"Tombstone tours up +428%, drawing visitors to world-famous cemeteries Hair transplant vacations up +267%, often packaged with flights, hotels and surgery Plastic surgery trips up +145%, with hotspots in South Korea, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico and India Gambling cruises up +136%, offering floating casinos for travelers from places with strict land-based laws Storm-chasing tours up +114% for hurricanes and +21% for tornadoes"
"There's a lot to unpack here. Tombstone tourism, for one, spiking more than 400%? "Graveyards are trending," the report notes, pointing to sites like Père Lachaise in Paris, Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles, La Recoleta in Buenos Aires and the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. Visitors are chasing epitaphs, gravestone rubbings and the stories of famous deaths. Technically, this falls under dark tourism."
Search interest in traditional beach vacations has fallen sharply, while interest in unconventional travel experiences has surged. Tombstone tourism spiked more than 400%, drawing visitors to famous cemeteries for epitaphs and gravestone rubbings. Medical tourism grew, with hair transplant vacations up 267% and plastic surgery trips up 145%, concentrated in South Korea, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico and India. Gambling cruises rose 136% and storm-chasing tours increased for hurricanes and tornadoes. Men-only retreats climbed 84%, offering fitness, wellness and reset programs. Travel is shifting toward active, unusual, or experience-driven trips rather than passive relaxation.
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