Social and cultural changes of the last years have influenced also in the tourism and the travellers have modified their habits for following new proposal of the global market. New types of holidays have replaced the classic summer week at the beach, determining an evolution to the terminology too.
Here some new terms:
- FLASHPACKING: with this word they define the mixture between low cost travel and extra high level activity. So for instance, they will accommodate in hostels but in them they will find high level services such as wi-fi, private rooms with toilette and so on.
- SLOW-TRAVEL: sometime the innovation passes also through the re-discover of ancient practices, such as living till the very deep part, the atmosphere of the place where passing the holiday, exploring the places, knowing the people, tasting the different food too.
- ROUGH-LUXE: there are travels that, even if based on the luxury, forecast also moments of contacts with the natives and the surrounding nature. For this holiday you generally choose natural paradises and the aim is the total relax, that you can reach with the choice of luxury structures and with all kind of comforts; in the meanwhile they permit to live in the everyday of the place, without isolating yourself in the so called “paradises for tourists”.
- STAYCATION: the unfavourable conditions have carried lot of people to renounce to the holidays towards faraway destinations in behalf of those close in their own house! This is the biggest expression of low cost and offers the opportunity to know better the places close to where they live..
- NANO BREAK: this is a form that is for the ones that want to do a break and discover a destination in the world in the fastest and cheapest way.
- GEEKY TRAVELLER: this is a type of holiday born especially for travelers that love technology and that they just look for accommodations where it’s possible to find out all the last technological news.
