Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Does 2024 travel mirror 2023 optimism?

     I haven't found any of my travel research sources that disagree about their optimistic forecast for 2024 travel, however, some are engaging in other notices.   For example, a visa requirement for Western European destinations trips of 90 days or less has finally arrived, and the advice is to apply early just in case there is a backlog as the summer months approach.
     One of my research sources cites a 2024 travel trend that expands on 2023 travel destinations, and another research source cites suggestions about how to save money by specifying substitute destinations called "dupes."
     It might be rather comforting to know there is full unanimity that 2024 will be a banner travel year.
     Despite that the economics of living on a income determined by what you earn is less predictable for the lower middle class, it seems that the upper classes prioritized traveling patterns haven't changed from 2023.
     Nevertheless, with two wars raging, and the possibility of others developing, the outcome of the unpredictable could effect travel internationally.  And I believe 2024 travel will be affected by too much chaos in the world.  Although there is no doubt the pace of domestic USA travel will continue.  If you plan any international travel, I would advise making travel plans that are easy to cancel, especially when booking airfare, it might be a plus to pay a little extra for flexibility, too.
     Whether or not the flexibility of working remotely will continue into 2024 is uncertain, but for the years to follow, the elections in the US and elsewhere in the western world may bring about changes to the current lifestyle of using travel to assuage what we seek to find.




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