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I<\/span>n a guest column with Travel Daily Media, Andrew Bate, co-founder and CEO of the leading insurtech and guest screening solution for the vacation and short-term rental market Safely, talks about how continued uncertainty around travel restrictions and high vacation rental demand will impact travel choices this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n We\u2019re about to enter a new \u201cgolden era of travel\u201d, according to Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, speaking this autumn (and his optimism is well founded as his company recently set both earnings and revenue records). But it won\u2019t look anything like before. Remote, or hybrid, working is here to stay, altering the way we choose to travel and live now. This alone has changed the travel landscape forever. But what other trends will shape travel in 2022, as the pandemic recedes?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Where will we want to escape to next year? Will we choose to vacation close to home and continue to travel domestically or will we have a pent-up desire to explore international destinations? What type of accommodation do we prefer now, after close to two years of booking vacation rentals for work and leisure? And how long will our trips be, will they be squeezed into short vacation allocations or extended work stays? And will technology play a big role for travellers and the industry as a whole?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Here are five travel trends I believe will dominate the sector in 2022:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 1)\u00a0 Domestic vs international travel<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 2)\u00a0 The remote working knock-on effect<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 3)\u00a0 Alternative accommodation is not alternative anymore<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 4)\u00a0 Business travel will return \u2013 but not like before<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n 5)\u00a0 Technology will power travel<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n