About Travel Trend
We're the destination for travelers who want more than a list of places to go. Travel Trend is where cultural fluency meets practical intelligence—covering the trends shaping how the world moves, the insights that shift how you experience it, and the know-how that keeps you one step ahead.
Where It All Began: Sarah’s Vision
Travel Trend started with Sarah Houghton, a seasoned traveler who built her career around trendspotting in travel.
Sarah’s passion for uncovering the “what’s next” in travel led to the creation of Travel Trend—a place where trend-savvy travelers can get insider knowledge, practical guides, and destination inspiration.
Your Compass to What’s Next
Your Compass to What’s Next
To show you what’s around the corner in travel—so your “someday” list can turn into your next itinerary.
How We Think About Travel Content
Culturally Fluent, Not Culturally Performative
We approach destinations as complex, living places—not backdrops for aesthetics or adventure checkboxes. Our coverage acknowledges history, local perspective, and the real experience of being somewhere, not just passing through.
Honesty & Independence
Our editorial recommendations are separate from our advertising—the hotels, routes, and tools we recommend are ones our team has evaluated independently. We think you should know the difference.
Selectively Deep Over Broadly Surface
We'd rather publish one thorough, well-reported feature than five thin takes on the same topic. Every piece we run should leave the reader measurably more informed—or at least, more interestingly oriented—than before they read it.
Trend-aware, not trend-chasing
We track what's emerging because timing genuinely matters in travel. But we filter relentlessly—covering only the trends with staying power or real utility. If it's just noise, we don't amplify it.
What Makes Us Different
Most travel media exists on a spectrum between glossy aspiration and frantic tips content. On one end: beautiful photography and dreamy prose that tell you where to go but not how to think about it. On the other: listicles that optimise for search and forget about sense.
Travel Trend sits in the middle of that gap and refuses to drift toward either edge. We're editorially rigorous without being inaccessible. We're trend-aware without being breathless. We're practical without being dry.
It's a harder line to hold—but it's the one our readers come back for.
What You’ll Find at Travel Trend
Unpacked
In-depth destination features, cultural profiles, and long-form travel journalism that goes past the surface. This is where we explore what a place actually feels like to inhabit—the texture, the timing, the details that don't make it into standard travel pieces.
Hot Trends
The travel movements worth paying attention to—before they become overexposed. Emerging destinations, shifting travel behaviors, new hospitality concepts, and the cultural forces quietly reshaping how and where people go. We track them early, cover them thoroughly.
Know How
The practical intelligence that makes everything else possible. Visa strategy, points optimization, packing science, booking timing, travel tech worth using—all covered with the nuance of someone who's actually stress-tested the advice before passing it along.
The People Behind the Pages
Sarah Houghton
A global traveler with a passion for finding the latest and greatest in the world of travel. After 15 years exploration, I've picked up more than just a few stamps in my passport. I've developed a knack for spotting the next big thing in travel trends.
Maddie & Vin
Maddie and Vincent are passionate about turning travel dreams into reality. Having spent years creating social content and reviewing destinations, they’ve now teamed up to bring the best of their travel expertise to a written platform.
Jenny Režić
Jenny turned her wanderlust into a mission to inspire others to follow their travel dreams. Whether it’s navigating new cultures or finding budget-friendly destinations, her stories help travelers go wherever their heart desires. We're excited to have her on board as a collaborator!
Join the Trend: Stay in the Know Wherever You Go
Whether you’re looking for travel inspiration, have tips to share, or want to collaborate with us, don't hesitate to reach out or sign up for our email newsletter. Let’s explore smarter, travel better, and stay ahead of the curve—together!