Thanks for watching. I’m excited for the new travel. I think in the end it will be smarter, more local, and better for all of us. As always our big focus is on making travel more about learning and expanding your understanding of the world. Go check out our travel courses where we demystify places and their context: brighttrip.com/courses/
I think the major downside is that all of these factors you've shared seem to mean a higher cost to travel. Except road tripping, doing things the sustainable way or the "private" way after typically going to be more expensive than before.
Yknow sometimes local travel may surprise you. You'd be surprise how culture differs even in places where you think as "familiar". I attend uni in a different province than mine, people speak a different language there and clearly a different way of life so yeah~
@@crznoatml sounds Canadian? :D (but I agree regardless of home nation, people speak radically different dialects just a few dozen miles away where I'm from in the UK)
hell yeah, I did that once and it was pretty cool. seeing a ton of cities, taking buses between them, staying with friends - not just getting a hotel in one major tourist city
I WANT TO DO THIS! I had the rare opportunity to stay in Costa Rica for 2.5 months because of Covid, and I definitely took it. I figure going to school in a country would be an easy way to extend the visa even further. In certain places, school is cheap...
I mostly travel for work and it is obvious at this point that much of our work travel was really vanity travel. In March I was going to fly to Ibadan, Nigeria and then Addis for like a week trip. Three full days of flying. We did the meeting remotely and it was so obvious that the trip was unnecessary. Instead next year we may go for two months and really work with people instead of jetting in for a conference and then out.
@@BrightTripTravel I'm all for video calls replacing business trips whenever possible but a lot of brainstorming and eureka moments happen when people are in close proximity. Conferences are a great example of this. Maybe companies and organizations could do long workshops instead of fly-in-fly-out events.
In the recent past corporations used travel and conferences as a means to build morale and team building. A lot of the travel was a tax efficient way to give a bonus to middle ranking employees and encourage corporate loyalty. Now these companies use zoom and teleconferencing applications so that the need to travel is no longer there, except for people who need hands-on training with large cumbersome machinery not easily transported or not good to transport for security reasons. Only tech people will travel for minimal times and probably in cabin class. Medical people will probably also still travel but most other management types will no longer have the easy access to travel they once enjoyed.
1. Emphasis on healthy travel 2. Renewed focus on domestic travel 3. Renewed awareness of the true cost of tourism 4. A surge in personal, private, and self-guided travel 5. Sustainability within travel 6. Slower travel
Honestly these are all trends that have started before and I'm happy that more attention is being brought to them now. Maybe we will start living more conscious
I’ve travelled internationally my entire life, and yet have barely seen the US. So now listed my house for sale in Portland, bought a Winnebago Revel and am hitting the US roads for 1 year+.
I agree with this so much, especially your third point, the cost of tourism. I've lived in Amsterdam all my life, and I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon. But for the past 5 years or so, I've started avoiding certain parts of my own city, the most beautifull and historical but most crowded parts. I might have lost my job and seen friends and family struggle aswell because of the pandemic, but I have used this time to re-experience en explore the city I love so much.
So glad you mentioned the sustainability aspect! (obviously I'm biased) but I think that focusing on sustainable travel can make your travels more interesting too! Let me know if you want any help with that sustainable travel video!
I think someday we will look back on the past decade and ask ourselves why people waited 3 hours in line to go to a museum just because everyone else was going there. For the past few years I think people just travelled because they could, not necessarily because they were interested in a specific place. I think tourism and travel can do a lot for the world but it all starts with intention and people understanding why they are going somewhere and what they want to experience in a new place.
Also low budget airlines increase this urge of travelling just for sake of it and not because you're really interested in that place. Like in Europe people travel because was so cheap how can you avoid it. Like people flying from Milan to Germany in the same day for no particular reason. Just for the selfishess to do it and post it on the instagram. I was so pissed with this kind of "tourism".
Really interesting ideas! But as an Australian (outside of Melbourne) who experienced a several month lock down and then basically normality now - things return to (almost) normal surprisingly quickly. I still work at home but can freely go to retaurants and dont at all feel stressed. That feeling when watching tv and thinking 'wow they're shaking hands!' That has left. And i am grateful it has. It feels so free here despite some restrictions. I guess it feels safe albeit not normal. Love your work and cant wait to see more! PS I've made some very amateur travel videos from The Stans and Iran if that's of interest!
@@mandycook8196 I must admit - I do feel bad when I realise how bad the pandemic is overseas. It really doesn't feel like it's going on anymore in Australia and hasn't for a while. For something that dominated my life so heavily for several months it's really become just a minor annoyance, not being able to travel etc. it really feels like it's over here. But then I realise it's far from over in most of the world - I can't imagine what it would be like for it to drag on, those few months were scary enough let alone over a year!
Living in Norway we’ve been spending our vacations travelling and exploring locally for almost nine years now. Not because we’re not interested in learning about other cultures, but because it’s better for the environment. And we’ve found it’s the perfect way to wind down and enjoy spending vacations together as a family. Basically our focus have become local adventures where we spend more time at each place. What we’ve found is that you don’t have to travel far to be an explorer and there’s always more to explore locally.
I work for a company that supports the air travel industry and have traveled domestically throughout the pandemic. Most of what you've said is spot on from an industry perspective too. Just look up some reports from IATA. - Increased focus on health or at least measures that seem to passengers to show increased concern for their well being and psychological comfort when flying. - Lost jobs that will never return. - A significant drop in business travel as the necessity of adoption of digital collaboration platforms increases. - As long as the economy as a whole does well, personal travel demand will continue to rise. Just look at the increasing flights to Mexico. - A focus on sustainability and net zero emissions, mostly through carbon offsets.
I'm somewhat worried about the new way in travelling. Financially, travel was always privilege (obviously) and we were grateful everywhere we went. But the 11-14 days we spent anywhere took a full year to financially prepare for. And while living in Ireland has some benefits for domestic travel, we are also very limited. Ireland is expensive to live and travel in, and if you want to leave, the most affordable way is by flight (mostly monopolized by Ryanair, thank you Capitalism). Sustainable travel would mean flying to France, and getting a bus from there to wherever, which still involves flying and would rack up a hefty price for just a return trip. And then trying to find affordable accommodation in the destination. I doubt prices will change much for the better. Overall, while I'm happy to see a new environmental and locals awareness growing, I'm worried it will become a thing that only the rich can do.
Take the car ferry to France from Dublin, Rosslare, or Cork. Get a nice cabin. Enjoy the trip slowly. Either bring your car or get a Eurail pass. I’ve done both and prefer the trains. Can go all over Europe over time or all at once if you have the time and money. Ireland is a gem all on its own though. Explore it first!
I think as covid numbers get smaller it’ll mostly go back to the way it was in terms of how people interact and travel. In Australia in a lot of parts it’s very easy to forget everywhere else is in the midst of a pandemic.
my worry about travel is the inevitable endless beurocracy each country would have, instead of having a uniform system in place for when travel starts to pick up 😪
As a part of the slow travel society, we appreciate this particular video. One of the reasons we are on our adventure across America is to stay safe while enjoying the travel lifestyle. It helps that we can be location independent as well. We think that there will be more people doing the same type of travel as us in the future, finding the best place to get some work in while enjoying the most out of life.
love this video! just a comment, carbon neutral doesnt mean no footprint - it just means net zero emissions. this means they buy RECs and/or carbon offsets to make up for the emissions they do produce, which include things like electricity, heat, and landfill waste. actually think that would be an interesting video idea on your main channel - lots of companies have set carbon neutral goals for 2030, 2040, 2050, etc
My husband and I don’t stay at resorts because of how convenient they make everything. We love to explore and interact with the locals. We have found great people along our journeys and can’t wait to see how much more things will change. Great video!
