5 types of tourism in trend of 2023

Post Covid trends in tourism have seen exponential and steady growth in the travel industry.

Like every industry, travel is influenced by the trends and trends that are in vogue at the moment.

This phenomenon has led to the development of different types of tourism, today we mention some:

  • Domestic tourism

We refer to the movement of residents of a country within its borders. This tourism, following the pandemic, has seen its numbers increase exponentially in all countries. This choice is given by preferring easily accessible destinations because they instill more security.

Domestic tourism allows you to discover your country from a landscape, cultural and much more.

  • Food and wine tourism

In this form of tourism we prefer the use of food and wine as tools to discover the history and culture of the place we visit. So the journey is lived at 360 degrees in the flavors and smells with the use of the two senses of travelers.

Taste local products and dishes at the production companies, participate in cooking classes with local chefs and typical accommodation facilities, participate in the production of wines and local oils, are the must for this type of trip.

  • Spa tourism

 

Increasingly popular in recent years, spa tourism returns to the forefront with its beneficial aspects.

Let yourself be pampered by vapors, natural springs, mud to live a holiday of psychophysical and mental well-being. If you are looking for a relaxing break, the spa is the best choice to make.

You will also have the opportunity to discover places full of history, as well as wellness, as already in use in ancient Roman times. Some lesser known but not to be discarded places for this type of travel are the towns of Bath, Budapest, Aachen and Bucharest. Have a good time!

  • Sustainable tourism

This type of tourism has developed to combat environmental change and is the main trend of the moment. It aims to offer a journey in full contact with a place, but respecting the host community, local culture and the environment. Reducing its environmental impact preserves the uniqueness and authenticity of the places and its natural resources. If you want to know more, we talked about it in this article!

  • Experiential tourism

Last but not least, this tourism has as its function the knowledge of himself coming into contact with nature and the surrounding reality. More and more people embark on this kind of journey in order to create sensory memories, test themselves and challenge their limits in order to live that sense of freedom that only traveling can experience. Experiences like feeding elephants in Thailand or waking up in a desert tent, attending retreats in Buddhist monasteries, diving into the forests of Mangrove or taking a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia.

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Capsule Hotel: the new frontier of international travel

We are in Japan, specifically in Umeda district of Osaka.

Here, in 1979, was born the first Capsule Hotel in the world, designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the Capsule Inn Osaka that gave rise to a world market in most international airports, where it is often necessary to pass the time and so why not do it sleeping?

Does that make you tick?
Well, get ready, we recommend some scattered around the world!

 

  • Capsule By Container Hotel – Kuala Lumpur International Airport
    Have you always been fascinated by containers? What if you could sleep there? The Capsule by Container Hotel is for you and is located inside the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. This structure is organized in small containers that house 120 capsules in steel and wood in industrial style. The allowed time of stay is from 6 to 12 hours. You will also find a Capsule Bar that, in addition to delighting you with special toasts, turns into a creative space through the exhibition of contemporary Malaysian art. Good night of steel, traveller!

  • 9H – Narita International Airport, Tokyo                                                                                                                                    If you are looking for the avant-garde, you should definitely go to Narita International Airport, Tokyo. Here you will find the 9H – Nine Hours, formed by small minimal loculi in which you will find a 9H style pyjamas with Japanese design. The formula of the structure defines the experience to which it is targeted: Seven hours to sleep ( stay ), an hour to rest ( nap ) and another hour to take a nice shower ( shower ) ! Have a good rest!

 

  • Snooze Cube – Dubai International Airport
    Gate D7, Terminal 1, Dubai International Airport: in front of you a small corner of paradise called Snooze Cube. This Capsule Hotel aims to provide travelers in transit with a reconciliation with the world. To close this little corner of paradise we find a door depicting a silver fern, symbol designed by Larry Swann. Inside it has micro rooms, equipped with “windows” that depict spectacular landscapes of the world and all visible while relaxing on the bed, waiting to leave!

  • Benbo – Naples – Capodichino                                                                                                                          Acronym of Bed&Boarding, born on 11 January 2017 and is open 24 hours a day. Its micro rooms are four meters by four with bed, work-station and private bathroom with shower. You can pay directly at the hotel or book via app or web. How about sleeping in the latest Neapolitan capsules?

