We are in the final month of the decade! There’s so much left to be done before the calendar switches over to 2020. Over the next two weeks I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of the travel trends we’re seeing for 2020. Maybe this will spark an interest and get your creative juices flowing for your 2020 vacation planning. You know you can simply reply to this email to get started.

Travel Trends for 2020

The trend that saw a huge rise in the last several years is that of Slow Travel, in fact, I wrote an entire article on just that subject, you can read it here. In short, the idea of slowing down and immersing yourself in a destination is a really wonderful way to get a better understanding of the region and the people who live there. Often this type of vacation allows you to participate in local cooking classes or even helping on a local farm.

Perhaps that sounds like a little too much slow paced for you, but you still don’t want to pack and unpack every few days. Ocean cruising around Europe has greatly expanded the season offering itineraries to fit any schedule. Save the date (January 14th) for an event coming up with some exciting new Ocean cruise options. Invitations will come out shortly, but if you know you want to be included please reply to this email so I can add you to the distribution list.

European River Cruises are another fantastic way to explore the rivers of Europe, as one supplier enjoys sharing, “Ocean cruises take you to countries, river cruises take you through them.” Maybe you’ve tired of the larger ocean vessels and are ready for a new experience with 200 or fewer passengers.

Family travel continues to be a huge vacation motivation as we enter 2020. We are consistently seeing families wandering out of their theme park comfort zones and exploring more of this great big beautiful world. Costa Rica, Ocean cruises around Europe, Australia and South Africa will be the hot spots in 2020 for family travel.

Wow, that’s a lot to take in for this week, right? Next week we’ll continue our deep dive in to the travel trends we’re seeing for 2020.