Cheap Flights Engine Skyscanner Discloses its 2010 Travel Trends
Released
on: January 05, 2010, 5:42 am
Author: Skyscanner Ltd
Industry: Travel
Cheap flights search engine Skyscanner reveals the top 50 most
searched for destinations from UK airports for travel in 2010.
In the top spot was Malaga, moving up one place from last year. Tenerife and
Alicante were second and third most searched for, meaning Spain took the top three
positions.
Cheap flights to the US destination of
Orlando was a new entry into the top ten at number 4, rising 12 places since last
year. Turkey held its position in the top five with cheap
flights to Dalaman remaining the 5th most searched for destination for the
second year in a row. The Portuguese city of Faro stuck at position 6 with New York
breaking into the top ten at number 7, up five positions from last year.
Palma came in 8th, losing one spot since last year; Lanzarote was 9th rising four
places, and Geneva was 10th, dropping two places.
Overall Spain was yet again the most popular country for Brits to visit, with 11
Spanish destinations within the Top 50, five of which are in the top ten.
“These early indications show that Spain is still by far the most popular
destination for British travellers. Medium and long haul locations also seem to be
on the rise compared to last year, suggesting that holiday budgets may be growing
after a tough financial year” said Sam Baldwin, Skyscanner travel expert.
Brand new entries to the top 50 were Johannesburg and Cape Town, which will be
welcoming the World Cup in 2010. Cheap
flights to Australia also entered the top 50 several times with Melbourne
entering at position 34, Perth at 43 and Brisbane at 48. Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong
also entered the top 50 for the first time.
Destinations dropping most in search volume were Edinburgh, Salzburg, Murcia, flights
to London and Fuerteventura.
Data is based on searches from UK airports for travel in 2010, using search data
collected in Q4 of 2009.
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