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Continuing our conversation from yesterday, this morning Nilou Motamed, Features Director at Travel + Leisure, stopped by the Today Show to discuss the best destinations to unplug. She mentioned that we’ll be seeing more of black hole resorts in the future. In a recent poll on today.com, 81% of people said they needed quiet time.
Check out these 6 quiet destinations Motamed mentioned on The Today Show:
1. Fairmont Kenauk At Le Chateau Montebello, Quebec
2. Arawak Beach Inn, Anguilla
3. Ranch At Live Oak Malibu, California
4. Casa Violeta, Talum, Mexico
5. Boulder Outdoor Survival School, Utah
6. Lemarti’s Camp, Kenya
Will you be planning an “unplugged” vacation anytime soon?
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Quiet Time: Will 2012 be the year travelers force themselves to disconnect?
In a recent article titled “The Joy of Quiet”, Pico Iyer described his experiences being away from modern technology and the trends he expects to see in the future. He’s never really had to take a break from technology because he’s always been separated from it- no cellphone, Facebook or Twitter. He shared that he noticed an increase in people taking quiet time from their day jobs and social lives. He also mentioned that travelers were taking extreme measures to disconnect.
He wrote, “Around the same time, I noticed that those who part with $2,285 a night to stay in a cliff-top room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur pay partly for the privilege of not having a TV in their rooms; the future of travel, I’m reliably told, lies in ‘black-hole resorts,’ which charge high prices precisely because you can’t get online in their rooms. Has it really come to this?”
Has it really come to this? Is the future of travel paying more for a wireless getaway? Many travel bloggers and enthusiasts share their experiences through social media. Some begin as soon as they land and others wait until the trip is over. Could 2012 be the year travelers disconnect to have the best travel experience?
We would like to hear your thoughts!
Source: gtrot.com
