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5 types of tourism in trend of 2023

Post Covid trends in tourism have seen exponential and steady growth in the travel industry.

Like every industry, travel is influenced by the trends and trends that are in vogue at the moment.

This phenomenon has led to the development of different types of tourism, today we mention some:

Domestic tourism

We refer to the movement of residents of a country within its borders. This tourism, following the pandemic, has seen its numbers increase exponentially in all countries. This choice is given by preferring easily accessible destinations because they instill more security.

Domestic tourism allows you to discover your country from a landscape, cultural and much more.

Food and wine tourism

In this form of tourism we prefer the use of food and wine as tools to discover the history and culture of the place we visit. So the journey is lived at 360 degrees in the flavors and smells with the use of the two senses of travelers.

Taste local products and dishes at the production companies, participate in cooking classes with local chefs and typical accommodation facilities, participate in the production of wines and local oils, are the must for this type of trip.

Spa tourism

Increasingly popular in recent years, spa tourism returns to the forefront with its beneficial aspects.

Let yourself be pampered by vapors, natural springs, mud to live a holiday of psychophysical and mental well-being. If you are looking for a relaxing break, the spa is the best choice to make.

You will also have the opportunity to discover places full of history, as well as wellness, as already in use in ancient Roman times. Some lesser known but not to be discarded places for this type of travel are the towns of Bath, Budapest, Aachen and Bucharest. Have a good time!

Sustainable tourism

This type of tourism has developed to combat environmental change and is the main trend of the moment. It aims to offer a journey in full contact with a place, but respecting the host community, local culture and the environment. Reducing its environmental impact preserves the uniqueness and authenticity of the places and its natural resources. If you want to know more, we talked about it in this article!

Experiential tourism

Last but not least, this tourism has as its function the knowledge of himself coming into contact with nature and the surrounding reality. More and more people embark on this kind of journey in order to create sensory memories, test themselves and challenge their limits in order to live that sense of freedom that only traveling can experience. Experiences like feeding elephants in Thailand or waking up in a desert tent, attending retreats in Buddhist monasteries, diving into the forests of Mangrove or taking a hot air balloon ride in Cappadocia.

20 July 2023/by tyajima

Bau Miao Travel

Traveling with our pet: on train

Traveling with our pet by train is convenient if you drive a 4-legged small, while with pets of medium and large size due to the limitations imposed becomes difficult depending on the companies.

The first thing to do is to make sure you have all the necessary documentation and be informed about the rules of each country and company you travel with:

If you want to travel around Europe with your pet, make sure you have all the documents in order. Apply for an EU Passport from your veterinarian and take it with you during your trip.
Make sure your pet is equipped with a microchip and has also done all the vaccinations required by the European community – especially rabies.
Each nation has its own rules so always check first so as not to run into unpleasant situations. Later we will tell you the general rules valid in almost all countries!
Depending on the size of your pet, remember the different accessories you will need to travel! For example, pet carriers, cages, leashes, muzzles, toys and anything else that can help your pet. The Ministry of Health suggests to bring on the road everything that could be useful to relieve the stress of our animal: food, games, first aid kits, cleaning devices.

General rules for travelling by train with pet:

Usually small pets, enclosed in a crate, can travel free on trains in Europe.
Big pets, big responsibilities! Larger pets pay a discounted ticket or “pet supplement” and must always be kept on a leash and have a muzzle.
Pets may not occupy a seat or have access to the bar/restaurant carriages – except guide dogs.
If your pet bothers or bothers other passengers, you will be asked to change seats and in some cases even to change trains!
If you are traveling on a night-time basis, it is advisable to book a private compartment to travel with your pet.
Usually there is a maximum number of animals per passenger – 1 or 2 depending on the companies.
Movements, people and noises can frighten or stress our pets, so you have to make sure that the place where you will spend the duration of the trip is well ventilated and reward them with pleasant activities such as games or snacks during the trip.

If you travel with Trenitalia, small pets travel free of charge inside a pet carrier.

