In its Travel Trends Report 2012 Abta, the travel association, predicted that holidaymakers would seek destinations with an "authentic sense of location" reflected in, among other things, local food.
The dominant theories of migration underscore the tendency of people to seek destinations that offer good economic opportunities, vast land and resources, and upright political freedoms.
Throughout antiquity the tradition of ancient pilgrimages moved the traveler to sought destinations.
While there is strong evidence that outbound medical tourism from Mongolia and other low-to-middle income countries is having significant negative economic and health system impacts in those countries, information on the number of medical tourists, procedures, sought, destinations traveled to, and costs to these patients is lacking.
Hapag-Lloyd and AIDA have said they are seeking alternative destinations and have urged the islanders to halt the practice.
As the secluded coves of Formentera off the coast of Spain and the beaches of Bocas del Toro in Panama suggest, the well-heeled and high-heeled are ditching their shoes and seeking out destinations that shun the gloss and polish of their everyday lives.
As the last chance for sleep, freedom and relaxation, more and more couples are seeking friendly destinations for mothers to be.
Shetland is a popular destination for cruise ships, and in 2010 the Lonely Planet guide named Shetland as the sixth best region in the world for tourists seeking unspoilt destinations.
The past few years have seen a rise in astro-tourism, with travelers seeking out destinations where the clearest, darkest skies in the world provide the perfect canvas for celestial sights.
Former CIA-analyst Edward Snowden is believed to be at an airport in Moscow, seeking a destination safe from the US where he is wanted for prosecution over the leaking of thousands of classified documents.
