These are the fastest-growing destinations for post-lockdown travel
At this point, most people are ready for a holiday. With domestic travel set to be allowed from 12 April in England, our vacation dreams could be a reality soon enough.
In fact, new data from Tripadvisor has found that one in five of us is planning a trip as early as spring (between April and 31 May).
Read more: The UK destinations to book now for your summer holiday
It also found that, following the government’s roadmap announcement in February, British travellers searching for holidays was up by 97% month-on-month and UK staycation searches were up by 107% month-on-month too.
Tripadvisor also found there was a divide in which locations people were searching for, with 60% of us looking for domestic holidays while 40% were looking at international destinations.
To help fuel our wanderlust, Tripadvisor has released its top 10 most searched-for destinations, which have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in interest.
Read more: These are the countries most likely to open for Brits this summer
The Isle of Skye’s capital of Portree nabbed the top spot in the UK, followed by Newquay in Cornwall, Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria and Torquay in Devon.
Top 10 most searched-for destinations in the UK
Portree, Isle of Skye
Newquay, Cornwall
Windermere, Cumbria
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
Torquay, Devon
Penrith, Cumbria
Inverness, Scotland
Weymouth, Dorset
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Beach destinations proved to be the most popular for travellers setting their sights abroad, with Soufriere in St. Lucia being the fastest-growing destination, followed by Tulum in Mexico, UAE’s Dubai, Cancun in Mexico and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
Read more: The holiday destinations everyone is rushing to book post lockdown
Top 10 most searched-for international destinations
Soufriere, St Lucia
Tulum, Mexico
Dubai, UAE
Cancun, Mexico
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Belek, Turkey
Hurghada, Egypt
Abu Dhabi, UAE
City break favourites Barcelona, New York, Rome, Venice and Amsterdam were the top five slowest-growing destinations, as Tripadvisor's research revealed 31% of Brits say they are “less likely” to opt for a city break post-pandemic.
Watch: Why Britons will get an extra bank holiday in 2022
