will seek hotel rooms or camps that blend seamlessly into their natural surroundings, offering an immediate connection to nature through the use of oversized windows with minimal or no concrete walls. Sustainable design led cabins created specifically for the hotel and leisure industry will become highly sought-after, delivering both off-the-shelf designs and bespoke branded cabins for hoteliers and leisure operators alike. Along with industry essentials like contactless technology, the hospitality industry is adapting to new rhythms of travel and
