With airlines returning to normal and more countries relaxing their travel restrictions (e.g. China has now opened their borders for tourists for the first time in three years), 2023 is looking to be the year for bucket list adventures. Travelers can finally realize their travel ambitions the way they’ve envisaged them, without having to compromise on duration or which experiences to choose from.

Emily Rasch, Contiki’s North America Trip Manager says: “I think people will return to the bucket list items they’ve been dreaming about for 3 years. People will find the money to do the things they aren’t sure they’ll get to do if we ever see another global shutdown.”

Natasha Lawrence, Commercial and Product Development Director at Contiki, also doubles down on this by saying: “The prevailing sense is that travel has been and could be taken away from us, so 2023 is the opportunity to make it count.”