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“It's not necessarily just about getting out of the house anymore,” said Sydney Stanback, head of global trends and insights at Pinterest, which has seen more than 1 billion travel searches and more than 10 billion in savings. of travel over the past year.
Of course, many of the usual suspects are once again among the most popular destinations on several search engines this year, but she said this summer, “It's more about traveling with intention.”
According to NerdWallet Summer 2024 Travel Report, 45% of Americans plan to take a trip requiring a hotel stay or flight this summer, with average spending just under $3,600. A fifth of these travelers expect to go into debt to pay for their vacation.
Here's what to consider when booking a summer trip, including where to go, when to travel and how to save:
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Where is the best place to travel in summer?
The answer is subjective, especially this summer.
“Everyone sort of chooses their own adventure based on What are their needs are for travel,” Stanback said.
Pinterest Travel Report for Summer 2024 Summer travelers are more interested in adventure, exploring mysterious or unexplored destinations, and rest. Searches for “quiet life” jumped 530%, but that doesn’t mean the same thing to everyone.
“My mom just did a yoga retreat in Panama,” Stanback said. “This is what she had to do to get the rest and well-being she needed. But for me, when I think of rest and restoration, I think of just going to a beach spa and sitting and being alone.
Solo travel remains popular. Searches for solo travel hit an all-time high on Google in January, but again, not for everyone.
“For Gen Z in particular, this need is to come together and reconnect with their community because they have been isolated for so long and for very significant moments in their lives,” Stanback said. She noted that group travel and road trips are of keen interest to Gen Z.
“It’s not necessarily about traveling, going out, going to restaurants, going to bars and clubs,” she added. “In fact, we often see this with younger generations. They kind of step away from that and really think about their well-being when they take time off.
Where do most tourists go in summer?
Expedia Summer Outlook and Google Flights identified the same cities among their most searched summer 2024 destinations based on flights, although rankings vary by platform.
Top 5 national destinations
◾New York
◾Orlando, Florida
◾Los Angeles
◾Las Vegas
◾Seattle
Top 5 international destinations
◾ London
◾ Cancun, Mexico
◾Rome
◾Tokyo
◾ Paris, host of Summer Olympics
Allianz Partners found slightly different results in their analysis of “more than six million flight itineraries for trips lasting between five and eight days for trips booked between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day “.
Instead of Los Angeles and Vegas, Allianz named Boston and Honolulu among this summer's top five domestic destinations. Internationally, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico; Oranjestad, Aruba; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is in Allianz's top five, instead of Rome, Paris and Tokyo.
“I expect to crowds rivaling those of last summer in popular foreign cities,” said Expedia travel expert Melanie Fish, noting how places like Barcelona And Venice are trying to curb overtourism. “They're trying to impose fees and if that's not enough, they'll have to go even further.”
How can I save money on a trip?
Summer travel is already expensive for many travelers. “Americans with household incomes below $100,000 accounted for nearly half (46%) of planned spending on leisure travel in summer 2023,” according to the Deloitte study. Facing the future of travel April report.
Expedia's Fish shared five tips for booking a 2024 summer vacation:
◾ Bundle your trip. Booking a plane ticket and a hotel at the same time can give you significant discounts.
◾ Travel midweek or later in the summer if that's an option. You'll save money and avoid fighting the crowds.
- ◾ Fly early in the day…Early birds who catch the first flight of the day will generally get a better price and less risk of delays and cancellations. ◾ Book once, win twice. You can earn rewards from your travel credit card (and) your airline.◾ Go for it. Don’t force yourself to create the trip of a lifetime… Do it in small pieces if possible.
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How far in advance should I book my trip?
“The sweet spot is now,” Fish said. “We are within this 21 to 60 day time frame window before the trip to save around 15% on plane tickets, so now is the time to plan. That means being ready, ready, but maybe waiting until August to go.
She said travelers can save an average of $250 on international flights if they wait until the peak summer season is over.
“It is on average 15% cheaper to fly domestically in August than in June, 30% cheaper to fly to Europe in late summer, and 55% cheaper to fly to Mexico and the Caribbean in August,” she said. “Of course August is the peak hurricane seasonso that has something to do with this drop in prices.
