In 2023, we prepared a list of 12 trends of emerging projects from the Travel Massive Platform from Accessibility to Impact Travel.

Ric, Ian C and Kevin get together to discuss their favourites and notable projects from this list.

Find the full list on Travel Massive or a direct link to each project below

The year of Accessible Travel

• Wheel the World - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wheel-the-world-305200326
• GetAboutAble - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/getaboutable-936801632
• Hidden Disabilities Sunflower - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/hidden-disabilities-sunflower-679972348
• Accessible Romania - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/accessible-romania-610783767
• Travengers - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/travengers-879785296
• TabiFolk - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tabifolk-881332604
• Nature Freedom - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nature-freedom-504051871
• My story of hiking with mobility challenges - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/my-story-of-hiking-with-mobility-challenges-624359082
• A Journey through Inclusive Fukushima - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/a-journey-through-inclusive-fukushima-614309871
• Japan Travel Awards Finalists 2024 - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/japan-travel-awards-finalists-2024-122455407

Nomad Apps build communities

• Nomadago - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomadago-435771950
• Mapmelon - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/mapmelon-837742277
• Pangea - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/pangea-985040105
• Wozin - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wozin-827710179
• manyways - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/manyways-881956282
• Nomad Life - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomad-life-567397500
• Overlap - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/overlap-778768581
• Fairytrail - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/fairytrail-304910951
• Global Nomad Guide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/global-nomad-guide-530375487
• Digital Nomad Visas - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/digital-nomad-visas-933269794

The Coliving revolution

• Coliving Semkovo - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/coliving-semkovo-691096151
• Burgas Coliving & Coworking - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/burgas-coliving-coworking-475770703
• WiFi Tribe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wifi-tribe-498329426
• colive values - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/colive-values-900061864
• Nomads Tribe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomads-tribe-480802953
• Montenegro Tower - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/montenegro-tower-841680255
• Sun and Co. Coliving Coworking - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/sun-and-co-coliving-coworking-876067733
• Outsite - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/outsite-7629609113
• Nomad Stays - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomad-stays-100752850
• FlatAway - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/flataway-377153726

Slow Travel is a movement

• Q&A: How UnTours Is Transforming Slow Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-how-untours-is-transforming-slow-travel-869476347
• Slow Travel Network - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/slow-travel-network-679847068
• Byway Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts /byway-travel-297397518
• Tictactrip - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tictactrip-294730725
• Rome2Rio - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/rome2rio-7945168150
• Chronotrains - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/chronotrains-926241624
• Bikepacking The Sicily Divide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/bikepacking-the-sicily-divide-217312127
• What's your slowest travel journey? - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/whats-your-slowest-travel-journey-548021674
• The Africa Rally - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-africa-rally-862571913
• Driving a School Bus from Alaska to Argentina - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/driving-a-school-bus-from-alaska-to-argentina-898206305

Africa's hyper-growth

• Cape Town Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/cape-town-travel-massive-934667102
• Lagos Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/lagos-travel-massive-534345503
• Nairobi Travel Massive - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nairobi-travel-massive-488357761
• African Travel Crew - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/african-travel-crew-362588603
• ZaNiheza - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/zaniheza-679384072
• Safari Wallet - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/safari-wallet-744644275
• Adventures with locals - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/adventures-with-locals-733608827
• InAfrica - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/inafrica-337340842
• Active Africa - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/active-africa-459209701
• Dunia Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/dunia-travel-5886042500

Affiliate Marketing is cool again

• Affiliate Marketing Q&A With Travelpayouts - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/affiliate-marketing-q-a-with-travelpayouts-671908316
• Stay22 - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/stay22-7638591317
• SafetyWing Launches Ambassador Community Hub - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/safetywing-launches-ambassador-community-hub-144017115

Travel Tech empowers travel creators

• YouLi - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/youli-221753436
• indie Travel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/indie-travel-128830424
• JoinMyTrip - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/joinmytrip-1207484523
• Duffel Links - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/duffel-links-223916997
• Worldee - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/worldee-920766513

Gamification turns cities into playgrounds

• Urban Challenger - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/urban-challenger-258278172
• Questo - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/questo-792807912
• CityDays - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/citydays-169836805
• Guess Where Trips - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/guess-where-trips-520870947
• Goodwalks - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/goodwalks-730454981

Trip Planning gains AI super powers

• Tripsy Travel Planner - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripsy-travel-planner-412683633
• TripMapper - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripmapper-332801112
• Planned Adventure - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/planned-adventure-302043152
• Troupe - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/troupe-148183304
• Planit Earth - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/planit-earth-968735003
• TravelSisters - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/travelsisters-117746782
• Made to Wander - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/made-to-wander-870631324
• Roamr - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/roamr-424965523
• JellyRide - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/jellyride-263615192
• Tourist Itinerary Bot - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tourist-itinerary-bot-635305738

There's a map for that

• World Heritage Sites - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/world-heritage-sites-574971402
• NomadMania - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/nomadmania-541766990
• Traveler Map - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/traveler-map-578916909
• Beyond Angkor - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/beyond-angkor-955497964
• SoundPrint - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/soundprint-486653170
• Untappd - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/untappd-447291781
• Light Pollution Map - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/light-pollution-map-461143688
• earth.fm - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/earth-fm-851283823
• Textomap - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/textomap-435533321
• Wayward - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/wayward-891692156
• Map Your City - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/map-your-city-258417055
• The Parks Channel - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-parks-channel-926238353
• Electric Vehicle Range Spider - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/electric-vehicle-range-spider-887232856

Micronations on the rise

• The Principality Of Sealand - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-principality-of-sealand-625020031
• Let's Buy an Island - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/lets-buy-an-island-633564067
• Counting Countries - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/counting-countries-806942781
• MicroCon Chicago - https://www.travelmassive.com/events/microcon-chicago-1630335298

Impact travel goes mainstream

• The Last Tourist - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-last-tourist-406699262
• socialbnb - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/socialbnb-762438061
• Yugen Earthside - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/yugen-earthside-976302278
• Rudi's Travel Journal - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/rudis-travel-journal-716744525
• TripDoodler - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/tripdoodler-491872715
• Ancestral Teachers - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/ancestral-teachers-637995241
• Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/social-entrepreneurship-in-tourism-564748115
• Q&A: UnTours Foundation Reset Tourism Fund - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-untours-foundation-reset-tourism-fund-603706442
• Travel Impact Lab - https://www.travelmassive.com/companies/travel-impact-lab-1969034768
• The SIGMUND Project - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/the-sigmund-project-376585871
• Q&A: Withlocals on Building a Sustainable Travel Brand - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/q-a-withlocals-on-building-a-sustainable-travel-brand-263834524
• Envisioning Tourism in 2030 and Beyond - https://www.travelmassive.com/posts/envisioning-tourism-in-2030-and-beyond-947171999