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NDTV
3 days ago
- NDTV
Townsizing To Mystery Tours, All The Viral New Travel Terms Trending This Year
New Delhi: So, you've packed your bags, triple-checked your flight timing and planned out your outfits. But wait, have you brushed up on your travel lingo? If not, don't worry. You're not alone. As the world of travel gets quirkier, cleverer and, let's face it, much more unpredictable, so does its vocabulary. Welcome to the Travel Dictionary 2025. From 'townsizing' (where you 'size up' a town), to 'land snorkelling' (no sharks involved here), here's a handy guide on all the travel terms that are trending at the moment. Let's decode. Detour Destinations Forget the bucket-list usuals, 2025 is the year of the scenic sidekick. Call it the underdog glow-up, but detour destinations are all about pairing big-name cities with their lesser-known (and way less crowded) neighbours. Think Reims with Paris or Santa Barbara as L.A.'s breezy little cousin. It's the savvy traveller's two-for-one trick: more charm, fewer queues and just enough space to actually breathe. Merci beaucoup. Townsizing Big cities? Been there, 'grammed that. Enter townsizing, a delightful little buzzword courtesy of Priceline that swaps skyscrapers for storybook streets. Want mountain air in Stowe, Vt? Or coastal charm in Carmel-by-the-Sea? Townsizing isn't just a change of scene, it's a mindset. Smaller towns, slower pace, bigger smiles. It's like therapy but with cobblestones and ice cream. Land Snorkelling Yes, it's a thing, and no, you don't need a wetsuit. Born from the poetic brains of artists Clyde Aspevig and Carol Guzman, land snorkelling is like forest bathing's minimalist cousin. You walk slowly, soak in the world around you-city cracks, desert shadows, wildflowers by the sidewalk-and tune into the tiny, beautiful chaos of your surroundings. It's mindfulness in motion, minus the moss. JOMO Travel Still haunted by FOMO? Time to switch sides. JOMO, aka the Joy of Missing Out, is your digital detox dream. This travel trend is all about switching off the Wi-Fi and tuning in to... well, silence. Whether you're glamping in the woods or lounging in a cabin with zero signal, JOMO is your permission slip to say "no thanks" to vacation hustle and embrace the art of doing absolutely nothing. Live Tourism Lights, passport, action. From Beyonce to the Super Bowl, live tourism has people chasing not just places, but moments. It's about planning your whole itinerary around that once-in-a-lifetime concert, Olympic showdown or celestial event. (The next total solar eclipse? Mark August 12, 2026. You heard it here first.) Because sometimes, memories come with a soundtrack and maybe even a merch tee. Mystery Tours Plot twist: even you don't know where you're going. Mystery tours are the ultimate trust fall into adventure. Agencies like Black Tomato and EF Go Ahead are crafting secret itineraries, whisking travellers to places they won't know until boarding time. Mongolia? Morocco? Magic? All of the above. You just pack a bag and go. No spoilers, just surprise sunsets. Noctourism Sleep is overrated. Stars, on the other hand? Worth it. Welcome to noctourism, where the best memories happen under moonlight. Whether it's stargazing in Namibia, glowing plankton swims in Puerto Rico or wandering neon-lit night markets in Taiwan, night owls are officially in style. Bonus: it's a clever way to beat the daytime heat and snap cooler photos. Phenomenon Chasing Why follow influencers when you can follow the Northern Lights? Phenomenon chasing is about tracking down nature's most jaw-dropping events - solar eclipses, volcanic eruptions, lunar rainbows -and just letting awe take over. It's the kind of trip that reminds you how small you are and how stunning the universe can be. Side effects may include goosebumps and dramatic life perspective shifts. Bonus Trend: Tripstagramming (Guilty As Charged) Okay, not official, but let's be real. You will post that dreamy cappuccino or mountaintop selfie. Just remember, whether you're townsizing, snorkelling on land or mystery touring through an unnamed jungle - don't forget to enjoy it offline, too. So, what's your next move? Whether you're chasing stardust or simply switching your phone off, let 2025 be the year you travel with curiosity and a bit of cheeky new lingo to match. Because if you can't say it in style, did you even travel?
