"When the time comes to begin working on our annual travel trends of 2026 list, I get to thinking about the year that's just passed (somehow always so much quicker than the last) and the trends that shaped how we traveled. If I could sum up 2025, it would be the year that we let the stars dictate our destinations; sought out intrepid supper clubs; detoured to lesser-known spots and tried our (ranch) hand at cowboycations (thank you, Yellowstone)."
"Set-jetting will take a period drama turn thanks to new screen adaptations of Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice, the quest to discover our ancestry will drive us to new parts of the world, and bathhouses will be the first port of call for mingling with the locals. Museums will become more immersive than ever; pre-security areas will be transformed into places where we want to linger and hang out;"
"The new golden age of luxury rail travel keeps gaining momentum, with demand surging year over year for slow-cruising itineraries that go, well, off the beaten track. Yes, many new lines have opened around the world. But many routes last only a few days. For instance, La Dolce Vita Orient Express launched eight round-trip itineraries, all departing from Rome, in April 2025, with each lasting from one to four nights."
2025 featured travel shaped by celebrity influence, intimate supper clubs, detours to lesser-known locales, and ranch-based 'cowboycations.' In 2026, period-drama set-jetting tied to new screen adaptations will redirect destination choices. Interest in tracing ancestry will prompt journeys to new regions, while bathhouses will re-emerge as local social hubs. Museums will increase immersion, airport pre-security zones will be redesigned as places for lingering, and sea travel will offer opportunities for celebrity spotting. Luxury rail is growing, with short itineraries proliferating and affluent travelers increasingly stringing multiple train journeys together for multi-week, romantic itineraries.
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