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The Travel Designer's Handbook 2025 - 2026: Technology & Trends in Luxury Tourism

November 2024
Digital

2024 marked a transformative period for luxury tourism as the sector embraced advancements in AI and technology. These innovations are reshaping the industry by enhancing personalised travel experiences, optimising operations, and offering immersive digital previews.

In many ways these changes signal a new era for the travel industry, moving beyond pandemic-induced shifts. The state of luxury travel is robust, with businesses showing healthy growth. Yet, uncertainties such as potential economic fluctuations, evolving traveler demographics, and the integration of AI-powered technologies raise essential questions for 2025 and beyond.

At Tourwriter we believe in the power of technology and design to craft inspiring travel experiences. We’re here to help travel designers to dream, invent, create and sell; and we’ve been on this mission for over 20 years.

This report includes comprehensive research from Skift, Google, Deloitte, McKinsey, and qualitative insights gathered from luxury tour operators; capturing the technological pulse driving luxury travel forward. Setting the scene.

Ready to level-up your operations? Reach out to our dedicated team of experts for a Tourwriter demo. Use these insights to assess your capabilities and where you could focus in the future.

Contents:

  • Setting the scene
  • AI in travel businesses
  • Post-pandemic growth: Demand handling
  • Operational adjustments
  • Future trends

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The Travel Designer's Handbook 2025 - 2026: Technology & Trends in Luxury Tourism

November 2024
Digital

2024 marked a transformative period for luxury tourism as the sector embraced advancements in AI and technology. These innovations are reshaping the industry by enhancing personalised travel experiences, optimising operations, and offering immersive digital previews.

In many ways these changes signal a new era for the travel industry, moving beyond pandemic-induced shifts. The state of luxury travel is robust, with businesses showing healthy growth. Yet, uncertainties such as potential economic fluctuations, evolving traveler demographics, and the integration of AI-powered technologies raise essential questions for 2025 and beyond.

At Tourwriter we believe in the power of technology and design to craft inspiring travel experiences. We’re here to help travel designers to dream, invent, create and sell; and we’ve been on this mission for over 20 years.

This report includes comprehensive research from Skift, Google, Deloitte, McKinsey, and qualitative insights gathered from luxury tour operators; capturing the technological pulse driving luxury travel forward. Setting the scene.

Ready to level-up your operations? Reach out to our dedicated team of experts for a Tourwriter demo. Use these insights to assess your capabilities and where you could focus in the future.

Contents:

  • Setting the scene
  • AI in travel businesses
  • Post-pandemic growth: Demand handling
  • Operational adjustments
  • Future trends