 

  • Zzzleepandgo – Milan Malpensa
    The idea is contained in his name: sleep and share namely Zzzleepandgo! This property offers the opportunity to rest, even just for a few hours, in their micro rooms equipped with every comfort: from wi-fi to 220v and USB sockets, through the bed and the screen always updated on the status of flights. This capsule hotel Made in Italy is located in the airports of Milan Malpensa and Bergamo Orio al Serio, and allows you to rest between one transit and another, between a delay and another.

  • Napcab – Munich Airport, Munich
    This structure wants to prove that appearance deceives! In fact, if from the outside you will not be enticed by its anonymous white cabins, inside you will find a premium sleeping cabin with bed, work-station, iPod dock, personal alarm clock and airport information. The rate is hourly and you can stay up to 12 hours. All this is located in the airports of Munich and Berlin-Tegel signed Napcab.

 

  • Gosleep – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
    Finnish innovation offers us a pod that looks like a nice legume shell, inspired by the business class extending armchair. It guarantees rest between transits without breaking the privacy of a hotel room. What do you do? Store your luggage under you and isolate yourself in the pod shell, insulated from noise and stress. This property is located in Helsinki, at Gate 31 of Vantaa Airport.

Rest, for a traveller, is an important factor: do not be caught off guard and take advantage of every opportunity!

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Monaco – Green is the new Glam!

The Principality of Monaco, synonymous with excellence and elegance, puts a new light on itself through its commitment to being an archetype in Europe of a new social and urban development based on eco-sustainability.

Prince Albert II sets himself the future goals of reducing greenhouse gases by 55% by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

These green goals involve citizens and tourists who for environmental protection participate with small and large actions that mark substantial difference in the management of the territory.

These actions can be carried out for example through the use of electric vehicles to explore the city, the solar powered boat or electric bicycles.

The scrupulous and careful management of natural wealth is one of the foundations of Munich’s government policy.

20% of the territory is covered by green areas populated by a large number of plant species that require care, attention and protection.

For this reason, the Urban Planning Department has drawn up the “Tree Code” a document aimed at recognizing and emphasizing the importance of city trees for the improvement of air quality.

The protection of the ecosystem also extends to marine environments, for example the Pelagos Marine Sanctuary, a protected area for the protection of Mediterranean mammals, but not only because three marine reserves have been created:

  • In Larvotto, with 50 hectares of land, it includes a meadow of posidonia, common fins and brown grouper.
  • Made in ’86 on the coral bottom, has the peculiarity of hosting the red coral.
  • An educational marine reserve to spread with awareness the importance of the protection of the sea.

The goal of being a sustainable destination also comes through food!

In fact, to obtain the brand “Restaurant Engagé” the catering facilities must devote themselves daily to the fight against food waste, to differentiate and reduce waste, to support local initiatives, to reduce energy and water consumption, to use km 0 products to increase customer awareness of ecological issues.

For example, the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort has a 400 m2 vegetable garden with organic fruit and vegetables.

If you happen to go to Monaco, I recommend you join the slogan: Green is the new Glam!

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Sleepbox – the dream box

The idea of the Sleepbox comes from two Russian architects : Krimov Md and Gorjainov Av.

Literally “the box for sleeping”, is a space specially created for the traveller who can use it to work, relax or sleep during the break between one move and another.

These mini rooms are attention to detail and feature an innovative design and hi-tech aimed at achieving a particular care of privacy, have dimensions ranging from 2.5 to 3 meters high and up to about 4 square meters.

In its largest version it can accommodate 3 people, equipped with two bunk beds, a bedside table, space for luggage and electrical outlets for pc and smartphone connection.

Returning to the care of privacy, the Sleepbox provide electric curtains that obscure the glass windows, while inside the lighting is totally LED lights.

The latest models include a touch screen from which to control the functions of the environment and a distributor of drinks and snacks.

It can be rented from a minimum of 30 minutes up to a few hours, with the possibility of saving in case of longer stays.

The first Sleepbox can be found at the Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow since 2011 and has aroused great enthusiasm in the public. Also in Moscow, near the train and metro station Belorusskiy was opened a real hotel Sleepbox.

Thanks to the public outcry, Sleepboxes are arriving at many other airports and stations.

Have you ever heard of it?

Whether it’s for work or pleasure, if you meet one, don’t miss it!

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Tristan da Cuhna – The most isolated island in the world

The island was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Tristan da Cunha from whom it took its name.

When referring to Tristan da Cunha, we mean the whole archipelago that includes:
Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, Middle Island, Stoltenhof Island and Gough Island.

Only in Tristan da Cunha Island is there a small human settlement.

