The AI List: 26 Destinations for 2026
We asked 26 travel experts for their opinions of the places shaping this year. Then we asked artificial intelligence. Our plan was to understand what gets lost – or gained – when artificial intelligence decides what we discover. The two lists in our ‘Man v Machine’ quest revealed something profound about how we discover the […]
Man v Machine: Where next in 2026?
We asked travel experts to name the places shaping this year. Then we asked artificial intelligence. The two lists barely overlap — and where they do, as Lucy Clifton says, it reveals something profound about how we discover the world now. Did any destinations appear on both lists? Botswana shows up twice on our travel […]
The eight travel trends that will shape 2026
Luxury travel is shifting gears. Expect ocean science, philosophical explorations and destinations that reward curiosity over excess – with 2026 emerging as the year we travel with not only more purpose, but a little more poetry. This past year, Spotlight Communications has been in the conversations shaping the future of travel, attending global forums from […]
From the Experts: 26 Destinations for 2026
As 2025 slips into its final days, we’ve spoken to hoteliers, tour experts, journalists, PRs and explorers to understand the places they feel will shape the stories of 2026. From eclipse country in northern Spain to Bali’s quiet, wilder counterpoint in Lombok to the good ol’ US of A, their choices form Spotlight’s standout destinations […]