If you want to transport a pet of medium to large size or a pet of small size outside the carrier, the traveller will have to buy a second class ticket or standard level reduced by 50%. This is even if you travel in first class, in Business or inside bunks, sleepers or Excelsior.

If you travel with Italo, the rules change.

All animals up to 5 kilograms travel free of charge in the appropriate carrier. Only in the case of pets over 5 kg you must buy a ticket whose cost depends on the route. The latter can be purchased online, by selecting the “dog” item among the tickets. Alternatively, just call Pronto Italo.

In sleepers and bunks, the passenger can travel, buying the entire compartment, with a maximum of two pets of any size.

It remains, however, the rule that each traveller should bring one and only one pet.

This means that a single passenger will not be able to carry more than one pet on board, even when buying a sleeping car.

The same obligations remain on Italo, but some rules are more specific.

In view of the summer, the company has implemented the service to travel with your pet doubling the seats available for passengers traveling with medium/ large pet. In fact, they will have their place next to the master for all the route traveled.

Have a nice trip with your pet!

31 May 2023/by tyajima

Curiosity of tourism

Capsule Hotel: the new frontier of international travel

We are in Japan, specifically in Umeda district of Osaka.

Here, in 1979, was born the first Capsule Hotel in the world, designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, the Capsule Inn Osaka that gave rise to a world market in most international airports, where it is often necessary to pass the time and so why not do it sleeping?

Does that make you tick?
Well, get ready, we recommend some scattered around the world!

Capsule By Container Hotel – Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Have you always been fascinated by containers? What if you could sleep there? The Capsule by Container Hotel is for you and is located inside the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. This structure is organized in small containers that house 120 capsules in steel and wood in industrial style. The allowed time of stay is from 6 to 12 hours. You will also find a Capsule Bar that, in addition to delighting you with special toasts, turns into a creative space through the exhibition of contemporary Malaysian art. Good night of steel, traveller!

9H – Narita International Airport, Tokyo If you are looking for the avant-garde, you should definitely go to Narita International Airport, Tokyo. Here you will find the 9H – Nine Hours, formed by small minimal loculi in which you will find a 9H style pyjamas with Japanese design. The formula of the structure defines the experience to which it is targeted: Seven hours to sleep ( stay ), an hour to rest ( nap ) and another hour to take a nice shower ( shower ) ! Have a good rest!

Snooze Cube – Dubai International Airport
Gate D7, Terminal 1, Dubai International Airport: in front of you a small corner of paradise called Snooze Cube. This Capsule Hotel aims to provide travelers in transit with a reconciliation with the world. To close this little corner of paradise we find a door depicting a silver fern, symbol designed by Larry Swann. Inside it has micro rooms, equipped with “windows” that depict spectacular landscapes of the world and all visible while relaxing on the bed, waiting to leave!

Benbo – Naples – Capodichino Acronym of Bed&Boarding, born on 11 January 2017 and is open 24 hours a day. Its micro rooms are four meters by four with bed, work-station and private bathroom with shower. You can pay directly at the hotel or book via app or web. How about sleeping in the latest Neapolitan capsules?

Zzzleepandgo – Milan Malpensa
The idea is contained in his name: sleep and share namely Zzzleepandgo! This property offers the opportunity to rest, even just for a few hours, in their micro rooms equipped with every comfort: from wi-fi to 220v and USB sockets, through the bed and the screen always updated on the status of flights. This capsule hotel Made in Italy is located in the airports of Milan Malpensa and Bergamo Orio al Serio, and allows you to rest between one transit and another, between a delay and another.

Napcab – Munich Airport, Munich
This structure wants to prove that appearance deceives! In fact, if from the outside you will not be enticed by its anonymous white cabins, inside you will find a premium sleeping cabin with bed, work-station, iPod dock, personal alarm clock and airport information. The rate is hourly and you can stay up to 12 hours. All this is located in the airports of Munich and Berlin-Tegel signed Napcab.

