The UK’s traffic light system was intended to restore people’s confidence in travelling abroad again, but it’s had the opposite effect on many. So, what will convince them to start booking overseas trips? Canvas8 spoke to nine Britons to find out how COVID-19 has impacted their summer plans.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, wellness is taking a central role in people’s travel and leisure decisions, with affluent Gen Yers, in particular, organising trips that put physical and mental health front-and-centre. So, how can tourism brands and hotels best accommodate these tourists?

How are brands rethinking travel experiences for 2022? Why are train journeys on the rise? What are local communities doing to combat over-tourism? In this part of the 2022 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how people will choose to spend their leisure time post-pandemic.

EasyJet has announced an ‘Escape the UK’ holiday package, framing the luxury vacation as actually cheaper than remaining in the UK for the same period of time over the winter. Travellers are looking for brands to facilitate their desire to escape reality amid a worsening cost of living crisis.