Summer’s most popular destinations, according to Google
Spring may have just started, but it’s not too early to start planning for this year’s busy summer travel season, especially if you want to make sure your preferred flights and hotels don’t sell out. But, maybe you haven’t yet settled on a destination, whether you’re seeking a desirable spot on U.S. soil or are in search of something overseas.
Perhaps you’re in need of a little inspiration or you’d just like to know where everyone else is headed so you can avoid encountering big crowds. In either case, you’ll benefit from hearing about 2024’s most searched-for summer travel destinations, according to Google Flights data. To inform its rankings, Google compiled the number of searches by U.S. users for each destination with travel dates from June 1 and Aug. 31.
Some of Google Flights’ top destinations are the usual contenders, although there are a few surprises thrown into the mix. London appears to be the top choice among U.S. travelers this summer, with Paris right on its heels in second place. This should come as no surprise, seeing as the Paris Olympics are right around the corner.
In third place comes Tokyo, rising up from eighth position on last year’s list, followed by Rome in fourth and New York City in fifth. Cancun, a perennial warm-weather favorite among Americans, fell from second place on the 2023 list to sixth place this year. The 2024 list also welcomes newcomers Madrid and San Juan.
Several more popular domestic destinations made the list, including Boston, Denver, Fort
Lauderdale, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando and Seattle, although this year saw Chicago and San Francisco drop off of the list.
Google Flights also shared with The Points Guy its rankings for the top five most searchedfor global destinations when it
Paris
Tokyo
Rome
New York
Cancun, Mexico
Orlando, Florida
Las Vegas
Seattle
Athens, Greece
Los Angeles
Miami
Barcelona
Dublin
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Honolulu
Denver
Madrid
Boston
San Juan, Puerto Rico
came to a few niche market segments: couples, families and solo travelers. Interestingly, Turks and Caicos was the one place that made it into the top five in all three categories.