BIG SPENDERS: A woman shopping in a Louis Vuitton store. Chinese visitors to Europe alone reserve a third of their holiday budget for shopping, and 95% of Chinese visitors of Louis Vuitton shops in Paris are on organised tours, according to statistics. — Reuters
LONDON: Luxury shopping trips for the nouveaux rich, gadget-free accommodation and booking holidays on smart TVs are some of the future travel trends predicted in a new report.
The Global Trends Report by market research firm Euromonitor International predicted a continued rise in holiday packages which cater to tourists on shopping trips, a recovery in Middle East visits following the Arab Spring, and Americans interested in destinations that have previously been off-limits.
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