I have a Canon G12 compact camera that is easy to keep with you all the time and takes great images.
it has a full auto mode, but also shutter & appetite priority programs and a fully manual mode, allowing for total creative control, if you want.

the main thing about a travel camera is that it’s light enough to have with you all the time, and has the capability to capture the images you want. As theG12, and other Canon G series cameras use similar menu structures to their EOS slurs, it’s easy to switch and instinctively know how to make settings changes.

there are later G series cameras that fulfil the same role, but I’ve not seen any compelling reason to update from the G12.