Articles tagged “megatrends 2025”

On this week's Skift Travel Podcast, we dive into our 2025 travel Megatrends, offering insights into how the travel landscape is evolving to meet new consumer expectations.

Megatrends is back for its 12th year in New York City and London. Make sure not to miss our most popular event as we kick start the year forecasting the top trends that will define the travel industry for the year ahead.

The hotel industry is finally catching up to airlines in the art of online upselling, with new tech investments set to unlock billions in ancillary revenue.

As regulators on two continents bear down on Google, the company faces real competition for the first time in eons.

There will be an explosion of AI innovation over the next couple of years. The AI travel agent is getting closer, and travel companies will automate tasks long overdue for modernization.

When everything can be clicked, streamed or viewed online, it's the in-real-life-only moments that travelers now crave. From mega concerts to meteor showers, these events will be the driving force in travel in 2025. It’s the age of Live Tourism.

Leisure travelers increasingly lean on trip inspiration from their favorite influencers. The power of these content creators will only grow as social media platforms eventually add e-commerce functionality, enabling influencers to sell travel (and earn commissions) directly in their posts.

Some will always love a luxury spa. But psychedelics (think psilocybin soundbaths and mushrooms) are the phase in high-end wellness.

The Gulf countries are some of the most nimble nations in the world, willing and able to adapt and change to grow their economies.

A growing group of affluent travelers are done with personal butlers and gold-plated fixtures. To them, luxury is a more personal, one-of-a-kind experience.