Looking for a holiday with a difference? Look no further

Looking for a holiday with a difference? Award-winning travel writer Isabel Conway rounds up the hottest travel trends and destinations for the year ahead.

Travellers, probably driven by millennials and ever youthful seniors, are pushing beyond their comfort zones when it comes to travel. Exploring new destinations is the catchphrase for 2018.

The top three global destinations have been identified as Italy, Iceland and South Africa. A helicopter or hot air balloon ride was once the domain of the super-rich.