Trend Watch Slow Travel: Experiencing the world instead of just seeing it

The desire to travel is great. Possibly even greater than ever before. However, the way we travel has fundamentally changed in recent years. A heightened awareness of safety and health has caused us to completely rethink our priorities. Perhaps it's also partly because, after a long hiatus, we've come to appreciate even more being in the privileged position of being able to travel the world. Whatever the reason, our expectations of travel have changed. The gap between tourists and travelers is widening. While some are stressed about checking one sight after another off their list, others want to immerse themselves in the local culture of a destination and get a feel for local life. The important sights can wait, there are more important things to experience. And so the Slow Travel trend was born.