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The style of sightseeing and traveling has completely changed with time. Today’s youth (Gen-Z and Millennials) are not only looking for unique places to travel, but are also using new and very interesting slangs to describe their travel experiences. These words, which have become popular on Instagram reels, TikTok and travel blogs, have now become a part of common conversation. If you are also fond of travel, then knowing these new trendy words and the interesting meaning behind them will prove to be a lot of fun for you.
1. Raw-Dogging: Long journey without screen and headphones
‘Raw-dogging a flight’ has emerged as the most viral trend on social media in recent times. This means completing a long distance flight or train journey without any digital entertainment. That means neither watching any movie, nor listening to songs or podcasts, nor sleeping nor reading any book. The passenger simply sits peacefully on his seat, lost in his thoughts and waits for the time to pass. The youth are taking it as a challenge for mental detox and testing themselves.
2. Hush Trip: Secret vacation with work
Work from home (WFH) and remote work culture has given rise to ‘hush trips’. This means going to a beautiful hill station or beach without informing your boss or office colleagues and doing office work (login) as usual from there. During video calls, a virtual background is used to make it appear as if the employee is at home, while he is completing work from the balcony of a resort.
3. Blazer: Perfect combination of business and leisure
This word, formed by combining ‘Business’ and ‘Leisure’, is very popular among corporate travelers. When a person goes to another city or country for company work or a conference and after the work is over, takes an extra day or two off and explores the famous places there, it is called ‘Blazer Travel’.
4. Catching Flights, Not Feelings
This slang is for those solo travelers and youth who consider traveling the world and exploring new places as their first priority, away from relationship drama and emotional stress. Its simple meaning is – ‘Instead of sitting in the sorrow of heartbreak, pack your bags and catch the next flight.’
5. FOMO vs JOMO Travel
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FOMO – Fear of Missing Out: When a person, under pressure after seeing others’ pictures on social media, goes to a famous and crowded place just to check-in.
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JOMO – Joy of Missing Out: ‘Jomo Travel’ is exactly the opposite. In this, the traveler chooses an unknown, quiet and offbeat place where there is no internet or social media, so that he can spend time peacefully while staying close to nature.
6. Mooncatching & Astro-Tourism
Traveling away from the pollution and light pollution of cities to the mountains or deserts just to see the starry sky, falling stars, meteor showers or the light of the full moon is called ‘Mooncatching’ in Gen-Z language.
7. Cafe Hopping and City Brunching
Instead of visiting a new city and just visiting historical monuments, visiting its famous and aesthetic cafes, tasting different types of coffee and enjoying local street food is now called ‘cafe hopping’.
This new terminology of travel is not just to look cool, but it shows that for today’s generation, travel is not just about taking pictures, but about freedom, relaxation and living life as per your own style. Next time you plan a trip with your friends, use these slangs to make your conversation more trendy.