From websites to apps, travellers are inundated with recommendations and reviews of places to eat, drink and visit. But often a scribbled note from a friend is the best guide. Founded on this idea, Travelboxe is an online friend-to-friend recommendation network.

Most “last-minute holidays” are actually booked a few weeks in advance rather than minutes. Launched in July 2014, an app called Flight Tonight is set to change this, offering travellers the cheapest round-trip flights departing in nearby airports in as little as two hours.

Impersonal, generic guidebooks are a thing of the past. Four Seasons is curating unique, personalised travel recommendations on Pinterest, extending its culture far beyond its physical walls.

The singles travelling industry has changed in the last 20 years. Being alone is no longer fuelled by stigma, but young people who want to holiday solo have few options beyond long-haul backpacking and booze-fuelled party trips.