Trafalgar creates ‘gold list’ of travel experiences
Escorted tour operator Trafalgar has created a ‘gold list’ of travel experiences, as an antidote to the government’s red, amber and green traffic light system.
The 15 ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ holidays include events that take place every 10 years – such as the Oberammergau passion play in Germany and Floriade Expo flower show in the Netherlands – and rare experiences such as meeting the family of Johnny Cash in New Orleans or viewing the Northern Lights in Finland.
The operator said it is seeing a surge in interest for such experiences as consumers feel the need to make up for lost travel time after lockdowns amid the pandemic.
It said bookings for bucket list adventures are up by 317% year-on-year for the period of July 1-August 22, while website visitors are 199% up year-on-year.
Other entrants on the gold list include seeing the festival of floats parade in Takayama during cherry blossom season and viewing the Field of Light art installation at Uluru, Australia, during sunrise.
Also making the list is the Great Migration in the Serengeti, Tanzania; watching turtles hatch in Costa Rica; meeting a mountie and seeing polar bears in Canada; watching the Cappadocia air balloon festival in Turkey; and visiting Antarctica on luxury expedition ship, the Sea Spirit.
