#Trending - Vaccine Tourism, An Airline Starts A Wine Club, And Luxury Micro-Weddings
Issue 26 • February 2, 2021
You know life circa 2021 is getting even weirder when a major airline starts an at home wine club. Other trends include supporting tourism destinations impacted by climate change, luxury hotels settling for micro-weddings, and vaccine tourism. Get up to date this week in our three-minute read below.
Supporting Tourism Destinations Impacted By Climate Change
Many of the top destinations for tourism — both domestically and internationally — are facing challenges due to climate change. We need to consider the fact that we CAN welcome tourism but do so responsibly. Here's a list of 18 locales that are impacted and ways they can be supported. Read more in Conde Nast Traveler here.
Luxury Hotels Settle For Micro Weddings In Lieu Of Big Events
As of now the trend for elopements and micro weddings at luxury hotels is continuing to rise. Couples will spend $6,500 for an intimate wedding of 2 to 35 whereas they used to need to drop a minimum of $20,000 to book an event space for 100. Read more from Nerd Wallet here.
Vaccine Tourism — Yes It's A Thing
Not to be confused with our previous story on "Vaxications," vaccine tourism means those people traveling in search of vaccines because they are frustrated with crashing websites and long waits. Read more in Bloomberg here.
American Airlines Launches At Home Wine Club
While travelers are stuck at home for the most part, American Airlines still wants to engage with them AND drive some revenue. As a result, they've launched an at home wine club where you can get a curated assortment of in-flight specialty wines. When we think of enjoying access to fine wines, the in-flight selection at an airline is not our first choice. But it's a clever gimmick to keep in touch. Read more in Media Post here.
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