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Star, 27, stuns in ‘ultra-short' mini dress
BOUF products are priced between $29.95 and $39.95. Picture: Supplied Clinton had been testing the products for 5 months before BOUF was released for general sale in Priceline. Picture: Instagram/IndyClinton The working mums got to glam up for the event with a blowdry using the BOUF products before the event. Picture: Supplied Guests ate a Mexican-style feast and sipped on cocktails. Picture: Supplied 'The nicest part of my transformation is how I feel. Even my nose job didn't give me the same confidence boost that my hair regrowth has. After struggling for so many years, I just feel like myself," Clinton told Attendees were also gifted the products to take home. Picture: Instagram/EmDavies The 'proprietary blend of botanicals' in the BOUF products took a team of hair microbiologists in Japan 7 years to perfect. Picture Supplied Clearly, everyone had a whole lot of fun. Picture: Instagram/IndyClinton
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
How beauty giants are battling it out for Australian shoppers
To this end, Wesfarmers has been expanding its beauty offerings in Priceline and a new dedicated beauty store atomica, while Adore Beauty launched its first bricks-and-mortar store in Melbourne last year after 25 years in business. Dr Marian Makkar, a senior marketing lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, says differentiation is a key challenge for multi-brand retailers. Exclusive brand partnerships and a warm, bespoke customer service experience with an emphasis on bricks-and-mortar retail are central. 'When you go into the retail space itself, you want to feel like an exclusive customer,' she says. For Mecca, staff training is an essential part of the offering, with the brand investing four per cent of turnover in education. Loading 'Our team members are true beauty experts – deeply knowledgeable about our brands, products, and application techniques – and skilled at sharing that expertise in a warm, engaging, and high-touch way,' the company told this masthead. While Sephora's two main competitors in Australia – Mecca and Priceline – are Australian-owned, Cheah thinks its international positioning gives the brand an edge. 'We go back to the profile of our consumers, and they're more well travelled. The fact they come to Sephora, they can shop anywhere in the region and they will still be able to earn points,' she says. 'We bring global brand equity and exclusive brand partnerships.' Makkar attributes Mecca's success in part to its high concentration of exclusive brands (around 80 per cent). It appears to be working, with revenue growing from $971,523 in 2022 to an estimated $1.3 billion for the 2025 financial year. Sephora was unable to say what percentage of its more than 500 brands were exclusive, but it's clear that it's a strategy pivotal to retailers' success, at a time when consumers can order online or buy in store. This month, Sephora will add Lady Gaga's Haus Labs to its stable of Sephora-only brands in the Asia-Pacific region, which also includes Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty and Rihanna's Fenty Beauty. First launched in 2019 on Amazon, Haus Labs relaunched in 2022 with Sephora. Cheah thinks this has been key to it becoming one of the highest-earning celebrity beauty brands today. 'With all due respect to Amazon, I think Haus Lab's story is better communicated [at Sephora], and I think the brand appreciates that out of us as well,' says Cheah. In today's oversaturated market of celebrity beauty brands, it takes more than a famous face to move product. 'Consumers today are so savvy. They won't spend money on products that don't work, no matter how inexpensive they are,' says Cheah. She thinks Haus Lab's focus on 'clean beauty' (defined by Sephora as products free from ingredients such as phthalates, sulphates and parabens), skincare-based make-up and focus on social issues (a portion of every sale goes to support Gaga's charity, Born this Way Foundation) have all contributed to its success. In June, Sephora and Haus Labs will create 31 activations across Australia in line with Global Pride Month. Cheah says Haus Lab's foundation is the top-selling foundation in US Sephora, with similar hopes for the Australian market. Sephora has made a concerted effort to support Australian beauty brands too – most notably Ultra Violette, a sun care brand that's seen rapid success since launching in 2019. Loading Ultra Violette is sold exclusively in store at Sephora Australia, and has recently entered into the US and Asian markets, again with the help of Sephora. But securing that coveted 'exclusivity' can be tough – Ultra Violette is also available direct from its website and on The Iconic. Cheah is pragmatic. 'A brand deserves to have the brand available to consumers in the way they would like to be. We cannot put a frame around that,' she says. 'In some cases, like Ultra Violette, we would love for them to just be in Sephora and only in Sephora because that gives them a greater marketing edge as well with us.' Indeed, when brands have the ability to go direct to consumer, why enter an exclusive partnership with a retailer like Sephora? Cheah says a partnership offers a brand access to their global supply chain, consumer data, merchandising and advice on product development. And she thinks having multiple fronts in different retailers can confuse shoppers about a brand's messaging. From a consumer standpoint, Makkar says multi-retailers offer convenience for busy shoppers. 'People are looking for a one-stop shop … you have options all the way from Australian brands, all the way to international brands.'
