We’re getting tantalisingly close to that time for year again. We’ve reflected on all that 2024 has brought us, and are dreaming up plans – and promises – for the 12 months ahead just as we’re about to pin up a new calendar.
And yes, despite our best intentions, much of what we say we’ll do (or, in some cases, won’t do) will be failed and forgotten as we face the harsh realities of January‘s to-do lists, but a new year is still the time to at least try and approach life a little differently. This applies to travel, too – after all, getting out there is about more than just ticking off destinations.
Members of The Independent‘s travel team have tasked themselves with setting resolutions for 2025, from taking less trips but staying away longer to putting family at the forefront. Now’s the time to come up with your own – and safe travels over the next year.
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See more solo
Next year will be a year of flights for one as I step out of my comfort zone and see more of the world solo. Sorry to my freelance – and very hardworking – friends with serious jobs, but I’ll largely be leaving behind complicated WhatsApp availability polls to milk my precious annual leave days for all they have to offer me. Although I don’t think I’d thrive on a beach-based fly-and-flop alone, sans cards or suncream partner, big-hitting and lesser-known city breaks are calling, with Copenhagen back on the cards for summer. The city I found so enchanting in winter apparently comes alive when the sun is out, as Porto does in autumn and Edinburgh come Christmas. Elsewhere, Eurostar Snap tickets look promising for affordable long weekends in Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam, and I may even brave a bike rental to explore on two wheels. Hello, window seat, new faces and both sides of the bed. Natalie Wilson
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De-rating travel in Europe
Tourism in Europe has become overheated. For better experiences and lower impact, we need to tone down our demand for iconic destinations and travel more gently to places where tourists remain most welcome (which, thankfully, is most of them). In 2025 I resolve to delve more deeply…
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