Inhabited until 1819, today it has 297 inhabitants and bears the same eight surnames of the first residents: Glass, Swain, Green, Rogers, Hagan, Patterson, Lavarello and Repetto.

The inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha are not connected with the rest of the world, they do not have mobile phones and television only arrived in the eighties. They found themselves forced to use money to provide food, which was imported from South Africa.
The main source of income comes from the sale of stamps with the stamp of the island that are in high demand by collectors and the sale of lobsters, considered among the best in the world.


On this island there is no crime, the doors have no keys, no alarms or locks.

Being the most isolated island in the world it is not easy to get there:

You have to take a flight to Cape Town, South Africa, then the last section is only accessible by sea, but does not fall on tourist or commercial routes. In fact this stretch can be reached only a few months a year because of the strong winds. The ships that leave for Tristan da Cunha are merchant ships, can take a maximum of 12 passengers and leave once a week.


They are the MFV Edinburgh or the MV Baltic Trader, and the ticket costs about 500 dollars each way, but it is not enough to go and board, you have to follow the protocol that you find here: Tristan da Cunha Organising a Visit (tristandc.com).

This island, as well as to see, is to live.

You can visit:

  • The trip to the top of the volcano with an endless view of the ocean around;
  • The fish farm, where lobsters and potato crops are processed;
  • The only bar – the Albatross.
  • Public center that occasionally serves food – The Prince Phillip Hall;
  • Tourist Center, where you can buy the famous stamps and handicrafts.

You know those times you think you want to get away from everything and everyone?

This is the place that takes you literally!

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The Space Tourism

Space fans, your time has come!



Space tourism is human travel, for recreational and leisure purposes, in space. You can experience the buzz of being tourists in space, traveling to a destination in vast space, watching a rocket launch or watching the stars!


It can be:

  • orbital or you remain in orbit, continuously turning the planet at very high speed to avoid falling back on Earth. It takes several days, even a week or more.
  • suborbital, similar to a space jump, takes off and then makes a huge arc and return to Earth, without ever going into orbit. The duration varies from 2 to 3 hours.
  • lunar, destination: The Moon!


The first space tourist was Tito Dennis, an American billionaire, who spent eight days aboard the International Space Station for $20 million in April 2001. After him, there were six other private citizens.


In the 2000s, Space Tourism became a concrete and real industry, so many companies are entering the industry to capitalize on public interest in space.

The major companies are:

  • Virgin Galactic – takes care of suborbital flights ;
  • Blue Origin – deals with suborbital flights ;
  • SpaceX – are giving priority to lunar tourism and allowed the rental of its spacecraft Crew Dragon ;
  • Boeing – are working on orbital missions ;
  • Axiom Space – are working on orbital missions ;
  • Space Perspective – are developing a balloon system to transport customers to the stratosphere and plans to start its commercial flights by 2024.

The prices for this experience range from $125,000 to $55 million and this is the most significant barrier to space tourism.
In addition to the economic factor, space tourism is harmful to the environment.

During the combustion of rocket fuels, rocket engines release harmful gases and soot particles into the upper atmosphere, thereby depleting ozone.
However, companies are working on using engines powered by liquid hydrogen, which does not emit carbon, but turns into water vapor during combustion.


The ultimate pitfall of space tourism are the effects you could have!

  1. weightlessness: remember that during a suborbital flight you will only have a couple of minutes free of gravity, but it will be awesome!
  2. Space adaptation syndrome: with symptoms such as cold sweating, malaise, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and fatigue.
  3. force G. 1G is the acceleration that we perceive due to gravity, during a rocket launch is about 3G.


If you have not been intimidated and if you are fascinated by Space, this is the trip that is right for you!

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Discover the strangest and most surreal hotels in the world

If you are looking for a surreal experience or a special overnight stay, this article is just for you!

