Published on : Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Florida is the most popular long-haul summer destination this year as per Kenwood Travel. Bookings to Florida rose by 17 per cent from 2018. UAE is the second most popular destination as the capital city saw the bookings rise by 83 per cent year on year. Thailand was third most popular long-haul hot spots, followed by the tropical Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives.
Most popular long-haul destinations this summer are Florida, UAE, Thailand, Maldives, Barbados, Mauritius, Mexico, Dominican Republic, St Lucia, and Antigua.
Destinations across the UAE and the USA are also proving popular city break destinations, with Dubai grabbing top spot. Abu Dhabi is the second most popular city break hot spot, with New York and Las Vegas grabbing third and fourth spot.
Miami, the US city famed for its Art Deco buildings, buzzing nightlife and white-sandy beaches, is the fifth most popular city break destination for culture vulture Brits this summer. These bookings rose by 55 per cent.
European destinations refuse to be eclipsed by Brexit uncertainities. They dominate the list of the fastest growing destinations.
Bookings to Cyprus have almost doubled this summer compared to last, up 94 per cent, whilst Italy and Portugal are also growing in popularity, with both destinations outselling last year, up 93 per cent and 68 per cent respectively.
Looking further afield, Vietnam continues to grow in popularity, with bookings up by 25 per cent, whilst luxury long-haul holidays to Malaysia (+24 per cent) and the USA (+18 per cent), are also on the rise.
Alex Stuart, Head of Sales at Kenwood Travel said that their booking data shows a growing appetite amongst British holidaymakers for luxury holidays, not only in long-haul destinations such as Florida, the UAE and Thailand, but also those closer to home. Their booking data shows that Brits are still determined to enjoy their summer holiday on foreign shores this year, even as many had suggested that British holidaymakers would delay or even postpone their holidays this year due to Brexit.