I live in the northern region of Italy that was shown at minute 9:15 and YES, the difference of carbon emissions was HUGE during the first wave. Skies were as blue as I haven't seen them in years, air was clean and not heavy on your lungs. I am a travel vlogger myself and this points are the results of a reasoning I have done as well, especially the one about self guided trips. Good one Bright Trip
@@BrightTripTravel But the people wanted that before COVID-19, why wouldn't they want it in the future? What if what tourism was before COVID-19 was the right direction for tourists? People wanted to make those choices, they wanted to go to overcrowded destinations, and they wanted to see the same sights everyone else had seen. I get the idea from the video that you think there is the right and wrong way to travel. Bad tourism and good tourism. I see this as a bit biased view, as you yourself identify. Good and bad, right and wrong are dependent on the perspective. So from your perspective, the sustainable direction is the right one to go, but from the perspective of many tourists, it is not interesting for them. This is why the tourism industry cannot wait for the demand for sustainable tourism to grow big, but the existing supply has to be developed to be more sustainable.
I agree with you, I think some of this is the perspective of a hipster Millenial, and doesn't really reflect the reality for most Middle class families. Resorts are popular for a reason. The Louvre is popular for a reason. People want safe, predictable experiences, aside from a small minority of avid travellers. BUT, you can't discount everything. I think the rise of local travel and the fear associated with COVID-19, as well as the economic issues that will linger will make international travel less possible for a greater number of people. Imagine in late 2021-early 2022, when travel demand rises. I bet a lot of people won't be able to afford it.
Thanks for this interesting video! It’s been such a relief living in Amsterdam without the crowds. All the best with the BrightTrip platform, I’ll definitely check it out!
Since moving to Barcelona 3 years ago I made it my mission to discover Spain. Now due to the pandemic, I spend more time than ever in Cataluna and I'm blown away. It's so beautiful here and all I was doing was searching outside. Number 2 really spoke to me :) Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! It makes me really excited about the future of travel :)
Slow travel, absolutely! I have done the whole Rome, Florence, Venice, Alps and Milan thing and can safely say my latest trip to Italy when I parked myself in Rome for 2 weeks in 2018 was way better than that whirl wind trip I did in 2007. I discovered so much and really felt a part of that magnificent city!
As someone entering the healthcare workforce soon, I’m intensely jealous of people who will get to slow travel! Will have to save that for retirement haha.
Personally guided travel is the best in my opinion. I do believe also less crowds *think big traveling groups* will be less popular in the future as you said.
I have been slow traveling for a while now in Latin America. I spend three month in a country and then go to the next one. It’s the best way to deeply experience a country and it’s culture.
I would really love to see that course about how to travel sustainably! I am inquisitive about traveling more sustainable. As a travel lover, I got to explore things I would never have experienced if I didn't commit myself to stop flying. I am excited about what I could learn from you!
The local travel thing is so true! Last year I went to all kinds of different countries. Either by Car, Train or by Plane. This year I visited some family and went on a multi day trekking and camping trip with two friends... We started at home with the goal to see more of the place we grew up at and it was so cool!
I disagree on your analysis that no flights equals to no emissions in maps. Although it has an effect, the main polluter are cars and factories. Today there are also much fewer flights but the contamination is back, mainly because the car traffic and factories are also back. Per person/km travel aeroplanes are more carbon-efficient than car/bus/diesel trains.
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49349566. Unless you are driving alone, which most people don’t do on vacation road trips, driving is quite a bit more carbon intensive. Plus even if it was similar, a round trip flight across the globe is equivalent to over 100 one hour road trips (distance wise).
My mom got a job in Hawaii so I’m going to stay with her for winter break from school and they have a thing where if you test negative for COVID-19 you can bypass their mandatory 14-day quarantine.
This is something that gets me excited, but also a little scared, or rather, apprehensive. My mom and I had a trip to Europe planned where we were going to go from Edinburgh to London to Paris over the course of two weeks. We had all of these locations and events booked, but since COVID hit, none of it has happened. A part of me still wants travel to be the same when this starts clearing up, but I know this new way of travel can be so much more enlightening and refreshing. I just hope I’ll be ready for the shift when it comes, and for the unfamiliarity it will bring. Thank you for the great video!
I've been travelling like that for years. I started exploring my own neighborhood 30 years ago - and expanded from there to ever increasing circles round the world from Canada where I live to Australia, Tierra del Fuego, Iceland etc. I find it just as interesting to get off the beaten track in my neighborhood and learn the history and geography of the place as being 1000 miles away. People complain they have no money to travel - and when I say you can start by exploring your own backyard - there is no interest. They want to go to a "warm" place and sit by the beach. We have gone to resorts where all the beach chairs are taken and people sit all day by the beach - while we hire a taxi or car and explore little towns and markets. (We usually have to speak the local language). Or they sit in swimming pools, ordering drinks from the bar. In fact, the irony is that we purchased a house 35 or so years ago and the owner had built a swimming pool in his yard and proclaimed - now we don't have to go on holiday - we can just go out to our pool. Maybe I'm wrong but most people are just content to go see the "sights" and sit by the beach, never getting off the beaten track. Our recent trips: Red Lake and McKenzie Island (we were the only people on the ferry), Ontario; seeing 5000-year old petroglyphs in Gabriola Island (met 2-3 other people), 150 mile schoolhouse (we were the only visitors apart from 3 in the morning for the whole day) - both in BC and further back swimming in "Airplane Lake" (we were the only people there) near Caramat (Ontario).
Our trips the last 15 years have been six week ones where we explored more slowly. We have friends who beach it only or cruise travel and we have nothing in common with that type of so called “travel”. We plan to travel close to home in Canada. We are from the gorgeous East coast .
This summer, I learned about camping and tried it for the first time at Catalina island , Bryce Canyon and CA beach. It's not bad, still cost more than traveling to different countries with cheaper logging. For example, the same budget for me to travel all over Turkey or Cambodia for 3 weeks, can only allow me to travel to Lake Tahoe for 1 week or to Zion National Park Grampian, $100 just to sleep in a modified ⛺!
I so miss traveling and can't wait to do it again when it is safe. Yeah, you gotta do the tourist monuments. Gotta do it once but the real reward is leaving that area and exploring. The city that comes to mind for me is Istanbul. The amount of disovery and the friendly locals we meet in the small shops and cafes is what made that trip so memorable.
This was one of the most informative and accurate videos about traveling I've watched in a while! Thank you, super informative especially for a small travel channels like me
You guys should travel to West Virginia! It’s a beautiful state and pretty close to where you guys live. Little towns like Davis, Thomas, Lewisburg, Elkins,etc., hold little gems for food, shopping, and amazing hiking trails with hidden waterfalls and views that take your breath away. People are friendly, roads are curvy, and it’ll be a trip to remember!
I think you may be right with some of the travel trends that you see coming. We have been slow travelers for almost 10 years now (3-6 months in a different international location per year). In addition to gaining a deeper experience of the area, we find the economics of extended stays can be beneficial depending on region chosen. For example the cost of 6 months away for us can often be the same or less than our friends 10 day "resort" holiday. The other trend you touch on (increased domestic travel), we experienced this, this past summer (full time in a motorhome). We spent more time exploring (and really enjoying) our home province than ever before. Thanks for sharing the video!
