World-renowned carrier, Emirates has shared an analysis of its global booking data to reveal several travel trends and the top five destinations for July and August. The findings come from the searches and website bookings on emirates.com and indicate a new shift in both trip planning and travel choices.
Here are the top five trending destinations on Emirates’ global network this summer.
5. France – Continues to draw in travellers witnessing a 25 per cent boost in flight searches from last year.
4. Japan – Having been a bucket-list staple for years, searches for Japan are up 28 per cent this year with people continuing to flock to the country’s “magnetic pull.”
3. Sri Lanka – “Affordable luxury” experiences are drawing passengers to the island which boasts a 32 per cent increase in searches.
2. Mauritius – Flight searches for this island nation are up 41 per cent making it the second most in demand destination of the summer.
1. Vietnam – The “it” destination according to Emirates, showing a 61 per cent increase in interest as well as an uplift in booking demand.
Additional findings include:
UAE travel trends: Growing interest in Sri Lanka, Jordan, France, India, Lebanon, and Morocco.
US travellers: Growing focus on Africa, specifically Egypt, Kenya and South Africa.
UK travellers: Heightened search volumes for New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
Indian travellers: Focus on Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.
Almost half of the Emirates visitors from the US, India, and Australia are looking to travel solo to Dubai.
With a vast network and an ear to the ground, these insights from Emirates offer a snapshot into have global travel preferences are evolving as summer travel reaches starts to peak.
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