Welcome to the latest edition of WTM Insights and Opinion. This instalment features a dynamic round-up of travel trends, news and updates that we have produced this month at World Travel Market.Editor’s ChoiceLuxury Travel Trends for 2015
As with any industry, luxury travel is ever evolving. 2015 will bring new trends to luxury travel due to changes in lifestyle and family dynamics.
WTM BLOGS
Self, Self, Self. In Some Places:It is now getting to the point where you need to check whether or not it is acceptable to use a selfie stick at tourist attractions, as museums and other tourist hot spots begin to ban their use.
Low-cost airlines central to Russia’s tourism recovery:At the WTM Vision Conference in Moscow it was concluded that low-cost airlines’ commitment to flying to Russia is vital to the recovery of the country’s tourism business.
WTM RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
African Responsible Tourism Award winners are ‘reinventing’ travel to the continent:Award winners from the inaugural African Responsible Tourism Awards are not just examples of companies who have excelled in traditional African Tourism. Instead, they are tourism companies who are challenging existing preconceptions and stereotypes, and reinventing ‘traditional’ along the way.
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