One of our last trips we took prior to Covid (fall 2019) was a month long escapade to Thailand and Japan. We took our 10 and 12 year old. We walked mostly everywhere, ate at all the local food carts within the neighborhoods we stayed in. My children would go around bowing and greeting the locals in their own language. We are definitely starving to experience that again.
I shut down my travel business in May after I came to the realization that the pandemic will take awhile to be brought under control. Hope we will get past these hard times
The moment when you mentioned ‘slow travel’ I instantly thought about Nathaniel Drew. Hope you’ll make that course happen, Nathaniel is such a talented creator!
A good thing about local travel is also climate protection. If you compensate for your flights, good, but it's better to not cause damage in the first place (and then pay someone else to make up for it).
The massive reduction in CO2 emissions over Northern Italy aren't because of the lack of airplanes but the full lockdown Italy experienced in March/April. A lot of industries also closed and there were no cars, truck etc on the road. Of course flying causes huge emissions but not on this level.
This was super insightful! I am a tourism major and this topic to me is really interesting. I loved the silver linings you talked about coming from this tragic pandemic. It really has put every aspect of life into perspective. It will be interesting to see how everything unfolds with the recovery of tourism.
Thanks a lot for his video! It was really inspiring to hear you talk about the future of travel and how it is not dead-it’s just going to change. It’s taken me a long time to reconcile with this, but this is indeed an inflection point of the world economy and society and whatever travel will become, that will be the new normal. I grew up in the post-9/11 world and these airport rules have always been the norm to me, and you’re right there will be a new normal and I’m ready for that change
My heart is broken about this covid-19 situation. For many of the years, I procrastinated world travel . Because , in the past it was an affordability issue period in 2019, I thought I would take the big leap and travel to the UK which was at the top of my bucket list. My flight was scheduled for March 15th of 2020. You can imagine my disappointment when all the borders. My dreams were crushed and somehow are no ways in sight. But, I agree. Travel will never be the same! And I've missed my golden opportunity to see the world the way that it was!
At 5:30 you dropped a truth bomb! I live in a very rural agriculture place and was completely shocked at the large number of people who came out to our area since March.
I live in Charleston SC and between the cruise ships and everyday tourist I hated going out in my own city. Now I actually like going downtown and buying clothes and acting like a tourist in my city every other week. It’s clean and less noisy. I love it. I feel bad for the businesses but you see a lot of the locals now stepping up and spending more in these businesses to keep them solvent. It’s going to be a sad day when Charleston becomes a top tourist destination again.
I think another factor to consider is cost. As the industry sees smaller competitors get eliminated, larger companies (particularly airlines) will have more monopoly power and push prices up. The competitive landscape that allowed flights from Toronto to Saigon for $600 are likely to be gone, even with lower fuel prices. Scarcity in all things will mean higher costs.
I agree with a lot of this, but my wife and I love art; we happened to be in France last year for work and went to the Louvre not because other people thought we should, but because we love art. We visit the 4 major art museums in SF at least once a year since we live an hour away. I try to do this in every big city I visit for more than 2-3 days.
This is a great video, thanks for putting it together. Some feedback or perspective… I’m an experienced traveler, spent the last 15 years traveling at least twice a year to different countries. Before it was fashionable or before there was an Instagram. Lol. I agree that people will look at more local options… But even a comment here says many times you wanna experience a different culture. So, what you’re going to have is a lot more regional travel. I am already seeing it. I was just in Puerto Vallarta three weeks ago and I am going to Puerto Escondido in a month...an increasing number of Americans are booking trips there as well. That means the US will likely travel much more to Latin America. Europe will likely contain itself to other European countries and Asia to Asia. Wasn’t it New Zelandia & Australia that formed a “travel bubble” recently? Additionally, while I agree that tourism boards are looking for ways to minimize the impact on locals, it’s becoming very clear how incredibly dependent many areas that are high tourism spots depend on tourists from an economic perspective. So there will always be the push and pull between making sure that you have enough visitors to support the local economy and not so many that locals can’t really live in that area. But I don’t think that they’re going to limit tourism in any meaningful way because for many of those places it’s a primary source of revenue & sustenance.
Big YES to more slow travel and sustainable travel. 🙌 I'd love to see more videos about both of these (and participate myself however I can)! I've also appreciated Nathaniel Drew's videos on slow travel. Perhaps a stall and then major overhaul/transformation of the travel industry is something we really need to preserve our planet. 🌎🌿This is a solid roundup of many changes ahead-thank you very much!
@@BrightTripTravel I'm beyond excited! These topics/discussions give me liiiife. Thanks for spreading the word about some of the very important things impacting the travel industry and global communities! 🌿🌎
I literally cannot describe, as someone who lives in a town where tourism destroys our natural beauties and beaches every summer, how great this pabdemic has been for helping my town fully recover from tourism. Its like a diffrent place.
Slow travel, I didn’t know there was a word for it! This is what I’ve been wanting to do for so long now, and it seems like Covid is really paving the way for a lot of remote work possibilities in the future. Silver linings!
I’m not so sure how much of this decrease in travelling will last. When distancing measures are less strict and people are given the opportunity to go somewhere they will take it asap. Experiencing a place or meeting someone in real life simply can’t be matched by a video or a zoom call.
On the over tourism point -- I'm from Edinburgh (live in Canada now). Edinburgh is buckling due to lack of tourism. The city is so over reliant on Airbnb's, festivals and tourism. A large part of the reason I left Edinburgh is because of the toll it took on my physical and mental health working for the month of August every year when the city's population *triples* overnight for an entire month. It's so unsustainable and businesses were/are increasingly reliant on the income of that one month of the year to stay afloat. It's awful and I really, truly hope that the tourism industry is restructured after COVID to something healthier and more sustainable.
If he's right, and people shift towards countryside travel and less popular hotspots, then airbnb, which is the scourge of urban centers, can actually be used for what it was intended to do, which allows people to see places they otherwise might not have, like smaller towns that might not have hotels and thats kind of nice
Thank you so much for connecting the dots: slow travel. I’ve done this a few times and haven’t found a concise way to explain what it is and why I’ve done it. Definitely going to follow Nathaniel Drew.
Woah, thanks for this thoughtful video. I've been thinking about this a lot and it's great to have your insights. Totally agree and slow travel is the way to go - it has always been ❤️ looking forward to Nathanial's videos.
Those locals who didn't want tourists in their towns and beaches, I wonder how they feel now when zero tourists showed up to support businesses and industries. I'm curious to know (apart from having limited movement due to covid) if they're genuinely better off without the money that tourism generated.
I’ve been an advocate of slow travel for years. Some great ideas and I agree with most of them, though I fear our memories are short and green washing is everywhere.
Thank you for discussing over tourism. Cruise ships have destroyed my Alaska home town. (1.3 million tourists in my 30,000 people hometown in 4 months.). It’s violence and it’s obscene.
120m travel jobs lost! 😱 Great vlog! Really thoughtful and considered. I like how balanced your viewpoints are and that you emphasize that not all changes will be bad and that this is an opportunity to make tourism better going forward. We locked ourselves down in Nicaragua when the pandemic hit and we're not sure when we'll be able to return to our home of Australia. It's been an interesting time and we're keen to see how travel changes in future.
Just an idea... we have many Native Nations in our country. I hope they can capitalize and educate people about their cultures. The more people know about the culture the more they will value it and try to preserve it.
