‘Dead zoning’: the new travel trend helping people to think clearly

We no longer have work-life boundaries; instead, we have dead zones (Picture: Tuul & Bruno Morandi via Getty Images)

Not so long ago, luxury travel meant marble bathrooms, infinity pools and Michelin-starred meals.

But these days, many are turning to something more authentic.

If privacy is the new luxury, then getting away from it all – as in, really switching off – is the ultimate status symbol in our hyper-connected world.

The reason? Burnout. Algorithm addiction. The pressure to optimise just about every aspect of life and the erosion of work-life boundaries.

With Google searches for ‘digital detox’ rising by 100% in the past year, and nine in ten UK adults reporting high levels of stress according to the Mental Health U...