Rome – check. Paris – check. Tokyo – check. New York – check. Cape Town and Buenos Aires – check. Even going to the moon with Richard Branson – check.
Luxury travel has centred on famous cities and of course the various well-represented – and known – experiences people squeeze into their bucket lists. They, of course, have been getting better and better, but the more sophisticated traveller is hunting for something somewhat unexpected that these “tourist icons” couldn’t offer – even if they tried very hard. And so there is a rise of alternative cities now offering something different, yes luxurious, but also utterly surprising.
But where did it all begin" Perhaps this new gesture has started with people moving out of these “famous cities”. All this movement to “secondary cities” means these newly found cities are gaining attention and, naturally and organically, finding love in new ways. We can, thus far, credit America for starting the trend. More people are moving out of New York and Illinois than are moving in, according to the annual list compiled by United Van Lines, a moving company that has put together an annual survey of where Americans have been moving for the past 38 years.
Visitors can catch a ride on a traditional tuk-tuk scooter in an old village in Sicily.
Oregon, with Portland’s appeal of walkable neighbourhoods, public transport and cuisine, is ...