The major trends of tomorrow’s travel are already available… with slow tourism which is part of sustainable tourism, eco-responsible hotels, soft mobility.
Whether you want to disconnect, find a destination off the beaten track, embark on a gastronomic journey or spend your vacations under the sign of self-giving, the ways and trends of travel are becoming more and more diversified in recent years and especially in 2021.
I will give you some ideas for your next trips to France.
Traveling to a destination to help the locals? It’s not a new phenomenon anymore! Some people are ready to offer their time off for different reasons. But today, another trend is developing, namely responsible travel. Responsible travel brings added value to the local population. This can be done by simply changing your consumption habits. For example, eating in small family restaurants, taking a bed and breakfast instead of booking a big hotel.
Hotel La Croix de Savoie in les Carroz
In France, there are hotels that consume little energy, and are increasingly popular, because they are designed with natural materials, recycle water, are supplied in short circuit, are heated with solar panels.
Let’s head to the Alps to stay at the bioclimatic hotel La Croix de Savoie in Les Carroz! This hotel is located in Les Carroz, in the heart of the Grand Massif, near Flaine, Cluses, Chamonix and Geneva, and welcomes you all year round. You want to spend a relaxing moment? A spa is at your disposal to enjoy the hammam, or even a massage!
You have a small hunger and you want to discover a typical restaurant of the region? I recommend the gastronomic restaurant of La Croix de Savoie. You want to have a panoramic view? You are at the right place because this warm, modern and refined restaurant has a breathtaking view on the Arve valley.
Here, place for local and seasonal products, selected for their quality.
My favorite hotel is the luxurious Refuge de la Traye in Meribel, in the heart of the Three Valleys in Savoie. This refuge is in full immersion in the nature.
The immersion in nature has physiological effect! Walking in the forest is good for your health!
It’s a unique and atypical place, with charming mountain chalets, combining authenticity and refinement. In total immersion in this natural setting nestled in the heart of a preserved mountain range, the Refuge de la Traye offers you to live and feel the mountain. This hotel keeps a strong local anchorage in the respect of traditions, it offers and uses innovative and connected technologies in a spirit of eco-responsibility.
Come and stay in this family and friendly atmosphere in the intimate and discreet spirit of this corner of paradise.
If you want to try an unusual overnight experience in a tree house, you’re in the right place! The Hotel Entre Ciel et Terre offers you a beautiful experience nestled in the trees in the middle of the forest, 15 minutes from Megève, in Haute-Savoie.
These tree houses offer you a breathtaking view of the Aravis and the Mont Blanc massif.
This wild and luxuriant nature will offer you a unique experience, out of the world, out of time…
If you are interested in these hotels and want more information, don’t hesitate to contact our team, they will be happy to assist you in choosing your stay and your hotel.
Discovering enchanting landscapes while taking one’s time, fully immersing oneself in the nature that surrounds us, privileging encounters and savoring the pleasures of the table, are the major principles of slow tourism. This trend is developing more and more.
This new form of tourism is a real state of mind. Consuming local products, favoring less polluting transportation or staying with local people. Slow tourism favors clean travel such as horseback riding, cycling or walking. This offers the possibility to discover places that are often impossible to access by car.
In this vein, farm vacations are ideal for getting into the rhythm of nature while sharing the daily life of farmers. You will love the guest rooms of the Bergerie de la Combe à l’Ours surrounded by the fir trees of the Jura. It is a couple who took over the sheepfold and raise ewes and lambs there. This sheepfold is located in the village of Arc-sous-Montenot.
They make visit the farm, discover their breeding, and their working methods.
You have plenty of other activities to do in phase with nature: hiking. The choice is vast in spring or in summer, you can go to the Auvergne volcanoes, or climb on the fragrant paths of the Alps with their grandiose panorama…
The trend is to favour soft transport with a low carbon footprint. Did you say bicycle? It’s the right answer! Bicycle enthusiasts are well catered for in France. In addition to the bicycle paths that are multiplying in cities, there are great routes that are designed to cross regions and trails. For example, the ViaRhona, which connects Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean in 815 km of cycling paths.
I hope this post made you travel and gave you the desire to dream of discovering these places….
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