I'm not sure if it's considered slow travel but every summer my family used to spend a month of vacation in our country usually camping and another month abroad and really becoming a part of the society we visited and I find that wholesome of us
Thank you for this very interesting video. I could not agree with you more on all your points. The more we have travelled (we live in Canada) the more we have seen the good and bad of tourism. One of our favourite places is Bali and in talking with the locals we learnt about their water shortages. We then became keenly aware of the number and size of swimming pools in every hotel. Your point about the locals and the effects of mass tourism is so correct. Having done both private and group travel, you learn so much more about a culture travelling private. I guess people’s reason for travelling will change and with those choices the amount you are willing to pay for a different cultural experience.
0:55 I was 14 on 9/11, but I was pretty lucky to have traveled a lot with family as a child. I remember how stark the difference was traveling after 2001, especially in 2002-2005. I think the person who said COVID's impact will be similar will prove to be very accurate.
I actually like the idea of not having over tourism, I actually didn't liked to travel much because of that, now I think the regulations for this are just appropriate, not just for the pandemic but really in general, now I want to travel more because of that
So I have some experience with slow travel, my fiance and I spent a month in the town of Mossel Bai South Africa so that she could to research and honestly the difference between that and a conventional few day trip was incredible. The amount of depth of feeling that you can experience for a place grows exponentially as you are able to live the culture and create strong bonds with the people who live in that place. for anyone who has the time and the resources to take a multi-month trip I would say it is a life-changing experience.
We thought a cabin in Yellowstone the last week of September would be a quiet low-keyed vacation where fewer people in the "off season" would give us a relaxing 😷 break from all the stress. Evidently so did 80,000 other people. On the same week. The NPS was amazing in following CDC guidelines! No mask? You were offered one free. Not wearing one? You could not access any service in the park without one. All food was hot, cooked to perfection but take out. Every building you walked in had counters counting how many walked in and how many walked out. And lines were spaced 6ft apart. The cabin rentals were reduced by 25% capacity. All communal lodging ( shared showers and baths ) in campgrounds and in the lodges were canceled. The visitor center building was closed so outdoor talks and small group or self guided tours were substituted. But there was still 80,000 visitors that all had the same idea that week.
Social distancing was just a sign at Zion National Park in August. After going through hell to book the shuttle bus, planning 2 hours in advance to get there,the bus driver still made a total stranger set next to me . The 99F heat, the crowd, was not a enjoyable trip compared to Bryce canyon without the hassle
I think sustainable travel is not going to have any sort of surge. People, including people who only travel occasionally, are desperate to get away after this. The notion that somebody is going to refuse to indulge that urge because of the environment is for the birds. And let’s be honest. The environmental impact of reduced flights, even in this mad year, has been negligible. It’s helped, sure, but hardly, because it’s just not the main driver of emissions. I feel like travel, even by plane, should be the last thing we sacrifice to sort out climate change - because travel opens minds, makes people less discriminatory, makes them better citizens of the world. How about we do away with coal power first? And when we talk about sustainable travel, what are we really talking about? Paying to offset your flight’s carbon emissions? Taking a two-week boat trip instead of a nine-hour flight? Call it what it is: it’s travel for the rich. The rest of us whose holiday time is precious and short are expected to make do with what’s in our back yard. The rise of budget airlines is one of the great levellers of our age. It’s meant that someone like me can get out and see the world, instead of living my life within a few miles of where I was born. Now we’re supposed to give that up and accept that it’s is only for our betters?
I think now with the increased ability to work from home, people are going to go on longer holidays. In which they can combine work and holiday while they enjoy the local life for a while.
I work in tourism in Canada and I feel how frustrating it is to work in a tourism place where I can't afford to buy a house where I grew up because people buy houses for air BNBs or for a vacation home, I hope that with people doing more stay cations or working from home that people will realize that they don't need to buy that second home, that raises prices for the people that live in the area. Just so they can visit once it twice a year. I hope that this pandemic as horrible as it has been can help people that live in tourist areas get a fair wage to be able to afford to live in the place wear they work.
You should look at how China (and I'm sure other countries around that have successfully contained the spread of COVID) is restarting the local travel industry. I have travelled quite a bit within China since things settled down back in May. Each Province has its own Health code system. Masks are mandatory on trains, planes and tourist sights. Tickets for attractions can only be bought online (To avoid people queuing in ticket booths) and now have a strict time slot where you can use the said ticket. This serves two purposes: 1) Have a quota on the number of visitors and 2) efficiently track people who might be exposed to the virus.
Switzerland released an "autumn foliage map" that locals can check which colors the trees will have in which regions on which date. They'll release more of such data-driven tools in the future. Making travel planning even easier. Especially for those who just want to see something new around the corner.
We are creatures of habit. As soon as the pandemic is over we will go back to our old ways before the pandemic. People who used to travel for pleasure don't care about the environment. Tourism & economy will bounce back. Always has, always will. Look forward to it as I need to travel again.
Thanks for watching. I’m excited for the new travel. I think in the end it will be smarter, more local, and better for all of us. As always our big focus is on making travel more about learning and expanding your understanding of the world. Go check out our travel courses where we demystify places and their context: brighttrip.com/courses/
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I think the major downside is that all of these factors you've shared seem to mean a higher cost to travel. Except road tripping, doing things the sustainable way or the "private" way after typically going to be more expensive than before.
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I’m all in for local travels, but I travel to experience cultures different from mine and I’ll miss that greatly.
I feel that's addressed quite a bit with point number 3
Yknow sometimes local travel may surprise you. You'd be surprise how culture differs even in places where you think as "familiar". I attend uni in a different province than mine, people speak a different language there and clearly a different way of life so yeah~
@@crznoatml sounds Canadian? :D (but I agree regardless of home nation, people speak radically different dialects just a few dozen miles away where I'm from in the UK)
I couldn't agree more. However, the local immigrant communities are nice appetizers in the meantime.
True. But I still hate that we have to take airplanes for that.
As someone who ALWAYS stays in a country for the maximum amount of time the VISA allows, I can tell you slow travelling is the bee's knees.
That's really interesting
hell yeah, I did that once and it was pretty cool. seeing a ton of cities, taking buses between them, staying with friends - not just getting a hotel in one major tourist city
That sounds bee-utiful! 🐝
I WANT TO DO THIS! I had the rare opportunity to stay in Costa Rica for 2.5 months because of Covid, and I definitely took it. I figure going to school in a country would be an easy way to extend the visa even further. In certain places, school is cheap...
I mostly travel for work and it is obvious at this point that much of our work travel was really vanity travel. In March I was going to fly to Ibadan, Nigeria and then Addis for like a week trip. Three full days of flying. We did the meeting remotely and it was so obvious that the trip was unnecessary. Instead next year we may go for two months and really work with people instead of jetting in for a conference and then out.
Wow, awesome insight! More companies should read this
@@BrightTripTravel I'm all for video calls replacing business trips whenever possible but a lot of brainstorming and eureka moments happen when people are in close proximity. Conferences are a great example of this. Maybe companies and organizations could do long workshops instead of fly-in-fly-out events.
In the recent past corporations used travel and conferences as a means to build morale and team building. A lot of the travel was a tax efficient way to give a bonus to middle ranking employees and encourage corporate loyalty. Now these companies use zoom and teleconferencing applications so that the need to travel is no longer there, except for people who need hands-on training with large cumbersome machinery not easily transported or not good to transport for security reasons. Only tech people will travel for minimal times and probably in cabin class. Medical people will probably also still travel but most other management types will no longer have the easy access to travel they once enjoyed.
1. Emphasis on healthy travel
2. Renewed focus on domestic travel
3. Renewed awareness of the true cost of tourism
4. A surge in personal, private, and self-guided travel
5. Sustainability within travel
6. Slower travel
Great summary!
