# Surprise Travel Platforms 'Weekendia' Offers Travel Trips That are Revealed Just Before Departure By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-06-16 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travel-trips References: [betalist](https://betalist.com/startups/weekendia) & [weekendia.me](https://weekendia.me) Picking somewhere to travel to might be difficult if you don't have a list of spots that you'd like to hit, so 'Weekendia' is a platform that enables you to book a random travel trips. 'Weekendia' works by having you pick your departure destination and start the booking process with all flights and hotels built-in to the price that you get quoted. The traveler will then be provides the destination that they will be traveling to just two days prior to departure to create a sense of surprise and delight. More consumers are looking for ways to spice up their everyday routine, head out on a random travel trips and try things they haven't before. 'Weekendia' enables this with a distinct focus on surprise to have travelers nervous and excited for their destination to be revealed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Travel](https://www.trendhunter.com/travel) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Surprise Travel:** The emerging trend of surprise travel is disrupting the traditional tourism industry by providing consumers with unique and exciting experiences that are not predetermined by the customer. - **Personalized Travel:** The demand for personalized travel experiences is driving innovation in the travel industry, allowing travelers to tailor their trips to their specific preferences and needs. - **Gamification of Travel:** Gamification is being applied to the travel industry, creating a more engaging and immersive experience for customers, such as with the use of surprise travel platforms like 'Weekendia'. ### Where This Applies - **Travel and Tourism:** The travel and tourism industry is being disrupted by surprise travel platforms, personalized travel experiences, and gamification, creating new business opportunities for travel companies and entrepreneurs. - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can benefit from the trend of surprise travel by providing unique accommodations and experiences for customers who are seeking new and exciting adventures in their travel journeys. - **Technology:** The trend of surprise travel is driving innovation in technology, with the development of advanced algorithms and data analysis enabling companies to create personalized and unique travel experiences for customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Travel Discovery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ready-to-traveling.md) - [GenAI Travel Agencies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/archers-ai-travel-agency.md) - [Curated Travel Plans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/travely.md) - [Game-Inspired Hotel Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vacation-roulette.md) - [Insightful AI Travel Planners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tripadvisors-trips.md) - [Travel Package Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holicay.md) - [Social Travel Exploration Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roameio.md) - [Detailed Travel-Planning Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/80daysme.md) - [Social Media-Based AI Travels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lets-trip-ai.md)