 

  • MOUNTAIN MAGIC LODGE. We are in Chile, in the reserve of Huilo Huilo, one of the purest and wildest areas of the area. This hotel was created to represent the symbol of the purity of water. The entire building is made of sustainable materials and is covered with dense vegetation, it has been worked entirely in detail by local artisans with the use of local wood. Seen from outside you will have the impression of being in front of a mountain strewn with windows or an elf house, the choice is yours! You will be greeted with a waterfall descending from the green cone-shaped roof, you will cross a wooden bridge supported by sturdy ropes, which will lead you to the structure. Inside you will find hot tubs, saunas, bar and restaurant, each room bears the name of a local bird while in the outdoor area there are hot tubs cut from the trunks of trees, to live an experience of pure relaxation in unspoiled nature.
  • TREEHOTEL: THE UFO. Passionate about X-Files? Do you dream of sleeping in an alien spaceship? In Swedish Lapland, the TreeHotel designed and created the flying saucer-shaped structure, the most unexpected thing to see in the forest. Inside the UFO you are brought into space with a starry sky in the ceiling and an interior structured on the same theme. You enter the UFO using a folding electric ladder through a hatch in the floor. The room has small windows that let in the light and allow you to look out. Born from the idea of Kent Lindvall and Britta Jonsson-Lindvall and in 2010, in addition to the UFO, were inaugurated four other structures each with a particular design located between 4 and 6 meters above ground: The Bird’s Nest – The Blue Cone – The Cabin – The Mirrorcube. Each room consists of separate living and sleeping area, eco-friendly toilets, toilet and sink. In addition, all units have free access to the wood-fired saunas, located among the pine trees.
  • CAPSULE HOTEL ANSHIN OYADO, KYOTO. In the heart of Shimogyo Ward, Japan, you will find the Capsule Hotel, if you are claustrophobic maybe this is not the right experience for you. Yes, because the rooms are like niches containing a single person. The sleeping capsule is equipped with a tablet PC. Facilities also include a nebulized sauna and vending machines for snacks and drinks. The hotel accepts only male guests and is within walking distance of Shinjuku Station.
  • KAROSTA PRISON, LATVIA. Have you ever thought about sleeping in a cell in an old prison with the chance to live the experience as a prisoner? The Karosta Prison is a hostel housed in a former Latvian jail, which has remained the same over time. The rooms are located inside the cells and all have a shared bathroom. The structure offers various types of experiences: you can live 24 hours of imprisonment, where all the typical rites of Russian imprisonment during the Cold War, there is the escape from Karosta, a test for prisoners of cunning and skill in which they will have to compete to those who manage to escape from the old prison and there are also packages for stag/hen parties, weddings and honeymoons.
    In addition, the staff of the exercise is dressed in the uniforms of the police and military of the time and were exposed and preserved all the findings of the prison, which can be viewed through the guided tour of the prison.
  • SEAVENTURES DIVE RESORT, PALAU SIPADAN MALAYSIA. If you love diving and watching underwater landscapes, this hotel is perfect for you. Built in stilt style on the water, it is a diving station surrounded by the beautiful coral reef, led by professional instructors. The property is not totally a five-star resort, but it offers functional and clean rooms, hearty breakfast and you will feel like you are on a big cruise boat. The friendly staff will be ready to tell you the best experience or course to do and if you need to move to Mabul.                                                                The formula is this: Eat. Sleep. Diving. Repeat.
  • LIBRARY HOTEL, NEW YORK. Located next to the Grand Central Terminal and Bryant Park, this boutique hotel has 10 floors and is housed in an old American bookstore. In fact each floor is dedicated to a reading topic:
    ° Social sciences
    ° Literature
    ° Languages
    ° History
    ° Mathematics & Sciences
    ° General culture
    ° Technology
    ° Philosophy
    ° The Arts
    ° Religion
    Inside the rooms you will find works of art and books related to the subject. Also inside you will find an elegant restaurant and a cocktail bar, the Poetry Garden, known for its literary-inspired cocktails overlooking the city. 
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Japan & Superstition

Japan is a concentration of modern and ancient wonders that create memorable landscapes and urban scenarios.

If you’ve never been, know that things to see and do are endless, from majestic skyscrapers to age-old temples, from the skyline of the capital to the natural parks that line the mountains.

The country of the Rising Sun, in addition to this, has the peculiarity of following a series of rules of common sense, to avoid attracting bad luck.


