Travel Trends in 2021: The SUITCASE Guide ft. Olivia Lopez

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It’s here. The big one. The SUITCASE guide to travel 2021 has landed.

We’ve been itching to share with you the trips our travel editors are planning, the hotel openings on our radar and the travel trends on the horizon.
Chatting about workations and carbon-neutral holidays, seaside-town revivals and a Hawaiian island that’s undergoing creative regeneration, India and Fleur share insider intel on the next big trips to plan. They’ll also be talking (read: arguing) about the next wave of hotel openings and why Southend-on-Sea is the new Shoreditch.
We also catch up with travel influencer, content creator and podcast host Olivia Lopez to get the lowdown on the trips she’s taking, the places she’s revisiting and how her travel philosophy is changing.

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Links, recommendations and all you need to start planning:

From the destinations we’re spotlighting:

South Africa

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/ultimate-south-africa-itinerary

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/city-guide-cape-town

Bosnia and Herzegovina

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/destination-inspiration-mostar-bosnia-and-herzegovina

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/48-hours-in-mostar-bosnia-and-herzegovina

Chad

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/destination-inspiration-chad-africa

Osea Island, UK

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/osea-island

Want to explore Essex’s creative scene? FInd out more:

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/best-independents-in-essex

Embrace the workations trend with these freelancer-friendly hotels:

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/hotel-workcation-destinations

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/best-uk-hotels-remote-workers

Read Rae’s fab piece on the England Coastal Path (or buy the magazine)

https://suitcasemag.com/articles/walking-england-coast-path

Our hot hotels for 2021:

The Harper, Norfolk

https://www.theharper.co.uk

Fforest’s new forray

https://www.coldatnight.co.uk

Wild Escapes, Hampshire

https://www.canopyandstars.co.uk/britain/england/hampshire/wild-escapes

The NoMad, London

https://www.thenomadhotel.com/london/

The Farmyard at The Newt, Somerset

https://thenewtinsomerset.com

Mayfair Townhouse, London

https://www.themayfairtownhouse.com

Beaverbrook Townhouse, London

https://www.beaverbrook.co.uk

Henry’s Townhouse, London

https://henrystownhouse.co.uk

Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh

http://gleneagles.com

Kalesma, Mykonos

https://www.kalesmamykonos.com

Casa Formentera, Formentera

https://casaformentera.com

Can Ferrereta, Mallorca

https://hotelcanferrereta.com/en

Kruger Shalati, South Africa

https://www.krugershalati.com

The Aurum, Catskills

https://www.theaurum.com