Gosleep – Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finnish innovation offers us a pod that looks like a nice legume shell, inspired by the business class extending armchair. It guarantees rest between transits without breaking the privacy of a hotel room. What do you do? Store your luggage under you and isolate yourself in the pod shell, insulated from noise and stress. This property is located in Helsinki, at Gate 31 of Vantaa Airport.

Rest, for a traveller, is an important factor: do not be caught off guard and take advantage of every opportunity!

16 May 2023/by tyajima

Bau Miao Travel

Travelling with the pet: by plane

More and more people choose to travel with their pet.

It is not a trivial or obvious choice because you need to be prepared and informed: let’s see what we need to know and have to ensure a comfortable trip to our pet!

First of all let’s see what we need to do even before leaving:

Accustom your pet to the carrier so that it is comfortable inside and live it as if it were a kennel. Inside the crate you can put the meals with a bowl placed at the bottom, but before the flight avoid giving him meals.
If your dog travels in the hold, place a small plaid in your bed for a few days and try to soak it with your smell. If you travel to certain destinations it will be necessary because of the low temperature in flight.
To reassure and reduce the anxiety of our pet we can buy pheromone-impregnated collars or soothing sprays. We advise you to use them a few days before the trip, every day, inside and on the lining of the carrier.
Take with you in hand luggage: wet wipes, a few sheets of dried paper and bioplastic bags, will always be useful for the trip.
If your pet is travelling with you in the cabin, bring a non-liquid air freshener with a pleasant fragrance in your hand baggage if the journey is long. Open it if your furry during the trip will expleterà their solid physiological needs, so as to avoid complaints from the neighbors of seat.
However, try to make sure that the bladder and intestines are empty as much as possible: leave home with a good margin of time, remembering that you must show up at check-inat least one hour before the flight and do not neglect to take the dog for a long walk before entering the airport. As for the cats, It is advisable to change the feeding times the days before departure so that you can check the time your cat uses the box.
If your pet travels with you in the cabin, get a 100 ml plastic syringe without a needle, so you can fill the bowl during the trip without opening the carrier, always little by little to avoid nausea.
To remember: it is not possible to pass the check-in with liquids, the bottle must therefore be empty, you can fill it in the cabin with water purchased on board.
Also get a toy that does not produce noise (not recommended for rubber toys with trumpet) and small. Put it in your carry-on baggage and put it in the carrier only after you have checked in. Remember that every company has rules on size, weight and content.
It is also mandatory to line the bottom of the carrier with absorbent mats or other material that prevents the escape of liquids. Some airlines impose other measures, you can read them in the cards dedicated to individual airlines.
In case of transport in the hold, make sure that it is pressurized and air-conditioned.
The staff of some companies is responsible for quenching your furry during a stopover, but it does not always happen and then insert inside the carrier a tray, well secured to the bars of the carrier itself, as per IATA standard. You can put ice cubes in before you check in: the cubes will melt faster at first, thus preventing the dog’s tongue from sticking to them.
It is necessary to disassemble any wheels of the carrier before boarding: carriers equipped with wheels are not loaded on board.
Find out how to collect at the time of arrival so as to limit the waiting time of our furry.

En route:

If in the cabin, it’s time to instill calm and tranquility to your pet because the worst moments are the take-off and landing due to the noise produced by the aircraft engine. Pamper him and show yourself serene so as to convey tranquility to your furry.
If your furry person travels in the hold, always inform the staff.
Space is limited and your pet could get impatient: it’s time for turbo cuddles!
If your furry friend yawns, or opens his mouth several times as if to yawn, he will likely have nausea. In this case, avoid administering water.

Arrival:

If you have travelled in the hold, hurry up and pick up your pet! As mentioned before, check-in for pickup.
Many cuddles, but calmly! Our pet could have kept the pee up to that moment and for the joy it could make a lot of it right in the carrier! Calm him, give him a nice prize and as soon as possible let out your furry heart.
Give water but gradually, otherwise it may be rejected a few moments later.