| The holidays next year will be to a great extent | | | | even more popular with the new high speed rail links |
| affected by the economic recession most countries | | | | into Spain and Italy. |
| suffered this year. That however does not mean that | | | | 6- Going Mobile |
| people will not go on holiday, but that instead they will | | | | With the growth of mobile applications and capabilities, |
| be more careful with how and on what they spend | | | | it is now even easier to plan your travels, such as |
| their money. Holiday makers will spend more time | | | | tracking flight information and planning itineraries. Mobile |
| searching for great deals, such as exploring new travel | | | | phones now play a very important role for travelers in |
| destinations to find the best bargains and joining Online | | | | helping them with their travel planning. They are used |
| Travel Agencies (OTA) to gain good discounts. Below | | | | to receive information from travel agents etc and are |
| are some of the predicted top travel trends for the | | | | fast proving to be invaluable to travelers. |
| year 2010. | | | | 7 – One platform for travel plans |
| 1 – Looking for budget options | | | | With the busy schedules most of us have, it is easier |
| Economical holidays will the key deciding factor this | | | | to have one central platform from which to plan your |
| year, with holiday makers searching out the best | | | | travel details. This way you can keep track of |
| budget details and discounts. Make sure when you | | | | everything happening in the travel industry, be up to |
| plan your holiday this year, not to just go for what | | | | date on the latest happenings and not just make one |
| looks like the best rate, but hunt deeper for | | | | off purchases. The Internet offers strong travel centric |
| complementary give-aways, such as a free night’s | | | | sites where such central services are offered, so that |
| stay on a multiple night stay, gift cards, spa credits, | | | | people can plan every aspect of their travels, from |
| coupons and free dining etc. | | | | creating the trip, to searching for accommodation, |
| 2 – Eco Travel | | | | getting advice about the intended trip, finding the best |
| Humans are slowly but steadily becoming more aware | | | | deals down to updating profiles so as to keep friends |
| of their impact on nature. Think ‘green’ is the | | | | and family informed. |
| trend these days, with its effects being felt even by | | | | 8 - Adventure Travel |
| the travel industry. Most travelers look for eco friendly | | | | The year 2010 will find people looking for holidays with |
| holiday options, holidays that cause minimum damage | | | | more action. Most now look beyond the standard and |
| to nature. Eco travel was born out of this need and is | | | | look for adventure such as jumping out helicopters, |
| a continuing trend for 2010. | | | | skiing, safaris, bungee jumping as well as more |
| 3- Mixing business with pleasure | | | | personalized holidays with private tours of museums |
| The world is always on the go, with most travelers | | | | and art galleries. For the more adventurous a growing |
| finding it more economical and viable to mix business | | | | trend is to take a high-speed car tour around major |
| with pleasure. Nowadays business travelers look for | | | | cities! |
| accommodation options that cater to all their business | | | | 9 – Seeking out new hotspots |
| needs while providing leisure activities as well, so they | | | | As with everything in this world trends change. As |
| can enjoy the best of both worlds. | | | | travelers expand their travel horizons, China, India and |
| 4 – Latin adventure | | | | the Gulf States find themselves growing into the latest |
| Latin America is finding itself growing more and more | | | | hotspots. This trend will grow more in 2010 as travel to |
| popular with travelers as a luxury travel destination. | | | | the ever popular European destinations at the moment |
| 5 – Train Travel | | | | for most, is not economical. So traveling to China, India |
| Rail travel in Europe has grown popular, as this is an | | | | and the Gulf States gives the traveler an exotic |
| economical way of traveling while enjoying the | | | | holiday while being easy on the purse, with favorable |
| wonderful scenery on the way. This has become | | | | exchange rates and low travel costs. |