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The Ultimate Travel Trend Guide! Written by Hema Dixons

Everyday life can be stressful and full of uncertainty. Holidays really matter because It's the chance where you get to step away from everyday life and reconnect with the people you love and be the real you. Holidays are special as you get to do different things than you normally would be doing. It's the perfect time to do something exciting, especially something that you can't do at home. If you're someone that is craving for new experiences and challenges, then travelling is the ideal thing you need to do. Here are the top 6 travel trends for 2022.

1. Restriction-free destinations

The first thing that needs to be considered when travelling is restricted-free destinations. International travel is about to become much easier with booster programmes well underway in many parts of the world. As countries relax their entry requirements, destinations such as New Zealand and Australia will soon reopen to tourists after two years of being almost completely closed off. A growing number of different countries have already begun to ease their travel rules around the world, so soon you will be able to switch off from everyday worries when you're relaxing in the sun witch a cocktail, or exploring a new city.

2. Personal development retreats

In a world where everyday struggles have become incredibly good at distracting us from a bit of self-care, travelling actually lets you learn more about yourself and life. Personal development retreats enhances your journey of personal growth. As we emerge into the sunlight for many people, this will be the year where you invest in self-improvement. What better off to start your self-improvement journey this year, than a trip to Portugal where you can join a yoga retreat. Yoga is everything you need to kickstart your self-improvement journey. You can also take a trip to the British Virgin Islands as it's the true essence of the Caribbean. Here, relaxation and discovery go hand in hand among the mango trees, coconut palms and silky beaches. Explore rich heritage that blends European, Caribbean and Africa culture towns together and experience the folk music rooting back to African ancestry.

Anything you do to get to know yourself better will lead to self-improvement. You’ll feel more freedom, more independence, happiness and achievement, which are all pretty great things to feel.

3. Extreme expedition

Next on the travel guide is some extreme expeditions. Taking on physical challenges should be the top of your list for the people who are bored of being confined to their homes. Activities such as quad biking safaris in the Okavango Delta in Botswana to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans; Secret Compass is organising abseiling adventures in Venezuela and treks through the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan. Cookson Adventures is taking people deep-sea diving in the Cocos Islands, which has some of the highest aggregations of sharks to be found anywhere on the planet.

4. All-inclusive luxury

These days, travel is costly and complicated so booking an all-inclusive resort is a tempting way to reduce some of the associated stress that we get. Over in Hawaii, the Sensei Lāna'i, A Four Seasons Resort has an all-inclusive wellness concept, while Siyam World in the Maldives, which opened in October 2021, includes everything from meals to water sports in the price. At the Ikos Andalusia in Spain (which also opened last year) guests can order limitless à la carte cuisine. So, if you want to holiday on a fixed budget without denying yourself simple pleasures along the way, then an all-inclusive, is definitely for you.

5. Hiking adventures

Hiking is the ideal activity for those looking for a new outdoor pursuit for all abilities that can be done casually, and it can also be able to offer a challenge. Hiking offers a range of benefits, both metals and physically. Did you know that for the first time in 60 years, the ancient Trans Bhutan Trail will open in spring 2022 as a hiking route for tourists. There will be a leading of 11 to 12 day treks along with selected parts of the trail from May, with overnight stays in tents and local homesteads on the way. These kinds of multi-stop adventure hikes are growing in demand and tour operators are responding by organising specially designed treks so people don’t have to set off unsupported. This year, much better adventures will be taking people on 100km hikes across the wilderness of Greenland, while Intrepid Travel has launched a trip to Montana in the US that includes hikes through rugged back country with a Native American guide.

6. familycations

Family vacation is such a huge trend for this year due to many people still catching up for lost time with family. There's a lot of destinations that are provided for larger families such as high inventory of large villas including the Caribbean, Mexico and Maldives, as well as cruise ships and cozy cabins getaways. When you spend time enjoying life with loved ones, it can keep relationships strong.

Travelling can really help you feel refreshed and can boost your happiness. Taking time away from your job or education to go on holiday has many positive outcomes, such as improving both your physical and mental health. If you didn't know, taking a vacation, feelings of calm arise and relieves stress, which allows the body and mind to heal in ways that it couldn't if it was under pressure. It also improves family relationships.

The ultimate trends for this year is looking pretty fun. There's just so many to choose from. Holidays really do make a difference in our day-to-day lives. When you're on a holiday, you're exposed to new environments and different cultures. You get to appreciate the things of this world more better. Any of these trends can be done alone, where you get to spend quality time with your self and can potentially make new friends whilst your there, with family or friends where you get to share experiences. When you traveling with your loved ones, you experience new things together. You will find that it creates an opportunity to have some of the most important memories of your life, and this level of connection does wonders for relationships.

Through holidays, you get to meet new people that you would have never have met. You get to establish new relationships and start forming connections with new people, which contributes to your overall happiness in life. Whichever one you decide to do, and whoever you decide to go with, you will have an incredible time.

Written by Hema Dixons :)

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