
Published 24 April 2023
Louise Whitbread
The global travel beauty market is expected to exceed $225bn by 2031. As travel begins to flourish once more, consumers’ interests, attitudes and demands have dramatically shifted from pre-pandemic. We detail brands’ sustainability efforts, as well as the emergence of capsule products and innovations within multitasking formats, designed to capture the spending power of global travellers.
In tune with the wider beauty industry’s sustainability mission, travel beauty is now focused on the same target, as it contributes greatly to the hard-to-recycle minis market. Post-pandemic, consumers have a renewed focus on investing in eco-friendly products and packaging and react positively to brands sharing transparent, realistic climate-conscious goals.
In tune with the wider beauty industry’s sustainability mission, travel beauty is now focused on the same target, as it contributes greatly to the hard-to-recycle minis market. Post-pandemic, consumers have a renewed focus on investing in eco-friendly products and packaging and react positively to brands sharing transparent, realistic climate-conscious goals.
Deluxe minis have always been commercially appealing, but for 2023 and beyond, on-the-go portioned products in the form of capsule skincare and make-up – along with brands that focus entirely on travel-proofing beauty routines – will see success.
On TikTok, travel beauty routines content is gaining traction (#planegrwm has 2.2 million and #travelbeauty more than 16 million views), offering valuable insight into the span of products consumers are keen to buy specifically for aviation travel. A hydration-focused approach – to tackle concerns such as dryness and fatigue from flying – points to new product opportunities.



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