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United States 'Noticed a surge!' Travel expert issues concern over 2022 holidays - 'Set to be a record'
2022 is set to be the year to reconnect with the world and what better way to rekindle your love of travelling then embarking on one of the latest travel trends. Luckily Perfect Stays has created the ultimate list to inspire your much-needed getaways this year. But should one of them take your fancy, it’s best to act fast as this year is set to be a record for advance holiday bookings.
Move over yoga, travel will become the self-care trend for 2022.
The wellness tourism market is predicted to reach a whopping £684billion, with well over a billion wellness trips to take place around the globe.
And while 2021 seemed to have been the year of the ‘workcation’, it’s likely there’ll be a bit of pushback this year.
People will want to escape work, set their out of office mode completely and go away for longer periods.
Perfect Stays revealed guests are booking longer holidays with seven to 13 nights and 14-20 night stays are the most popular durations for thos year.
“We will start to see people removing themselves from their stressful daily routines and getting out of their comfort zone, forcing them to fill their time with activities that they wouldn’t normally do in everyday life,” the experts said.
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In 2022, there is set to be an increase in travellers contacting their holiday companies for local hints and tips.
Over half of consumers globally (53 percent) believe it is more important to shop with local businesses now than it was before the pandemic.
Perfect Stays explained: “As a result, we expect to see people throwing themselves into community immersion experiences, from volunteering to historical and cultural heritage tours.
“This trend has already started to grow, as we’ve noticed a staggering 320 percent increase in website visits to our concierge page since the start of 2021.
“Indicating consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the local economy and want to connect and contribute in a way that is respectful, mutually enriching and sustainable.”
Food will be one of the central motives for travel next year with holidaymakers looking to revel in local cooking classes, street food and discover food at its source, by visiting local vineyards or take part in fishing trips.
The travel experts said they “noticed a significant increase in the number of people requesting private chefs during their stay, with some customers booking this experience over 12 months in advance”.
Fiona Were from Chef Fiona NZ, suggests this is due to the flexible and personalised nature of having a private chef.
She said: “People realise that they can have a totally bespoke menu created and cooked just for them in the comfort of their holiday home, with timings to suit and ultimate flexibility with the offering.
“Guests can choose from non-restrictive menus and special diets are catered for without anyone feeling like they’re the odd one out.”
Fiona has noted how guests are choose to induldge in 2022 and are opting for tasting and celebratory menus instead of simple family dinners.
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Now more than ever, travellers are going to be relying on technology this year to plan their next getaway.
Perfect Stays explained: “They’ll need to access their digital COVID passports, keep up-to-date on the safest cities and countries for travelling to, and opt for personalised booking experiences without face-to-face contact.”
But it’s not just consumers embracing technology, as holiday companies are going to be utilising it to ensure their guests’ stays remain smooth, with minimal disruption.
“Improving the guest experience will be a priority and we will start to see more pandemic inspired features such as video call bookings, smart room-service ordering with just a touch of a button and virtual reality tours of attractions and hotels to help guests plan their trip before booking,” the travel experts commented.
“This is particularly helpful if guests have accessibility concerns and want to decide if everything would work for them before committing.”
“We’ve noticed a surge in property bookings for larger groups for next year, with clicks to our ‘large group stays’ being the most viewed ‘holiday type’ page on our website,” Perfect Stays revealed.
“‘Minimoons’ will continue to be a strong trend as newlyweds book short but sweet romantic retreats, with clicks to our ‘honeymoons’ pages up 61 percent.”
It has also been revealed that the South-West was the leading staycation region in the UK this summer and bookings for this year are said to be filling fast.
Perfect Stays continued: “From our experience, it’s very common to have next year’s school summer holiday weeks largely fully booked at this stage (which they are).
“However, this year we’re seeing high booking levels extend particularly into early school holiday weeks such as Easter.
“In fact, 75 percent of our available Easter weeks and 80 percent of our available June weeks have already booked.
“These advance bookings are happening much earlier than normal and 2022 looks set to be a record year for booking ahead,” they added.
