#Trending This Week - Digital Nomads, What We'll Be Eating In 2025, Extended Stay Frenzy, Airlines Branching Out, And Clear Mind Tourism
Issue 220 • October 29, 2024
There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to trends this week. Believe it or not, we are beginning to witness THE END OF THE DIGITAL NOMAD as countries who once courted them are now changing their tune and making it more difficult to work abroad. There is a new report out on WHAT WE’LL BE EATING NEXT YEAR. Seems like sourdough everything, tea-infused anything, and crunch are going to be big. EXTENDED STAY HOTELS ARE BOOMING as brands are putting more money behind them than ever before. Not satisfied with profits from add-ons like extra legroom and priority boarding, AIRLINES NOW WANT TO TAKE A BIGGER SLICE OF YOUR TRAVEL PIE by offering ancillary services. And the 2025 TRAVEL TRENDS keep on coming as we look at Rogue Trips, Vocation Vacations, and Clear Mind Tourism. Check it all out in our three-minute read below.
The End Of The Digital Nomad?
Many destinations and hotels rolled out the red carpet for digital nomads during and post-COVID. Governments are backpaddling on policies originally designed to attract digital nomads as local resentment grows and employers demand a return to the office. Could the work from anywhere dream soon be extinct? Read more in Time Out here.
What We’ll Be Eating In 2025
Whole Foods just released its Top 10 Food and Beverage Trends for 2025. The headlines? Consumers will be eating sourdough pasta (and pretty much sourdough everything), hosting tea parties, and sprinkling seaweed salt on everything. The food giant predicts a boom in hydrating ready-to-drink beverages, a new wave of aquatic ingredients, added crunch to every meal, and fusion snack foods with international appeal. Read more in Food & Wine here.
Brands Are Investing Heavily In Extended Stay
One of the biggest trends seen at the recent Lodging Conference is the continued positioning of extended stay as the “darling” of the industry. More and more hotels are investing heavily in extended stay and launching new brands. In fact, across brands, extended stay has dominated the U.S. hotel construction pipeline so far this year. Read more in Hotel Dive here.
Airlines Plan To Offer Ancillary Services
It’s no longer enough for the airline industry to make money from selling tickets and myriad add-ons from unlimited changes to baggage check fees, more legroom, meals, entertainment, priority boarding, etc. Ancillaries are becoming a main character in the aviation finance plotline, with plans to extend beyond these common offerings. Airlines are hoping to grab a bigger share of the consumer’s travel dollar by offering a seamless way to book not just flights, but a full range of travel-related products and services. Read more in Phocuswire here.
And More 2025 Travel Trends
We’re still monitoring the never-ending lists of 2025 travel trends and yes, we’ve got a few more! We are hearing about “Vocation Vacations” (people who prefer to travel over advancing their career), “Rogue Trips” (travelers acting on impulse and booking spontaneous trips which depart in less than 10 days), and “Clear Mind Tourism” (traveling sober). Read more in Insider Travel Report here.