To make sense of the avalanche of trends pieces that storms in this time of year, I’ve put together some notes on what industry leaders say are the top travel trends for 2017. Some are familiar (green travel is by no means news), while others are refreshing innovations from tech advances (AI) and stealing ideas from other successful fields (rental travel clothes ala Rent the Runway).

U.S. News: The Biggest Travel Trends to Watch in 2017

• Artificial Intelligence
• Green getaways
• Urgency to see disappearing destinations
• Digital booking for experiences/attractions (led by Airbnb)
• River cruising
• Airline rewards for higher paying customers
• Cuba
• Smartphone photography

Euromonitor/MSN: 10 Travel Trends to Watch for in 2017

• Co-living communities
• Supersonic travel
• Micro-adventures
• The Middle East
• Wilderness spas & wellness
• Chinese theme parks
• Making India friendlier toward female travelers
• Cuba
• VR (especially for travel agents)
• Bag-free travel (ship to hotel or rental programs)

2017 Virtuoso Luxe Report

• Multigenerational travel
• Active or adventure trips
• River cruising
• Travel with immediate family
• Celebration travel

Forbes: The Experts’ Views: Five Travel Trends for 2017

• The pared-back hotel
• European islands and islets
• The edible resort
• Affordable sailing adventures
• Polar travel

Huffington Post: 8 Coming Travel Trends for 2017

• Wellness vacations (growing 50% faster than regular travel)
• Connected world (more regional flights and airports)
• Competitive Travel
• Xenophobic Travel
• Demand making once bucket-list places commonplace and expensive
• Protest Tourism
• Bargain Travel (60% travelers are ‘price driven’)