#Trending - Survivor-Esque Tours, 2022 Wellness Trends, Premium Airline Seats On The Rise, And The Race To Biometrics Identity
Issue 72 • December 21, 2021
Consumers are so anxious to get out there, they are willing to just go someplace anonymous in a Survivor-esque type of tour. Sea greens are a big part of the 2022 wellness trend, premium airline seats are trending up, and smile for the camera as biometrics facial recognition technology is going to get your bag checked and you onto an airplane. Learn more in our three-minute read below.
Trips To...They Don't Know Where
After being locked down at home for the better part of 2020, consumers just really want to be anywhere but home. One tour operator is making the most of this sentiment by offering "Survivor" like experiences where participants are taken to a mystery destination and are then left alone in the middle of a remote landscape. These "blind" adventure trips are growing in popularity and meant as a digital distraction requiring intense physical and mental focus. They're being billed as a need to "get lost to find yourself." Read more in The Washington Post here.
Wellness Trends For 2022
Wellness is trending so what's hot and happening in food, beauty, health, fitness, and self-care? Kale is out and sea greens are in. Vertical farming reaches new heights, and fresh-made drinks are leading a new juice renaissance. Read more in Well + Good here.
Premium Airline Seats Are Trending Up
While business travel continues to be down as compared to 2019, leisure flyers have increasingly purchased premium-seat products during the pandemic, a trend some airlines are betting will buoy the industry. Perhaps it is no surprise then that Delta Airlines also just quietly announced that anyone who purchases Basic Economy tickets will no longer earn frequently flyer miles! Read all about it in Travel Weekly here and here.
The Race To Biometrics Identity
It's already happening — using facial recognition technology to check your bags or as your boarding pass. Yes it was already an existing technology, but it's implementation into air travel was fast forwarded by the pandemic. Check it out in The New York Times here.
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