The 6 Top Travel Trends For 2025 You Need To Know

It’s a new year so this means there are some top travel trends that you may want to know about.

Some of these are trends that have been around for a few years but just continue to hang on and are seeing growth.

Others a bit newer as we enter firmly into a post pandemic world.

So let’s dive into the top travel trends for 2025.

Seeking lesser visited destinations

Now that so many folks have gone to bucket list and big name destinations post-COVID, we now seem to be seeking places that are not so popular.

I personally love this top travel trend as I’m all about finding locations that are not firmly on the tourist track.

It’s part of what I do with Wander Your Way.

So many of you are now looking to find destinations that others are not traveling to.

Sometimes this takes a bit more research on your part.

Or you can turn to a travel professional such as myself to help you.

But there are lots of places throughout Europe that are not as visited — even in popular countries such as France or Italy or Spain or Ireland.

I hope you’ll seek out lesser visited destinations for you next (or first) trip to Europe.

Solo travel

Solo travel keeps growing and growing.

It’s been one of the top travel trends over the past couple of years.

And one that seems to have staying power.

If you’ve been around the Wander Your Way universe for a while, then you know I’m a solo traveler.

We continue to see more and more women — and older women (think 50+) — travel alone.

I certainly have run into female solo travelers on my journeys.

We are also beginning to see a few more men travel solo.

But women definitely dominate the solo travel market.

My advice: if you have ever thought about traveling alone but have not taken the leap, then do it in 2025.

You won’t regret it.

More immersive travel

One of the top travel trends for 2025 is getting more immersive on your trips.

What does this mean?

It means going beyond seeing the sites and choosing experiences that offer a cultural exchange.

Think of experiences such as cooking classes where you are learning about different food and what it means to the destination you are visiting.

Or perhaps it’s kayaking in a bay where you encounter and learn about wildlife and hear stories of pirates and smugglers.

This is really an offshoot of slow travel which has definitely been a top travel trend over the past few years.

Immersive travel really helps the traveler connect with the locals and their culture.

It beats simply seeing a site and checking it off your list!

Cool-cations

I think one of my favorite of the top travel trends for 2025 is the rise of traveling to cool climates — especially for summer vacations.

Due to how hot it’s been in the summers in parts of Europe over the past few years, countries such as Norway, Iceland, Finland, Ireland and the UK as well as Denmark and the Baltics are seeing a rise in their tourism.

I am not one for really hot weather.

So I’m a fan of visiting these countries.

Of course, I’m a wee bit partial to Ireland and all of the UK, especially Scotland.

The other way to look at this is that folks are traveling more in shoulder season or off season to those warmer destinations.

This translates to visiting Rome or Seville (Spain) in October or November or perhaps even January to avoid the heat of summer.

Cool-cations may be here to stay!

So there are 6 top travel trends for 2025

What do you think of these of these trends?

Are these the only top travel trends for 2025?

Would you add a couple?

Feel free to drop them in the comments below or email me at lynne@wanderyourway.com.

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