Summer is fast approaching, as evidenced by the budding leaves adorning tree branches and the impossible number of people posting photos of baseball stadiums on their Instagram Stories. It's the perfect time to plan and book your summer vacation– but the destination selection process can be daunting. What's in your travel budget? Want to relax on a beach? Escape the heat and see glaciers? Add a little adventure to your business?
The process of narrowing down your options can be just as daunting as trying to plan a trip with your group chat. And while I can't force your friend who is a terminal procrastinator to finally buy their plane ticket, I can help you narrow down the options for where you'll spend your PTO days this summer.
To get started, let's take a look at the places that are sure to be popular this summer. Google just shared its summer travel data with Thrillist, revealing the 20 most popular destinations for travelers between June 1 and August 31, 2024, based on U.S. searches on Google Flights. Here are the most popular destinations for summer travel in 2024, according to Google:
1. London
2. Paris
3. Tokyo
4. Rome
5. New York
6. Cancun
7.Orlando
8. Las Vegas
9. Seattle
10. Athens
11. Los Angeles
12.Miami
13. Barcelona
14. Dublin
15. Fort Lauderdale
16. Honolulu
17. Denver
18.Madrid
19. Boston
20. Saint-Jean
None of these cities are too surprising; London is almost always one of the top 10 destinations for Americans: the common language, relatively short flight, and plentiful cultural activities make it an easy choice. Additionally, this summer the British city will also host American baseball teams and our pop princess, Taylor Swift. Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Tokyo has been growing in popularity in recent years. The rest of the list – the beaches of Miami and Barcelona, the theme parks and adult playgrounds of Orlando and Vegas – clearly appeal to the general public.
So if you're looking for a place where you know you'll be happy and have plenty of flight options, you can definitely use the list above as a guide. But if you're looking to avoid crowds and masses of tourists this summer, Thrillist has suggestions for that, too. Here are some of the places you can explore this summer:
Are you looking to travel alone ? Google data shows that the five destinations below are among the best and most popular places to explore this summer for solo travelers:
1. Bali
2. Japan
3. Acadia National Park
4. Turks and Caicos
5. Costa Rica
