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Travelling Trends – Exotic Trips Become More Popular

Unusual trips become on the rise. November Altour Index provides information about travelling trends among tourists, especially high-end ones. According to this information, ‘the big three’ (Western Europe, Hawaii, and the Caribbean) loses its popularity in favor of more exotic and unusual trips.

Travel agencies notice that clients become more hard-to-please. They don’t want to travel to same places and seek new experiences. During this autumn the demand for such destinations as Africa, South America and even Antarctica has grown sufficiently. Such countries as India, Vietnam, and South Asia become the leaders in terms of the demand growth. However, the majority of exotic destinations are hot and humid, so staying there may be hard for an unprepared tourist. That is the reason why people usually purchase short-term trips.

What kinds of tourists usually seek exotic destinations? As a rule, these are unmarried people or people who have no kids, so they do not need to think about summer and winter holidays, and proper vacation spots for kids. These are experienced travellers – they have already visited many countries and now want to “fill all gaps in their wish lists”. Finally, these are people who seek new experiences that others do not have.

Experts in Altour name river cruises as a future boom. Smaller ships, famous rivers like Danube, and more personal experience are what travellers want now.

06.12.2011

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