Listening to Travelers and Trends: TTC Tour Brands Announces Exciting New Lineup for 2026

The introduction of 16 new and dynamic tours marks the largest original offering from TTC Tour Brands in the past seven years. With eight new tours from Trafalgar, six from Insight Vacations and two from high-end brand Luxury Gold, this expansion reinforces the brand’s dedication to meeting travelers’ evolving desires for immersive, personalized and culturally rich travel experiences.

Portugal, South Korea and the Balkans are among the top trending destinations for 2025, according to multiple travel indexes including Google Travel and Booking.com.

Additionally, travelers are looking for regional, cultural immersion and adventures that crisscross multiple different countries, based on trends data. These travelers are increasingly booking longer, multi-country itineraries, with 61.7 percent visiting more than one country on their most recent trips.

Women-only travel is also booming, with women now accounting for 71 percent of solo travelers globally, according to Euronews.

Spanning five continents and featuring trending hotspots alongside timeless destinations, TTC Tour Brands’ latest tours have been curated to meet these emerging trends and travelers’ demand for them.   

The following highlights a handful of these new tours and the trends they serve.

Growing Interest in South Korea, Portugal and the Balkans

• Trafalgar’s Best of South Korea is a 10-day tour through the hyper-modern metropolis of Seoul as well as the peaceful Buddhist communities of Andong and the traditional palaces of Busan. Travelers will have the opportunity to visit local markets, including an encounter with the country’s only officially recognized makgeolli or rice wine master. A stop into Korea’s Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is an experience that participants won’t soon forget.

• Luxury Gold’s Ultimate Portugal is a chance to sample the best of what this increasingly popular country has to offer, with 14 cities visited over the course of 11 days. From the effortlessly charming café-lined streets of Porto to the historic basilicas of Coimbra and a private river cruise along the Douro, guests will nearly circumnavigate this small nation, ending in Lisbon. Luxurious touches like an intimate Fado performance; a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant; and an after-hours tour of Lisbon’s Medeiros e Almeida Museum will set this small-group tour apart from the rest.

• Trafalgar’s Balkans Coast Explorer takes travelers intothe lesser known but no less fascinating countries of Albania, Croatia and Montenegro. From the imprint of the ancient Ottoman empire to the universally acclaimed “Game of Thrones” series, guests will see historic sites from Tirana to Dubrovnik over nine days. All the while, this tour traverses the sparkling coast of the Ionian Sea, with opportunities to sail the Albanian Riviera and cruise the Bay of Kotor.

Immersive, Multi-Country Itineraries

• Insight Vacations’ Heart of Patagonia straddlesChile and Argentina providing travelers with not only an incredible guided tour of Patagonia, one of the most remote regions on earth, but an authentic feel for the intersection of two deeply rich South American countries and cultures. Towering cathedrals in Santiago, Chile become staggering glaciers at UNESCO World Heritage Site Los Glaciares National Park in Argentine Patagonia. This 12-day adventure ends in Buenos Aires for a chance to explore Argentina’s capital city.

• Trafalgar’s Best of Romania, Transylvania & Hungary takes the once-taboo idea of an Eastern European vacation and turns it on its head. Traveling from Bucharest to Budapest, travelers will get to know Romania and Hungary beyond Dracula and goulash. This nine-day tour visits an elegant resort town in the Carpathian mountains as well as a traditional Saxon home where a homemade meal of Transylvanian specialties using local ingredients await. Participants will cross the Great Hungarian Plain, arriving in Budapest for an optional dinner cruise along the Danube River. But yes, of course guests can expect to try a delicious bowl of Hungarian goulash — as well as a visit to Bran Castle, known as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”

Women-Only Tour Groups

• Insight Vacations’ Soul of the Deep South – Women-Only is a pioneering tour shedding light on the soulful music, food and Civil Rights history of the American South in the company of other women. Beginning in Nashville, this women-only tour (capped at 40 participants) will traverse six cities over the course of nine days. Travelers will meet with educator and activities Elaine Lee Turner in Memphis for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience to discuss the legacy of the women on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. Then its onward along the Mississippi Blues Trail to Jackson and finally New Orleans, where guests can make their own masks with certified artists at Mardi Gras World.

The remaining new TTC tours for 2026 are as follows:

Trafalgar

Spain, Morocco & Portugal Whirl: A cross-continental adventure connecting three dynamic cultures.

English Adventure: A family-friendly trip through castles, countryside and culture.

Villages of France: Slow travel through storybook towns, vineyards and rustic cuisine.

Best of Sri Lanka: An alternate route exploring the island’s southern treasures.

Scenic Great Lakes with Mackinac Island: An inland North American gem featuring charming towns and freshwater beauty.

Insight Vacations

Adriatic Escape: Explore coastal gems from Dubrovnik to Montenegro, combining culture, cuisine and sea views.

Wonders of Sri Lanka: A journey through ancient cities, lush highlands and sacred temples.

Contrasts of Brazil & Argentina: Samba, steak and the soul of South America.

Soul of the Deep South: Discover soulful cities, Civil Rights history, and iconic music trails.

Luxury Gold

Spectacular Scotland: From lochs to legends, an in-depth look at Scottish heritage.

From the Sponsor:

TTC Tour Brands continues to build on its legacy of delivering exceptional travel experiences through its family of trusted brands including Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold, Costsaver and others. These new trips are available to book now for 2026 departures. Visit TTC Tour Brands Travel Advisor Portal for more information.