Published on October 24, 2025 — by Team Billetaxo
World tourism is undergoing a profound transformation. It is no longer just about traveling to rest or discover a new destination, but about doing so with awareness, seeking experiences that connect with personal values, well-being and sustainability.
This is explained by Ernesto García, a luxury travel specialist at the Atlántida Travel agency, who analyzes how the new generations are changing the rules of the game in the sector.
🌱 A new way of traveling: conscious and with purpose
Today's travelers, especially millennials and Gen Z, aren't just looking for spectacular landscapes. They want consistency between their lifestyle and their way of traveling. They ask if the hotels use renewable energy, if the excursions benefit local communities or if the fauna and flora of the destinations are respected.
"Before, no one asked about that. Today it is one of the first concerns", comments García.
This trend has driven agencies to offer personalized itineraries with positive impact, where each experience tells an authentic story: from sharing lunch with a local family to participating in environmental conservation projects.
The conscious traveler in action
- ✅ Choose hotels with environmental certifications
- ✅ Prioritize experiences that benefit local communities
- ✅ Ask about the ecological impact of the activities
- ✅ Look for authenticity over superficial exclusivity
🧘♀️ Wellness tourism: disconnect to reconnect
In parallel, thewellness tourism(wellness travel), which combines physical rest, mental balance and digital disconnection.
What a decade ago seemed like an eccentricity—leaving your cell phone in a drawer during vacations—is now a widespread practice. Hotels and retreats in Italy, Bali, Costa Rica or Mexico offer experiences focused on meditation, yoga, natural therapies and healthy eating.
A global phenomenon
The phenomenon is global: from retirees seeking to reconnect with their health after years of work, to young people who need to escape digital excess.
"We spend between four and five hours a day in front of screens. Disconnecting has become a necessary luxury"says the expert.
Most popular wellness destinations:
- Bali, Indonesia- Yoga and meditation retreats
- Costa Rica- Ecotourism and natural well-being
- Tuscany, Italy- Spas and rural disconnection
- Tulum, Mexico- Wellness facing the Caribbean
- Ubud, Bali- Ancestral holistic centers
✈️ Travel without damaging the planet
Another growing trend iscarbon footprint offset.
The most innovative airlines already apply reforestation programs or the use of sustainable fuels (SAF), calculating the impact of each passenger and allowing it to be offset with ecological initiatives.
Sustainable airline initiatives
Some, likeEtihad Airways, plant mangroves in desert areas for each ticket sold, while other companies allow travelers to associate their name with a tree in a regenerated forest.
Although it is not yet a common practice in all countries, the change has already begun: travelers want to know that their flight not only brings them closer to their destination, but also to a greener planet.
Carbon offset programs:
- 🌳Reforestation- Planting native trees
- ⚡SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuels)- Reduction of emissions
- 🌊Marine conservation- Protection of ocean ecosystems
- 🌾Mangrove restoration- CO2 capture
💬 The traveler of the future
Sustainable and wellness tourism is not a fad:It's the new norm.
Luxury travel is no longer defined by price or exclusivity, but by the transformative experience it offers. Sleeping under the stars in the Salar de Uyuni, exploring a reforested forest in Kenya or practicing yoga in front of the Caribbean Sea are now synonyms of conscious luxury.
As García summarizes,"If you care about your well-being, you also care about that of your environment".
Features of the new traveling luxury:
- ✨ Transformative experiences on passive comforts
- 🌍 Positive impact on local communities
- 🌿 Environmental respect as a minimum standard
- 🧘 Integrated physical and mental well-being
- 📵 Digital disconnection as a privilege
🌎 Billetaxo Trend Insight
At Billetaxo we closely follow these global trends because they set the course for modern tourism.
Dominican Republic and the CaribbeanThey begin to integrate these practices: self-sufficient hotels, ecotourism experiences and natural retreats that connect body and soul.
The sustainable Caribbean
- 🏝️Águilas Bay, DR- Ecotourism on a virgin beach
- 🏔️Jarabacoa, RD- Mountain retreats and conscious adventure
- 🐋Samaná, RD- Responsible whale watching tourism
- 🌿Costa Rica- Regional leader in certified ecotourism
The future of tourism will not just be traveling...it will be better to travel.
📌 Sources
- National Geographic Travel— Interview with Ernesto García (Atlántida Travel)
- UN Tourism— World Sustainable Tourism Report 2025
- Billetaxo Research— Global Tourism and Wellness Trends
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