Commentary: Extreme weather has not dampened demand for travel

UNABATED DEMAND FOR Vacation

However, even if travellers are wary of the destructive effects of climate change on hospitality, need for travel remains uninterrupted. The number of air journey people may traverse 5 billion for the first time in 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association.

In Japan, despite reports of poor conditions in 2023, guest visitors rose in 2024 through the summer and spring months. Overcrowding at Mount Fuji remains a bogeyman. To handle it, regional authorities have restricted entry times and doubled tolls for common trails.

Additionally, travellers continue to make advance tickets to popular locations that have suffered bouts of severe weather. Sabre ordering data for 2025 level Thailand and Spain– which both experienced heatwaves and floods in 2024 – in the best destinations booked by “early animal ” travellers.

DISILLUSIONMENT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE

For uninterrupted go need may have to do with growing feelings of frustration and futility about weather change. A research conducted by Booking. web in February 2024 revealed that 28 per cent of respondents were tired of hearing about culture shift all the time, and one-third of respondents felt that the damage done to the culture is inevitable.

The review also found a disconnect between wanting to travel responsibly and actually doing so. Some 28 per cent of respondents said responsible traveling is essential to them, but is not a major concern when planning or booking a vacation.