Travel trends: Style’s guide to where to go and what to do this year

The rise of slow travel
by Laura Atkinson

What do the 1% do now they have to worry about climate change? Invest in slow travel, of course. Yes, the journey has become the destination: think boats and trains in a hurry to get nowhere, but seen through a luxury filter. Belmond Afloat in France is like a barge holiday on steroids: glide through the French countryside on a private boat for up to 12 — with onboard chefs and private guides to take guests from chic boutiques to illustrious champagne houses. Shorter three-night tours begin later this summer. Alternatively, take on a slow travel destination closer to home: head to the Highlands and jump aboard the Royal Scotsman train, an Edwardian country house on wheels that holds…