What
Virtuoso has announced the top 10 most in-demand fall and holiday travel destinations for Americans based on future bookings, along with its “Hot 10” countries that have seen the largest percentage of growth in year-over-year bookings among U.S. travelers.
Why It Matters
Italy, France, South Africa and Israel, respectively, made the top four of the list of the 10 most popular fall and holiday travel spots, while the U.S. landed at No. 8, demonstrating travelers’ desire to stay close to home for the holidays. Particularly notable from the data is that the Middle East is seeing a comeback among upscale clients: Turkey and Egypt ranked as No. 1 and No. 2 on the Hot 10 list, respectively.
Fast Facts
- Virtuoso examined data from its warehouse of more than $40.7 billion in transactions.
- The findings were announced at the 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, which took place at Las Vegas’ Bellagio Resort & Casino, Aria Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa from Aug. 11-17.
- The Virtuoso Top 10 most popular fall and holiday travel destinations for Americans based on future bookings include, from No. 1 to No. 10, respectively: Italy, France, South Africa, Israel, Germany, Japan, Greece, the U.S., New Zealand and Switzerland.
- The Virtuoso Hot 10 countries that have seen the largest percentage of growth in year-over-year bookings among U.S. travelers include, from No. 1 to No. 10, respectively: Turkey (+310 percent), Egypt (+264 percent), Morocco (+144 percent), India (+128 percent), Cayman Islands (+124 percent), Brazil (+92 percent), Israel (+88 percent), Switzerland (+82 percent), Indonesia (+76 percent) and Greece (+74 percent)
- The Middle East and North Africa are trending upward this fall and holiday season, and Israel is one of three destinations to place on both the Top 10 and Hot 10 lists this quarter. Greece also ranked as the fastest-growing destination this summer.
- Data is obtained from Virtuoso’s U.S. agency members and reflects future travel for September through December 2018.
The Details
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