Honestly these are all trends that have started before and I'm happy that more attention is being brought to them now. Maybe we will start living more conscious
I’ve travelled internationally my entire life, and yet have barely seen the US. So now listed my house for sale in Portland, bought a Winnebago Revel and am hitting the US roads for 1 year+.
Wow! We hope you're having a blast
Just get a job as a trucker lol
I agree with this so much, especially your third point, the cost of tourism. I've lived in Amsterdam all my life, and I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon. But for the past 5 years or so, I've started avoiding certain parts of my own city, the most beautifull and historical but most crowded parts. I might have lost my job and seen friends and family struggle aswell because of the pandemic, but I have used this time to re-experience en explore the city I love so much.
We love that mindset! Beautiful words ♥
So glad you mentioned the sustainability aspect! (obviously I'm biased) but I think that focusing on sustainable travel can make your travels more interesting too! Let me know if you want any help with that sustainable travel video!
It's a great bias, though 😍 We're excited to have you send us something here: brighttrip.com/make/
I hope yor not flying
Collab, you two!
I think someday we will look back on the past decade and ask ourselves why people waited 3 hours in line to go to a museum just because everyone else was going there. For the past few years I think people just travelled because they could, not necessarily because they were interested in a specific place.
I think tourism and travel can do a lot for the world but it all starts with intention and people understanding why they are going somewhere and what they want to experience in a new place.
Interesting point!
Also low budget airlines increase this urge of travelling just for sake of it and not because you're really interested in that place. Like in Europe people travel because was so cheap how can you avoid it. Like people flying from Milan to Germany in the same day for no particular reason. Just for the selfishess to do it and post it on the instagram. I was so pissed with this kind of "tourism".
Love this video Johnny beautiful concepts articulated well, I just hope the rest of us can be this enlightened when on our future travels
We hope so too!
Exactly! such an informative video, loved it as well! Also so inspirational to small youtubers like me
Really interesting ideas! But as an Australian (outside of Melbourne) who experienced a several month lock down and then basically normality now - things return to (almost) normal surprisingly quickly. I still work at home but can freely go to retaurants and dont at all feel stressed. That feeling when watching tv and thinking 'wow they're shaking hands!' That has left. And i am grateful it has. It feels so free here despite some restrictions. I guess it feels safe albeit not normal. Love your work and cant wait to see more! PS I've made some very amateur travel videos from The Stans and Iran if that's of interest!
Thank you for sharing your experience!
This is so good to hear
@@mandycook8196 I must admit - I do feel bad when I realise how bad the pandemic is overseas. It really doesn't feel like it's going on anymore in Australia and hasn't for a while. For something that dominated my life so heavily for several months it's really become just a minor annoyance, not being able to travel etc. it really feels like it's over here. But then I realise it's far from over in most of the world - I can't imagine what it would be like for it to drag on, those few months were scary enough let alone over a year!
I’m so lucky to live in Switzerland, just a train ride away from other beautiful cities / countries
That's is so true
Let’s hope he doesn’t read this comment. He’ll be all over you about how great it is 😉
Tryna make Johnny jealous I see ;D
@@Blackgriffonphoenixg ahahhhaha yes
you are lucky to live in Switzerland. Thats it.
Living in Norway we’ve been spending our vacations travelling and exploring locally for almost nine years now. Not because we’re not interested in learning about other cultures, but because it’s better for the environment. And we’ve found it’s the perfect way to wind down and enjoy spending vacations together as a family. Basically our focus have become local adventures where we spend more time at each place. What we’ve found is that you don’t have to travel far to be an explorer and there’s always more to explore locally.
So true!
I work for a company that supports the air travel industry and have traveled domestically throughout the pandemic. Most of what you've said is spot on from an industry perspective too. Just look up some reports from IATA.
- Increased focus on health or at least measures that seem to passengers to show increased concern for their well being and psychological comfort when flying.
- Lost jobs that will never return.
- A significant drop in business travel as the necessity of adoption of digital collaboration platforms increases.
- As long as the economy as a whole does well, personal travel demand will continue to rise. Just look at the increasing flights to Mexico.
- A focus on sustainability and net zero emissions, mostly through carbon offsets.
Exactly!
Biden should fix the train problems in the USA, and build high speed rail. How about that for jobs in steel AND green transport
This is actually a brilliant idea. I'm surprised this is my first time hearing it.
train travel is amazing!
@PaulL90 let's see if he does. But it's still better than trump breaking things.
@PaulL90 Really have no expectations for Biden but literally anything is better than the big fat baby constantly lying and whining.
please do this for tourists in the US as well!
I'm somewhat worried about the new way in travelling. Financially, travel was always privilege (obviously) and we were grateful everywhere we went. But the 11-14 days we spent anywhere took a full year to financially prepare for. And while living in Ireland has some benefits for domestic travel, we are also very limited. Ireland is expensive to live and travel in, and if you want to leave, the most affordable way is by flight (mostly monopolized by Ryanair, thank you Capitalism). Sustainable travel would mean flying to France, and getting a bus from there to wherever, which still involves flying and would rack up a hefty price for just a return trip. And then trying to find affordable accommodation in the destination. I doubt prices will change much for the better. Overall, while I'm happy to see a new environmental and locals awareness growing, I'm worried it will become a thing that only the rich can do.
We believe there will always be room for affordable traveling 🙂
Take the car ferry to France from Dublin, Rosslare, or Cork. Get a nice cabin. Enjoy the trip slowly. Either bring your car or get a Eurail pass. I’ve done both and prefer the trains. Can go all over Europe over time or all at once if you have the time and money. Ireland is a gem all on its own though. Explore it first!
I think as covid numbers get smaller it’ll mostly go back to the way it was in terms of how people interact and travel. In Australia in a lot of parts it’s very easy to forget everywhere else is in the midst of a pandemic.
Let's see!
my worry about travel is the inevitable endless beurocracy each country would have, instead of having a uniform system in place for when travel starts to pick up 😪
Yeah, that's a problem too 😔
As a part of the slow travel society, we appreciate this particular video. One of the reasons we are on our adventure across America is to stay safe while enjoying the travel lifestyle. It helps that we can be location independent as well. We think that there will be more people doing the same type of travel as us in the future, finding the best place to get some work in while enjoying the most out of life.
We totally agree!
I really liked this video!! I’m glad that sustainability within travel is starting to become more of a thing as well
Same! As they say, there is no Planet B
love this video! just a comment, carbon neutral doesnt mean no footprint - it just means net zero emissions. this means they buy RECs and/or carbon offsets to make up for the emissions they do produce, which include things like electricity, heat, and landfill waste. actually think that would be an interesting video idea on your main channel - lots of companies have set carbon neutral goals for 2030, 2040, 2050, etc
Thank you for pointing that out!
My husband and I don’t stay at resorts because of how convenient they make everything. We love to explore and interact with the locals. We have found great people along our journeys and can’t wait to see how much more things will change. Great video!
That's amazing!
I live in the northern region of Italy that was shown at minute 9:15 and YES, the difference of carbon emissions was HUGE during the first wave. Skies were as blue as I haven't seen them in years, air was clean and not heavy on your lungs. I am a travel vlogger myself and this points are the results of a reasoning I have done as well, especially the one about self guided trips. Good one Bright Trip
Thanks!!
People are still gonna crowd and businesses are gonna follow the money, not the morals.
It is also up to us, as customers, to steer businesses in the right direction!
