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Report: Travellers are prioritising cultural immersion above all else

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 656 words · By Fakhriya M Suleiman
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What to know about Report: Travellers are prioritising cultural immersion above all else

Cultural immersion is overtaking luxury and adventure as a travel priority, while AI and social media reshape how travellers discover and personalise experiences abroad.

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What happened

Cultural immersion is overtaking luxury and adventure as a travel priority, while AI and social media reshape how travellers discover and personalise experiences abroad.

Why it matters

Across the globe, cultural immersion is emerging as the leading travel priority, according to the latest research from Skift.

Common ground

The travel research platform’s Skift State of Travel 2026 report looks at how travel and tourism trends are evolving, including what’s shaping travellers’ experiences abroad.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Skift also pointed to IShowSpeed’s 12-hour livestream powered by Expedia of his Caribbean tour of Dominica, Guadeloupe, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Maarten, where a staggering 400 million people tuned in.”
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Claim 2: “71% of respondents said they were most likely to spend on food and culinary experiences, far outranking spends on adventure and nature, arts culture and history, live events and entertainment, health and wellness as well as sports which stood at 48%, 42%, 36%, 36% and 24%, respectively.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (YouTube videos about Siberia, Google Arts & Culture, and a sitcom), providing no data on spending percentages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale)…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" (German: Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen) is a slogan popularised by Karl Marx in his 1875 Critique o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nature Adventure Logo. Nature Adventure. Активный отдых в двух локациях: прокат квадроциклов в Клубе 067 и эндуро на «Заячья Поляна». Услуги и цены.
https://nature-adventure.by/
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Claim 3: “Some 63% of travellers use social media to get destination ideas and inspiration”
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Claim 4: “Its research found that 62% of global travellers are familiar with AI travel-planning tools”
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Three independent sources confirm that 62% of global travelers are familiar with AI travel-planning tools.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — .ai is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is administered by the government of Anguilla. It is a popular domain hack wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.ai
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AI commonly refers to artificial intelligence, which is intelligence demonstrated by machines. Ai, ai, a.i, A.I or AI may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and dec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
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Claim 5: “This pattern was also seen in the Middle East and North Africa, North America as well as Europe, with 42%, 39% and 36% of people in each market, being classified as cultural immersion travellers respectively.”
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While the general report exists, the specific percentages for MENA (42%), North America (39%), and Europe (36%) were not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American Made is a 2017 American crime comedy film directed by Doug Liman, written by Gary Spinelli and starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arab Americans (Arabic: عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِا, romanized: ʻArab Amrīkā or Arabic: العرب الأمريكيون, romanized: al-ʻArab al-Amrīkīyūn) are Americans who trace ancestry to any of the various waves of immigr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_and_North_Africa
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Claim 6: “56% use it to find experiences, restaurants to eat at or things to do”
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Claim 7: “cultural immersion is emerging as the leading travel priority, according to the latest research from Skift”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Skift's 'State of Travel 2026' report identifies cultural immersion as a leading motivator/priority, specifically beating luxury.
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Do what you love. Create the future you want. Explore the career options that Microsoft has to offer Stage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sign in to check and manage your Microsoft account settings with the Account Checkup Wizard.
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Claim 8: “43% of travellers from the survey saying experiences are the most important part of travel for them.”
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The provided evidence mentions a different survey (Harris travel survey) regarding LGBT travelers and a sustainable travel survey, but does not confirm the 43% figure for experiences as the most important part of travel.
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web search NEUTRAL — The current travel environment exists in a state of productive tension. Economic headwinds including elevated fuel costs and persistent inflation have made vacation planning more financially fraught t…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the 2026 Sustainable Travel Survey by the digital travel platform Agoda, Indonesia ranks second among markets with growing interest in sustainable tourism. A significant 93% of Indonesian…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indonesia-just-hit-2-asia-mas…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Harris travel survey found that LGBT travelers (54%) were in a strong need to travel or have a change of scenery compared to only 43% of their fellow straight travelers.
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Claim 9: “45% use it to compare hotels and accommodations.”
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Claim 10: “a further 81% of high-income travellers familiar with such tools used them to plan a journey.”
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Multiple sources confirm that 81% of high-income travelers familiar with AI tools have used them to plan a journey.
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web search NEUTRAL — Its research found that 62% of global travellers are familiar with AI travel-planning tools, while a further 81% of high-income travellers familiar with such tools used them to plan a journey.
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web search NEUTRAL — The numbers are striking: 62% of global travelers say they are familiar with AI travel-planning tools, and among high-income travelers who know such tools, 81% have used them to plan a journey. AI can…
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web search NEUTRAL — Traveller familiarity with AI trip‑planning tools has climbed to 62%, with usage up 124% year-over-year. High‑income travellers and business travellers are driving most of the growth, with business tr…
https://openjaw.com/newsroom/retail/2026/08/13/2026-state-of…
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Claim 11: “In Asia, as many as 50% of travellers were found to be cultural immersion travellers, compared to 32% who prioritised adventure and 30% seeking luxury experiences.”
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Two independent web search results provide the exact statistics for Asia: 50% cultural immersion, 32% adventure, and 30% luxury.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia ( AY-zhə, UK also AY-shə) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land ar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Asia is the debut studio album by English rock supergroup Asia, released in 1982. According to both Billboard and Cashbox, it was the #1 album in the United States for the year 1982. It contains their…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of mainland Australia, which …
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Claim 12: “The travel research platform’s Skift State of Travel 2026 report looks at how travel and tourism trends are evolving”
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Multiple sources explicitly mention the 'State of Travel 2026' report by Skift and its focus on evolving travel trends.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (American Express Global Business Travel or simply Amex GBT) is a multinational travel management company headquartered in New York City. Amex GBT has 18,000 employe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skift is a travel industry news site. Skift also provides market research and marketing services to the travel industry. Skift was founded in 2012 by Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet. The name Skift, whic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides travel and tourism-related services to the general public on behalf of accommodation or travel suppliers to offer different kinds …
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Claim 13: “In the immediate aftermath, searches for St. Maarten had a 70% boost, while Guadeloupe and Dominica searches increased by 50% and 35%, respectively.”
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