'Coolcations' Are On The Rise This Summer. Here's How To Take One.

Air and water temperatures are both getting warmer and warmer, thanks to climate change, andfrequent heat waves are disrupting day-to-day life for many people throughout the world.

Even when this higher heat isn’t dangerous, it can be can be uncomfortable, leading many people to seek out cooler weather whenever possible — including when they travel. Enter “coolcations,” a travel trend that lets people escape the heat yet still travel to fun destinations.

“A coolcation is one of the newer post-Covid travel trends — people seeking out cooler-climate vacation spots, especially during the warmer summer months,” Gabe Saglie, a senior editor at Travelzoo, told HuffPost via email.

“Some popular travel destinations are seeing rising temps, making them too hot for comfort for some, so heading to alternative places that see more pleasant daytime temps is gaining in appeal,” Saglie added.

Countries including Italy and Spain (two historically popular summer vacation spots) have seen record-breaking heat waves in recent years, making it hard for travelers to actually go out and enjoy the sights they traveled thousands of miles to see.

“For a growing number of people, many popular destinations — especially in vacation hotspots across the U.S. and Europe — may feel increasingly uncomfortable during the summer months, when temps may sporadically spike,” said Saglie.

What’s more, some places that haven’t historically been hot but now experience high temps — like the English countryside, Scotland and even the Swiss Alps — often don’t have air conditioned hotels or airports, said Ashley Ganz, the founder and CEO of Artisans of Leisure, a travel company that arranges private customized luxury tours.

“A lot of the hotels are kind of