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These are biggest travel trends you’ll see in 2024

Source: Pietro de Grandi

A new year lies before us, which means once far-off holiday plans inching ever closer or a clean slate on which to plot adventure. That the last year featured air traffic control chaos, industrial action and weather-related disruption to travel plans can, at the stroke of midnight as the year changes, be forgotten. After all, more than half of Britons plan on taking two or more holidays abroad in the next 12 months, according to data from Compare the Market.

What does 2024 have in store for travellers? Last year, we expected metaverse journeys, sleep pods and a further focus on slow travel. This year, we’re looking at some similar trends – sleep will definitely feature – as well as some newer thoughts.

Here are the

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