If you are raising eyebrows at the term ‘naked travel’, wait a second. It’s not what you are thinking. It doesn’t means travelling bare body, without any clothes put on. Well the trend has already taken the Internet by storm, and a debate followed among the netizens further. Here’s what you should know –
The term Naked travel simply means travelling with a minimal set of belongings. Taking the utmost essential things with you. Basically stripping off the luggage. It doesn’t have to do anything with the clothing. All you have to do is put on a pair of clothes and get going.
It is a popular trend that the travelers on a low string budget are adopting. So basically if you are budget conscious over travelling, then this new hack is for you. Let me tell you how – The airline authority charges you an enormous amount for the extra baggage with you. So when you are not carrying anything ‘extra’ apart from what you can board along in your hand, you can be saved from that additional fees.
The Naked travel term has been doing rounds on social media ever since last year. But if you observe closely, you will realize this is something everybody has been doing since decades. Someone taking a short trip when they have to return back on the same day, this is what you do. Or else someone takes care of the needful when you reach the place, you carry nothing at all with you.
Now people are questioning whether to carry nothing at all? Per say, Air Canada (ACDVF) charges you even for a carry on in the basic economy class, the Spirit Airlines has a 35$ fee for a carry on, similarly Frontier Airlines has a starting charge of 50$. Many planes designed traditionally do not allow majority passengers to have a carry on luggage. In the year 2023, Airlines made over USD 33 billion out of baggage fees. The influencers have already started the trend sharing videos and telling to people how is it to board naked. Let’s see what the Internet is discussing over.
The ‘Naked travel’ trend and Internet opinions –
The Internet as usual stands divided again. Someone called it bizarre and someone termed it insane. Many TikTok videos are going viral. Fox news shared one of Australian guitarist Seb Szabo saying to his followers, “Getting on a plane with no carry-on bags is the weirdest feeling. It’s like you are just hopping onto the local bus, and a little while later you get off in a completely different city”. A travel influencer Giovanni Fares wrote, “I will be bringing no clothes, except my Airport outfit for nine days in Paris/London.”
While another one shared, “Woke up and decided to get on a flight with no checked bag or carry on, just vibes.”
With a dissatisfaction, another user said, “I don’t get how come people are on the JFK Air train with no bags. Travelling no inventory is insane to me.”
Travel experts are saying it is not a practical go to option if someone is travelling for a couple of days. Also can cause inconvenience when you have to purchase clothes after reaching the place and come back with the excess stuff. But for an influencer, it turned out to be kind of a free liberating experience.
Despite everything that’s coming up about the trend, it is still grabbing eyeballs as a switch to something minimalist and stress free. Now it would be interesting to see how it turns out. Is it here to stay or will fade away with time…