The golden age of at-home genetic testing may be over — but it’s still a critical part of one of the biggest trends in how people will be traveling in 2020

Monastery of Santa María de Carracedo, Castilla y Leon, Spain

  • Sales are slowing for leading direct-to-consumer genetics testing sites AncestryDNA and 23andMe, Business Insider’s Lydia Ramsey reported.
  • Despite sales projections for genetics testing companies, ancestry tourism is still booming.
  • In 2018 and 2019, major hospitality brands including Airbnb and Cunard entered the ancestry travel space, offering trips and recommendations based on DNA tests.
  • Luxury Travel Magazine predicted this month that ancestry tourism will be “one of 2020’s fastest-growing sectors.”
  • Ancestry travel is part of the larger search for meaningful travel.
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