#Trending This Week - The Air Ship Is Making A Comeback, Boozy Afternoon Tea, Epic Honeymoons Are Happening, And Boutique Hotels Are Having A Moment
Issue 96 • June 7, 2022
Just when you think you've seen it all in terms of new travel opportunities, we hear about the return of the air ship. Afternoon tea is going boozy — not just here in the US, but in its traditional UK homeland. Couples are turning honeymoons into bucket list adventures, and this year seems to be all about the boutique hotel. Check it all out in our three-minute read below.
The Air Ship Is Making A Comeback
Cruising via air may soon be a reality once again if OceanSky Cruises has anything to say about it. While the departure dates for these tours is still a ways off (the website is saying 2024 or 2025), the company is bringing back air ship travel with a maiden voyage calling on the North Pole and a second air ship planned to travel over Africa. Cabins will be reminiscent of a yacht or luxury hotel and the vehicle itself will be quite sustainable. Read more in Travel Research Online here.
Afternoon Tea Is Getting A Boozy Twist
Afternoon tea has always been so prim and proper with the focus on tea, sandwiches, and pastry. But now hotels are starting to make it a boozy opportunity as well with a classic tea service including gin cocktails. And it's not just US hotels adding in the booze - Flemings Mayfair Hotel in London is doing it as well also with gin. Perhaps gin and tea pair the best or it's a play on the G&T? Read more in Forbes here.
Epic Honeymoons Are Happening
A recent Expedia survey has shown that couples are going big — REALLY BIG — on their honeymoons. According to results, 53% plan to spend more than they initially budgeted on their honeymoons, and 59% are interested in honeymooning in a bucket-list destination. Read more in Travel Weekly here.
Boutique Hotels Are Having A Moment
This summer travel season is looking to be a huge one and it seems like the boutique-hotel sector is having a moment. It appears that post-pandemic travelers seek hotels where the place to sleep becomes the experience AND the destination. Laptop-toting millennials, younger Gen-Xers, and the oldest members of Generation Z like to congregate at a place where the scene is in the hotel for incredible food and beverage, entertainment, and more. Read more in Fortune here.
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