@@BrightTripTravel But the people wanted that before COVID-19, why wouldn't they want it in the future? What if what tourism was before COVID-19 was the right direction for tourists? People wanted to make those choices, they wanted to go to overcrowded destinations, and they wanted to see the same sights everyone else had seen. I get the idea from the video that you think there is the right and wrong way to travel. Bad tourism and good tourism. I see this as a bit biased view, as you yourself identify. Good and bad, right and wrong are dependent on the perspective. So from your perspective, the sustainable direction is the right one to go, but from the perspective of many tourists, it is not interesting for them. This is why the tourism industry cannot wait for the demand for sustainable tourism to grow big, but the existing supply has to be developed to be more sustainable.
I agree with you, I think some of this is the perspective of a hipster Millenial, and doesn't really reflect the reality for most Middle class families. Resorts are popular for a reason. The Louvre is popular for a reason. People want safe, predictable experiences, aside from a small minority of avid travellers.
BUT, you can't discount everything. I think the rise of local travel and the fear associated with COVID-19, as well as the economic issues that will linger will make international travel less possible for a greater number of people. Imagine in late 2021-early 2022, when travel demand rises. I bet a lot of people won't be able to afford it.
Thanks for this interesting video! It’s been such a relief living in Amsterdam without the crowds. All the best with the BrightTrip platform, I’ll definitely check it out!
Thanks!
Since moving to Barcelona 3 years ago I made it my mission to discover Spain. Now due to the pandemic, I spend more time than ever in Cataluna and I'm blown away. It's so beautiful here and all I was doing was searching outside.
Number 2 really spoke to me :)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! It makes me really excited about the future of travel :)
Thank YOU for sharing your experience 🙂
Slow travel, absolutely! I have done the whole Rome, Florence, Venice, Alps and Milan thing and can safely say my latest trip to Italy when I parked myself in Rome for 2 weeks in 2018 was way better than that whirl wind trip I did in 2007. I discovered so much and really felt a part of that magnificent city!
We're jealous!
I can’t wait to travel. First stop, Bali.
How we wish we were in Bali... 🌴
As someone entering the healthcare workforce soon, I’m intensely jealous of people who will get to slow travel! Will have to save that for retirement haha.
Personally guided travel is the best in my opinion. I do believe also less crowds *think big traveling groups* will be less popular in the future as you said.
Absolutely 🙌
I moved to Europe mid-March for my “euro gap year working holiday” and I haven’t even left London yet 😅 hoping travel is more feasible next year
Ups... We hope you can travel a bit around London
Slow traveling seems very very attractive and a new and more meaningful way to visit new places.
True! Stay tuned for the course 😉
I have been slow traveling for a while now in Latin America. I spend three month in a country and then go to the next one. It’s the best way to deeply experience a country and it’s culture.
We're jealous 😍
I would really love to see that course about how to travel sustainably! I am inquisitive about traveling more sustainable. As a travel lover, I got to explore things I would never have experienced if I didn't commit myself to stop flying. I am excited about what I could learn from you!
Currently working on that 😉 Stay tuned!
The local travel thing is so true!
Last year I went to all kinds of different countries. Either by Car, Train or by Plane.
This year I visited some family and went on a multi day trekking and camping trip with two friends... We started at home with the goal to see more of the place we grew up at and it was so cool!
That sounds so cool! We're jealous
I disagree on your analysis that no flights equals to no emissions in maps. Although it has an effect, the main polluter are cars and factories. Today there are also much fewer flights but the contamination is back, mainly because the car traffic and factories are also back.
Per person/km travel aeroplanes are more carbon-efficient than car/bus/diesel trains.
www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49349566. Unless you are driving alone, which most people don’t do on vacation road trips, driving is quite a bit more carbon intensive. Plus even if it was similar, a round trip flight across the globe is equivalent to over 100 one hour road trips (distance wise).
Thank you for the insight!
My mom got a job in Hawaii so I’m going to stay with her for winter break from school and they have a thing where if you test negative for COVID-19 you can bypass their mandatory 14-day quarantine.
Hawaii? Can we come too?
@@BrightTripTravel of course! I think the islands big enough for the both of us!
This is something that gets me excited, but also a little scared, or rather, apprehensive. My mom and I had a trip to Europe planned where we were going to go from Edinburgh to London to Paris over the course of two weeks. We had all of these locations and events booked, but since COVID hit, none of it has happened. A part of me still wants travel to be the same when this starts clearing up, but I know this new way of travel can be so much more enlightening and refreshing. I just hope I’ll be ready for the shift when it comes, and for the unfamiliarity it will bring. Thank you for the great video!
We completely agree!
I've been travelling like that for years. I started exploring my own neighborhood 30 years ago - and expanded from there to ever increasing circles round the world from Canada where I live to Australia, Tierra del Fuego, Iceland etc. I find it just as interesting to get off the beaten track in my neighborhood and learn the history and geography of the place as being 1000 miles away. People complain they have no money to travel - and when I say you can start by exploring your own backyard - there is no interest. They want to go to a "warm" place and sit by the beach. We have gone to resorts where all the beach chairs are taken and people sit all day by the beach - while we hire a taxi or car and explore little towns and markets. (We usually have to speak the local language). Or they sit in swimming pools, ordering drinks from the bar. In fact, the irony is that we purchased a house 35 or so years ago and the owner had built a swimming pool in his yard and proclaimed - now we don't have to go on holiday - we can just go out to our pool. Maybe I'm wrong but most people are just content to go see the "sights" and sit by the beach, never getting off the beaten track. Our recent trips: Red Lake and McKenzie Island (we were the only people on the ferry), Ontario; seeing 5000-year old petroglyphs in Gabriola Island (met 2-3 other people), 150 mile schoolhouse (we were the only visitors apart from 3 in the morning for the whole day) - both in BC and further back swimming in "Airplane Lake" (we were the only people there) near Caramat (Ontario).
Our trips the last 15 years have been six week ones where we explored more slowly. We have friends who beach it only or cruise travel and we have nothing in common with that type of so called “travel”. We plan to travel close to home in Canada. We are from the gorgeous East coast .
Very cool!
This summer, I learned about camping and tried it for the first time at Catalina island , Bryce Canyon and CA beach. It's not bad, still cost more than traveling to different countries with cheaper logging. For example, the same budget for me to travel all over Turkey or Cambodia for 3 weeks, can only allow me to travel to Lake Tahoe for 1 week or to Zion National Park Grampian, $100 just to sleep in a modified ⛺!
Both are super cool experiences!
I so miss traveling and can't wait to do it again when it is safe. Yeah, you gotta do the tourist monuments. Gotta do it once but the real reward is leaving that area and exploring. The city that comes to mind for me is Istanbul. The amount of disovery and the friendly locals we meet in the small shops and cafes is what made that trip so memorable.
You're so right!
This was one of the most informative and accurate videos about traveling I've watched in a while! Thank you, super informative especially for a small travel channels like me
Glad it was helpful!
YES pleaseeee do a slow travel course! So relevant and needed
Stay tuned 😉
You guys should travel to West Virginia! It’s a beautiful state and pretty close to where you guys live. Little towns like Davis, Thomas, Lewisburg, Elkins,etc., hold little gems for food, shopping, and amazing hiking trails with hidden waterfalls and views that take your breath away.
People are friendly, roads are curvy, and it’ll be a trip to remember!
Thank you for the tip! ✨
It’s almost like we’ve reverted 40 years ... all that progress - world was never so connected, small and so cheap and easy to get around.
Great point... Maybe humanity needed to go a step back!
I think you may be right with some of the travel trends that you see coming. We have been slow travelers for almost 10 years now (3-6 months in a different international location per year). In addition to gaining a deeper experience of the area, we find the economics of extended stays can be beneficial depending on region chosen. For example the cost of 6 months away for us can often be the same or less than our friends 10 day "resort" holiday. The other trend you touch on (increased domestic travel), we experienced this, this past summer (full time in a motorhome). We spent more time exploring (and really enjoying) our home province than ever before. Thanks for sharing the video!
