Marriott's Taking Pause: How Slow Travel Is Changing the Way We Explore takes a look at the "slow travel" trend.
Slow travel, which is considered an offshoot of the slow food movement, focuses on spending more time in fewer places.
Instead of attempting to squeeze as many sights or cities as possible into their trips, the slow traveler explores a destination and experiences the local culture.
The slow travel trend has been around for years, but prior to the COVID-19, it attracted relatively little attention.
The pandemic has changed this.
Due to travel restrictions and health concerns, slow travel is in vogue - especially with the large group of workers who can now "work from anywhere" thanks to the pandemic.
The new slow travelers like the less frenetic pace associated with longer stays. They also report being more productive workwise when they travel less.
Van manufacturers have noticed.
Business Insiders RV makers are rushing to cater to the new 'work from anywhere' crowd as the pandemic continues to force people to rethink their lives covers their surge in demand for RVs and Vans. Key quote:
"Many RV, camper van, and travel trailer makers have started catering their road travel builds to accommodate the rising popularity of digital nomads and "work from anywhere" crowd amid the pandemic."
We'll be publishing more detailed data on the boom in digital nomads and #VanLifers soon. But the quick summary is lots of people have taken to the road since the pandemic started. This is especially true for those with traditional jobs who can now work from anywhere.
