Slow Travel Trend 2026
Slow Travel Trend 2026 Longer stays, immersive cultural experiences, and less packing It's time to slow down, to truly escape the rush of the day to day. Travel trends this year are continuing to lean more into wellness, sustainability, and intentional travel. This means people are wanting to disconnect from technology and plug into the people, environment, and authentic experiences of the places they visit. People are paying attention to the carbon footprint of ships, hotels, and transfers in order to choose options that aren't adding environmental strain to their destinations. For some, this may start with bringing an empty reusable water bottle to the airport instead of purchasing a plastic water bottle at their gate. The cruising industry is intentional with making improvements to their ships and excursions to decrease their carbon footprint, but we will leave that for another conversation because there are so many great companies to discuss. River Cruises align with s...