The Age
5 days ago
- Business
- The Age
How beauty giants are battling it out for Australian shoppers
To this end, Wesfarmers has been expanding its beauty offerings in Priceline and a new dedicated beauty store atomica, while Adore Beauty launched its first bricks-and-mortar store in Melbourne last year after 25 years in business. Dr Marian Makkar, a senior marketing lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, says differentiation is a key challenge for multi-brand retailers. Exclusive brand partnerships and a warm, bespoke customer service experience with an emphasis on bricks-and-mortar retail are central. 'When you go into the retail space itself, you want to feel like an exclusive customer,' she says. For Mecca, staff training is an essential part of the offering, with the brand investing four per cent of turnover in education. Loading 'Our team members are true beauty experts – deeply knowledgeable about our brands, products, and application techniques – and skilled at sharing that expertise in a warm, engaging, and high-touch way,' the company told this masthead. While Sephora's two main competitors in Australia – Mecca and Priceline – are Australian-owned, Cheah thinks its international positioning gives the brand an edge. 'We go back to the profile of our consumers, and they're more well travelled. The fact they come to Sephora, they can shop anywhere in the region and they will still be able to earn points,' she says. 'We bring global brand equity and exclusive brand partnerships.' Makkar attributes Mecca's success in part to its high concentration of exclusive brands (around 80 per cent). It appears to be working, with revenue growing from $971,523 in 2022 to an estimated $1.3 billion for the 2025 financial year. Sephora was unable to say what percentage of its more than 500 brands were exclusive, but it's clear that it's a strategy pivotal to retailers' success, at a time when consumers can order online or buy in store. This month, Sephora will add Lady Gaga's Haus Labs to its stable of Sephora-only brands in the Asia-Pacific region, which also includes Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty and Rihanna's Fenty Beauty. First launched in 2019 on Amazon, Haus Labs relaunched in 2022 with Sephora. Cheah thinks this has been key to it becoming one of the highest-earning celebrity beauty brands today. 'With all due respect to Amazon, I think Haus Lab's story is better communicated [at Sephora], and I think the brand appreciates that out of us as well,' says Cheah. In today's oversaturated market of celebrity beauty brands, it takes more than a famous face to move product. 'Consumers today are so savvy. They won't spend money on products that don't work, no matter how inexpensive they are,' says Cheah. She thinks Haus Lab's focus on 'clean beauty' (defined by Sephora as products free from ingredients such as phthalates, sulphates and parabens), skincare-based make-up and focus on social issues (a portion of every sale goes to support Gaga's charity, Born this Way Foundation) have all contributed to its success. In June, Sephora and Haus Labs will create 31 activations across Australia in line with Global Pride Month. Cheah says Haus Lab's foundation is the top-selling foundation in US Sephora, with similar hopes for the Australian market. Sephora has made a concerted effort to support Australian beauty brands too – most notably Ultra Violette, a sun care brand that's seen rapid success since launching in 2019. Loading Ultra Violette is sold exclusively in store at Sephora Australia, and has recently entered into the US and Asian markets, again with the help of Sephora. But securing that coveted 'exclusivity' can be tough – Ultra Violette is also available direct from its website and on The Iconic. Cheah is pragmatic. 'A brand deserves to have the brand available to consumers in the way they would like to be. We cannot put a frame around that,' she says. 'In some cases, like Ultra Violette, we would love for them to just be in Sephora and only in Sephora because that gives them a greater marketing edge as well with us.' Indeed, when brands have the ability to go direct to consumer, why enter an exclusive partnership with a retailer like Sephora? Cheah says a partnership offers a brand access to their global supply chain, consumer data, merchandising and advice on product development. And she thinks having multiple fronts in different retailers can confuse shoppers about a brand's messaging. From a consumer standpoint, Makkar says multi-retailers offer convenience for busy shoppers. 'People are looking for a one-stop shop … you have options all the way from Australian brands, all the way to international brands.'
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Baby formula recalled over feeding guide errors
Coco2's baby formula company has recalled its product over feeding guide errors that were first uncovered in a 7NEWS exclusive investigation. The error relates to incorrect labelling of scoop sizes of the product, which is a world-first baby formula developed in Australia from coconut milk. 7NEWS revealed a number of parents had informed their babies were losing weight and getting sick. The father of a four-month-old baby who wanted to remain anonymous said his son ended up in hospital with severe malnutrition. An official report from doctors at The Royal Children's Hospital, which 7NEWS has obtained, suggests the baby's illness was likely caused by the Coco2 Baby Formula. 'The Coco formula they were previously consuming had made an error in their scoop size and was not delivering adequate nutrition per feed — this is the likely cause for their significant weight loss and malnutrition,' according to the report. Coco2 has admitted there was an error in its scoop size. Credit: 7NEWS The company had admitted it had made a mistake with their scoop size meaning more powder was needed to get the nutritional value. They apologised for the error and put a sticker over the old tins with a new feeding guide, advising customers to add extra scoops, but assured that the product was still safe. They told 7NEWS in a statement that a recall was not needed as: 'Most of the products are sold online, with small group of retail stores selling Coco2. All customers were contacted by email, as our formula itself has not changed and remains nutritionally safe and compliant, and the issue has been addressed through corrected labelling, a recall was not necessary under regulatory or food safety guidelines.' But in a major backflip, the company has issued a voluntary recall of the product, to rectify the incorrect scoop sizes. Parents say their little boy became sick after using a formula made by Coco2 Australia. Credit: 7NEWS They were available at Go-Vita and Priority Health stores in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia as well as at Priceline in Queensland and Priceline and online nationally. 'Discontinue use immediately and dispose of the product safely,' a statement urges customers. 'Consumers should return the products to the place of purchase for a full refund. 'Any consumers concerned about their health should seek medical advice.' Coco2 has been contacted for comment. Parents have told 7NEWS it's a good first step but they're saddened it's take so long to get to this point. You can read the original story here.
