A Senior Expedia Exec Breaks Down Travel Trends for 2023
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Key Points
- Hari Nair of Expedia discussed major travel trends for 2023 at Skift's Megatrends event.
- New traveler mindsets and global travel flows are highlighting emerging markets and destinations.
- Quirky trends like sylvotherapy and unique Vrbo amenities are shaping a different travel appeal.
Summary
Hari Nair, Expedia Group’s global senior vice president, discussed major travel trends for 2023 at Skift's Megatrends event in New York City. He highlighted evolving traveler mindsets and changing global travel flows, which are revealing new markets and destinations. Nair also mentioned quirky trends like sylvotherapy and unique Vrbo amenities that are garnering different types of travel appeal.
Megatrends 2023
Discover the top trends that will define the travel industry for the coming year.Hari Nair, Expedia Group’s global senior vice president and general manager of lodging marketplace, took the stage with Skift founder and CEO Rafat Ali this week to discuss big trends shaping travel for 2023 at Skift’s annual Megatrends event in New York City. The industry veteran gives his take on travel spending, talent acquisition, and opportunities for loyalty programs across Expedia’s house of brands.
Evolving traveler mindsets and changing global travel flows are signaling new markets and destinations. From sylvotherapy to adding more waffle makers on Vrbo, Nair gets behind quirky trends that are inspiring a different type of travel appeal. For him, the pent-up demand phase of the business is not travel recovery, and he thinks that phase is still not over.
Watch the full video of “The Big Trends Impacting Travel in 2023” session below.
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