In this article we list some:

  1. NEVER READ THESE NUMBERS TOGETHER! – In Italy, 17 is considered the bearer of bad luck, while in Japan it is 4 and 9 to carry it. This is because reading them together, respectively shi and ku, in Japanese means painful death. 
  2. HINAMATSURI, THE FESTIVAL OF DOLLS. – Dedicated to girls, is celebrated every year on March 3 and passed this day is mandatory to remove all the dolls inherent in the festivities because you run the risk that the youngest of the house will not marry.
  3. IF YOU SEE HIM IN THE MORNING, SMILE! – We are accustomed that the spider brings gain, but not in Japan. If you see him in the evening it is bad luck, but if you notice him in the morning it is forbidden to kill him, because it brings good news!
  4. THE NAP COULD BECOME A LITTLE AGRICULTURAL! – According to popular belief, if you fall asleep immediately after eating you run the risk of turning into a cow!
  5. ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE CHOPSTICKS – They should never be put directly into rice because this practice is used only during funerals to remember the deceased. This misfortune increases dramatically if these break during the meal. Before eating, make sure to use the chopsticks in the correct way!
  6. A GOOD TEA FLOATS! – It is an extremely rare event, when pouring the tea into the cup remains a piece of leaf that floats vertically it is said to bring a lot of luck.
  7. CHECK THE GETA! – The geta (下 駄) are traditional Japanese sandals halfway between the hooves and flip-flops. If by chance, inadvertently, you break the strap of Japanese sandals is an omen of imminent bad luck!

 

 

Now you have some more information for your trip to Japan!

Good luck! が ん ば っ て!

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Wanderlust – the traveler’s syndrome

Wanderlust is a psychological concept that refers to the desire to go elsewhere or to travel. It indicates the desire to go elsewhere, to seek something else, to go beyond one’s own world.

The word originates from wandern or wander and lust or desire.

It can refer to an intense desire for personal self-development through the discovery of the unknown, unforeseen challenges and knowing new cultures. Or it can refer to the desire to escape and leave behind negative feelings.

 

The symptoms of this syndrome can be:

  • Nostalgia for past trips – Do you get lost during the day in the memory of that trip that made you feel alive and gave you happiness? When you are with friends many of your stories are about past trips? Do you remember all the words you learned around the world? This is the first symptom of Wanderlust.

 

  • Are you really happy, only when you travel – Your life seems faded in the routine, but when you travel it becomes a thousand colors and shades? If you feel like you’re only really alive when you’re on the road, you have the second symptom of Wanderlust!

 

  • When you are at home you never feel fully satisfied – The constant impatience that grips you while you are at home, monotonous and boring days, which only fade away when you find your head in the clouds fantasizing about distant places to explore.

The “sick” of Wanderlust have a visceral need to discover new places, meet new people, travel and experience unusual.

If you had one of these symptoms, you have Wanderlust syndrome!

If you are looking for the cure, there is only one: TRAVEL!

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Sustainable Tourism – The Green Choice

Sustainable tourism is a philosophy inspired by sustainable development and includes all forms of environmentally friendly tourism and attention to the well-being of the host populations.


Responsible tourism meet certain requirements, such as:

  • Make optimum use of environmental resources by preserving essential ecological processes and contributing to the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity.
  • Respect the socio-cultural authenticity of the host communities, preserve and contribute to intercultural tolerance and understanding.
  • Ensure long-term sustainable economic activities by providing equitable socio-economic benefits, including stable employment and income opportunities, social services for host communities and contributing to the fight against poverty.
  • Allow the tourist to live interesting experiences, while raising awareness of the impact that his trip has on the places visited.

 

The sustainable development of tourism has as its objective not only the fight against waste and the use of polluting materials, but proactive actions that create well-being and opportunities for the territory and requires constant control of the impact that travelers have on the local population and environment.

There are various types of sustainable tourism:

  • Community tourism: It is a form of tourism in which hospitality is entirely managed by the local population.

  • Slow Tourism: It consists in discovering a destination at your own pace. This movement is a real lifestyle.

  • Fair tourism: Inspired by fair trade that allows a fairer remuneration of local communities.

  • Participatory tourism: Reinvents hospitality by actively involving the traveller in local life.

  • Ecotourism: It respects the environment and the well-being of people, is practiced exclusively in the natural environment and must be a source of sustainable funding for the host communities.

  • Solidarity tourism: It creates a bond of solidarity between the traveller and the populations. A financial contribution from the traveller or tour operator is donated to local development projects.

  • Agrotourism: This is sustainable tourism in agricultural environments. Its objective is to facilitate the meeting with the producer and to perpetuate the activity allowing him to diversify between visits, tastings and recreational activities.

  • Humanitarian tourism: ethical and sustainable stay, which contributes to the improvement of the living conditions of local populations. Conveying knowledge and contributing to local development are all tasks that tourists are encouraged to participate in.


The aim of traveling and promoting a green choice is to limit air pollution, gas emissions, enhance the resources of the territory, protect the flora and fauna of the place.

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