Thank you for sharing your experience!
One of our last trips we took prior to Covid (fall 2019) was a month long escapade to Thailand and Japan. We took our 10 and 12 year old. We walked mostly everywhere, ate at all the local food carts within the neighborhoods we stayed in. My children would go around bowing and greeting the locals in their own language. We are definitely starving to experience that again.
That sounds amazing 😍
2020 should be my best travel year but I don’t regret it safety first. Better luck in 2021.
That's the spirit!
I shut down my travel business in May after I came to the realization that the pandemic will take awhile to be brought under control.
Hope we will get past these hard times
We're sorry 😢 Hopefully good things are coming your way!
@@BrightTripTravel it's okay. Thanks for the kind wishes
The moment when you mentioned ‘slow travel’ I instantly thought about Nathaniel Drew. Hope you’ll make that course happen, Nathaniel is such a talented creator!
Stay tuned 😉
A good thing about local travel is also climate protection. If you compensate for your flights, good, but it's better to not cause damage in the first place (and then pay someone else to make up for it).
True!
The massive reduction in CO2 emissions over Northern Italy aren't because of the lack of airplanes but the full lockdown Italy experienced in March/April. A lot of industries also closed and there were no cars, truck etc on the road. Of course flying causes huge emissions but not on this level.
Good point! Industries have huge impact
This was super insightful! I am a tourism major and this topic to me is really interesting. I loved the silver linings you talked about coming from this tragic pandemic. It really has put every aspect of life into perspective. It will be interesting to see how everything unfolds with the recovery of tourism.
Thanks!
Thanks a lot for his video! It was really inspiring to hear you talk about the future of travel and how it is not dead-it’s just going to change. It’s taken me a long time to reconcile with this, but this is indeed an inflection point of the world economy and society and whatever travel will become, that will be the new normal. I grew up in the post-9/11 world and these airport rules have always been the norm to me, and you’re right there will be a new normal and I’m ready for that change
Amazing!
My heart is broken about this covid-19 situation. For many of the years, I procrastinated world travel . Because , in the past it was an affordability issue period in 2019, I thought I would take the big leap and travel to the UK which was at the top of my bucket list. My flight was scheduled for March 15th of 2020. You can imagine my disappointment when all the borders. My dreams were crushed and somehow are no ways in sight. But, I agree. Travel will never be the same! And I've missed my golden opportunity to see the world the way that it was!
We're so sorry 😢 Hopefully you'll get to the UK as soon as it's safe!
At 5:30 you dropped a truth bomb! I live in a very rural agriculture place and was completely shocked at the large number of people who came out to our area since March.
Happened a lot!
I live in Charleston SC and between the cruise ships and everyday tourist I hated going out in my own city. Now I actually like going downtown and buying clothes and acting like a tourist in my city every other week. It’s clean and less noisy. I love it. I feel bad for the businesses but you see a lot of the locals now stepping up and spending more in these businesses to keep them solvent. It’s going to be a sad day when Charleston becomes a top tourist destination again.
I think another factor to consider is cost. As the industry sees smaller competitors get eliminated, larger companies (particularly airlines) will have more monopoly power and push prices up. The competitive landscape that allowed flights from Toronto to Saigon for $600 are likely to be gone, even with lower fuel prices. Scarcity in all things will mean higher costs.
Could be!
I agree with a lot of this, but my wife and I love art; we happened to be in France last year for work and went to the Louvre not because other people thought we should, but because we love art. We visit the 4 major art museums in SF at least once a year since we live an hour away. I try to do this in every big city I visit for more than 2-3 days.
Museums are amazing!
The idea of globalisation is looked at from a different angle. Interesting 🤔
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Such a thoughtful video. Love the idea of slow travel/more caring ways of traveling regarding locals and falling in love with our own backyards.
Thank you so much!
This is a great video, thanks for putting it together. Some feedback or perspective… I’m an experienced traveler, spent the last 15 years traveling at least twice a year to different countries. Before it was fashionable or before there was an Instagram. Lol.
I agree that people will look at more local options… But even a comment here says many times you wanna experience a different culture. So, what you’re going to have is a lot more regional travel. I am already seeing it. I was just in Puerto Vallarta three weeks ago and I am going to Puerto Escondido in a month...an increasing number of Americans are booking trips there as well. That means the US will likely travel much more to Latin America. Europe will likely contain itself to other European countries and Asia to Asia. Wasn’t it New Zelandia & Australia that formed a “travel bubble” recently?
Additionally, while I agree that tourism boards are looking for ways to minimize the impact on locals, it’s becoming very clear how incredibly dependent many areas that are high tourism spots depend on tourists from an economic perspective. So there will always be the push and pull between making sure that you have enough visitors to support the local economy and not so many that locals can’t really live in that area. But I don’t think that they’re going to limit tourism in any meaningful way because for many of those places it’s a primary source of revenue & sustenance.
Saw it was Johnny and travel. Immediately subbed! Continue your amazing work. Keep inspiring smaller creators like me to continue creating.
Awesome! Thank you!
maybe in a few years, but after that it will be back to normal, maybe minute changes but nonetheless almost the same
Big YES to more slow travel and sustainable travel. 🙌 I'd love to see more videos about both of these (and participate myself however I can)! I've also appreciated Nathaniel Drew's videos on slow travel. Perhaps a stall and then major overhaul/transformation of the travel industry is something we really need to preserve our planet. 🌎🌿This is a solid roundup of many changes ahead-thank you very much!
Stay tuned, we've got some great things coming 🙂
@@BrightTripTravel I'm beyond excited! These topics/discussions give me liiiife. Thanks for spreading the word about some of the very important things impacting the travel industry and global communities! 🌿🌎
If you haven't already, you need to make an updated version of this to see if you were right
I wish my country was as big as the US. You never run out of things to explore
There are things to be found everywhere 🙂
I literally cannot describe, as someone who lives in a town where tourism destroys our natural beauties and beaches every summer, how great this pabdemic has been for helping my town fully recover from tourism. Its like a diffrent place.
Wow!
Slow travel, I didn’t know there was a word for it! This is what I’ve been wanting to do for so long now, and it seems like Covid is really paving the way for a lot of remote work possibilities in the future. Silver linings!
We love people who focus on the bright side ♥
I’m not so sure how much of this decrease in travelling will last. When distancing measures are less strict and people are given the opportunity to go somewhere they will take it asap. Experiencing a place or meeting someone in real life simply can’t be matched by a video or a zoom call.
Also true!
On the over tourism point -- I'm from Edinburgh (live in Canada now). Edinburgh is buckling due to lack of tourism. The city is so over reliant on Airbnb's, festivals and tourism. A large part of the reason I left Edinburgh is because of the toll it took on my physical and mental health working for the month of August every year when the city's population *triples* overnight for an entire month. It's so unsustainable and businesses were/are increasingly reliant on the income of that one month of the year to stay afloat. It's awful and I really, truly hope that the tourism industry is restructured after COVID to something healthier and more sustainable.
Totally!
If he's right, and people shift towards countryside travel and less popular hotspots, then airbnb, which is the scourge of urban centers, can actually be used for what it was intended to do, which allows people to see places they otherwise might not have, like smaller towns that might not have hotels and thats kind of nice
Maybe!
Thank you so much for connecting the dots: slow travel. I’ve done this a few times and haven’t found a concise way to explain what it is and why I’ve done it. Definitely going to follow Nathaniel Drew.
