2027 Travel Destinations: Six Places Set to Take Off

Thoughts soon turn from summer holidays to the trips still ahead. Worldwide searches for “remote holiday” have climbed by 500%, and searches for “cultural travel experiences” have jumped 450%. Travellers are clearly moving away from passive resort breaks towards something more active and off the beaten track.

Adventure specialist Wild Frontiers looked at its own booking data and search trends, plus a run of big anniversaries, to pick out the 2027 travel destinations most likely to shine.

Why Travellers Want a Harder Holiday

Wild Frontiers CEO Clare Tobin sees 2027 as the year people choose difficulty over convenience. Heat is making the classic Mediterranean and equatorial hotspots harder to plan around, so interest is moving to cooler, higher ground, from Georgia and the Caucasus to Central Asia and Northern Pakistan.

There is also a real wish to switch off completely. Think fewer resort pools, more overlanding through remote desert routes and nights in community-run yurt camps. Travellers want to earn their experiences, meet indigenous hosts and learn about living history, so more trips are being built around home-stays and community-guided itineraries, where the money goes straight to the hosts.

2027 Travel Destinations With Big Anniversaries

Jaipur, India. The “Pink City” turns 300 in 2027. It was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, and India also marks 80 years of independence. Bookings to India rose by 20% between 2025 and 2026, while interest from the US grew by 100%.

Mongolia. 2027 is 800 years since the death of Genghis Khan in 1227. A trip now is less about tales of conquest and more about eight centuries of nomadic culture and the legacy of the Pax Mongolica. The vast, unfenced steppe is also a rare chance to unplug. Mongolia bookings were up 20% between 2025 and 2026.

Bhutan. To encourage visitors, the country temporarily halved its Sustainable Development Fee to $100 per person, per night. On 1 September 2027 it is due to double back to $200, so the months before are the best-value window for Himalayan treks, cliffside dzongs and Tshechu festivals. Bookings rose 48% between 2025 and 2026.

Quieter Alternatives to the Usual Hotspots

Algeria. Africa’s largest country is still barely touched by mainstream tourism. It has more than 500 ancient Roman sites and seven UNESCO World Heritage designations, so you can stand in an amphitheatre or a Saharan oasis without a tour bus in sight. Bookings were up 51% between 2025 and 2026.

Japan’s second cities. With Tokyo and Kyoto battling overtourism, Japan’s tourism focus is shifting towards sustainability and regional revival. Expect more travellers on ancient walking paths, unexplored coasts and remote islands, from the Michinoku Coastal Trail to the vine bridges of Iya Valley and the art islands of Naoshima and Teshima. Japan bookings rose 95% between 2025 and 2026, with US bookings up 130%.

Georgia and the Caucasus

“Hyper-local gastronomy” is tipped as a defining food trend, and Georgia sits at its heart. Its Qvevri winemaking, which uses buried clay vessels, is an 8,000-year-old tradition protected by UNESCO.

The region has also had a boost from a new direct Wizz Air route from London to Yerevan, and from the second season of Apple TV’s Drops of God, which filmed three episodes in Georgia. Bookings to Georgia rose 40% between 2025 and 2026, and Armenia rose 15%.

If one of these places has caught your eye, 2027 gives you a good reason to start planning early.