Awesome! And stay tuned, because we might have something great cooking 😉
Love this man
I love national parks! as Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion... etc.
Us too 😍
Woah, thanks for this thoughtful video. I've been thinking about this a lot and it's great to have your insights. Totally agree and slow travel is the way to go - it has always been ❤️ looking forward to Nathanial's videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Those locals who didn't want tourists in their towns and beaches, I wonder how they feel now when zero tourists showed up to support businesses and industries. I'm curious to know (apart from having limited movement due to covid) if they're genuinely better off without the money that tourism generated.
I’ve been an advocate of slow travel for years. Some great ideas and I agree with most of them, though I fear our memories are short and green washing is everywhere.
Sadly 😔
Thank you for discussing over tourism. Cruise ships have destroyed my Alaska home town. (1.3 million tourists in my 30,000 people hometown in 4 months.). It’s violence and it’s obscene.
That's so sad 😢
Such a smart and interesting video! Thank you for sharing :)
We're glad you enjoyed it! ☺
120m travel jobs lost! 😱
Great vlog! Really thoughtful and considered. I like how balanced your viewpoints are and that you emphasize that not all changes will be bad and that this is an opportunity to make tourism better going forward.
We locked ourselves down in Nicaragua when the pandemic hit and we're not sure when we'll be able to return to our home of Australia. It's been an interesting time and we're keen to see how travel changes in future.
Thank you for the kind words, and stay safe!
Just an idea... we have many Native Nations in our country. I hope they can capitalize and educate people about their cultures. The more people know about the culture the more they will value it and try to preserve it.
Some previously neglected or overlooked beauties will be rediscovered again, like shuffling a deck of cards.
What a beautiful metaphor!
I'm not sure if it's considered slow travel but every summer my family used to spend a month of vacation in our country usually camping and another month abroad and really becoming a part of the society we visited and I find that wholesome of us
Totally slow travel! We love it
Thank you for this very interesting video. I could not agree with you more on all your points. The more we have travelled (we live in Canada) the more we have seen the good and bad of tourism. One of our favourite places is Bali and in talking with the locals we learnt about their water shortages. We then became keenly aware of the number and size of swimming pools in every hotel. Your point about the locals and the effects of mass tourism is so correct. Having done both private and group travel, you learn so much more about a culture travelling private. I guess people’s reason for travelling will change and with those choices the amount you are willing to pay for a different cultural experience.
So true! Thank you for sharing your experience
Slow travel is living abroad. I'm on my 3rd continent, 5th country, 13th city in 19 years. It's a great way to really go in depth and discover more.
Woooow, that sounds amazing! 😍
I have never known there was a youtube channel on Bright Trip. Johnny Harris is grinding away, crazy good work!
Hey, thanks!
0:55 I was 14 on 9/11, but I was pretty lucky to have traveled a lot with family as a child. I remember how stark the difference was traveling after 2001, especially in 2002-2005. I think the person who said COVID's impact will be similar will prove to be very accurate.
Absolutely!
I actually like the idea of not having over tourism, I actually didn't liked to travel much because of that, now I think the regulations for this are just appropriate, not just for the pandemic but really in general, now I want to travel more because of that
So I have some experience with slow travel, my fiance and I spent a month in the town of Mossel Bai South Africa so that she could to research and honestly the difference between that and a conventional few day trip was incredible. The amount of depth of feeling that you can experience for a place grows exponentially as you are able to live the culture and create strong bonds with the people who live in that place. for anyone who has the time and the resources to take a multi-month trip I would say it is a life-changing experience.
That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing your experience
Amazing content as always! My favourite UA-camr
Wow, thanks!
We thought a cabin in Yellowstone the last week of September would be a quiet low-keyed vacation where fewer people in the "off season" would give us a relaxing 😷 break from all the stress. Evidently so did 80,000 other people. On the same week. The NPS was amazing in following CDC guidelines! No mask? You were offered one free. Not wearing one? You could not access any service in the park without one. All food was hot, cooked to perfection but take out. Every building you walked in had counters counting how many walked in and how many walked out. And lines were spaced 6ft apart. The cabin rentals were reduced by 25% capacity. All communal lodging ( shared showers and baths ) in campgrounds and in the lodges were canceled. The visitor center building was closed so outdoor talks and small group or self guided tours were substituted. But there was still 80,000 visitors that all had the same idea that week.
Great minds think alike! We're glad the guidelines were followed, though
Social distancing was just a sign at Zion National Park in August. After going through hell to book the shuttle bus, planning 2 hours in advance to get there,the bus driver still made a total stranger set next to me . The 99F heat, the crowd, was not a enjoyable trip compared to Bryce canyon without the hassle
Now that is the crossover I wanna see!
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I think sustainable travel is not going to have any sort of surge. People, including people who only travel occasionally, are desperate to get away after this. The notion that somebody is going to refuse to indulge that urge because of the environment is for the birds.
And let’s be honest. The environmental impact of reduced flights, even in this mad year, has been negligible. It’s helped, sure, but hardly, because it’s just not the main driver of emissions. I feel like travel, even by plane, should be the last thing we sacrifice to sort out climate change - because travel opens minds, makes people less discriminatory, makes them better citizens of the world. How about we do away with coal power first?
And when we talk about sustainable travel, what are we really talking about? Paying to offset your flight’s carbon emissions? Taking a two-week boat trip instead of a nine-hour flight? Call it what it is: it’s travel for the rich. The rest of us whose holiday time is precious and short are expected to make do with what’s in our back yard.
The rise of budget airlines is one of the great levellers of our age. It’s meant that someone like me can get out and see the world, instead of living my life within a few miles of where I was born. Now we’re supposed to give that up and accept that it’s is only for our betters?
Also I’m gonna get off the plane and hug every motherplucker within a mile because man do I miss hugging people without fear
You make some good points! We have to see how the industry adapts
And we miss hugging people too 😭
I think now with the increased ability to work from home, people are going to go on longer holidays. In which they can combine work and holiday while they enjoy the local life for a while.
Could be! And we love that
I work in tourism in Canada and I feel how frustrating it is to work in a tourism place where I can't afford to buy a house where I grew up because people buy houses for air BNBs or for a vacation home, I hope that with people doing more stay cations or working from home that people will realize that they don't need to buy that second home, that raises prices for the people that live in the area. Just so they can visit once it twice a year. I hope that this pandemic as horrible as it has been can help people that live in tourist areas get a fair wage to be able to afford to live in the place wear they work.
You're totally right!
Do you have a link to the petition you mentioned in point 3? It seems like a good place to find operators to gravitate towards.
You should look at how China (and I'm sure other countries around that have successfully contained the spread of COVID) is restarting the local travel industry. I have travelled quite a bit within China since things settled down back in May. Each Province has its own Health code system. Masks are mandatory on trains, planes and tourist sights. Tickets for attractions can only be bought online (To avoid people queuing in ticket booths) and now have a strict time slot where you can use the said ticket. This serves two purposes: 1) Have a quota on the number of visitors and 2) efficiently track people who might be exposed to the virus.
Great system!
Switzerland released an "autumn foliage map" that locals can check which colors the trees will have in which regions on which date. They'll release more of such data-driven tools in the future. Making travel planning even easier. Especially for those who just want to see something new around the corner.
Beautiful, we love that!
We are creatures of habit. As soon as the pandemic is over we will go back to our old ways before the pandemic. People who used to travel for pleasure don't care about the environment. Tourism & economy will bounce back. Always has, always will. Look forward to it as I need to travel again.