Spring may have just started, but it’s not too early to start planning for this year’s busy summer travel season, especially if you want to make sure your preferred flights and hotels don’t sell out. But maybe you haven’t yet settled on a destination, whether you’re seeking a desirable spot on U.S. soil or are in search of something overseas.
Perhaps you’re in need of a little inspiration or you’d just like to know where everyone else is headed so you can avoid encountering big crowds. In either case, you’ll benefit from hearing about 2024’s most searched-for summer travel destinations, according to Google Flights data. To inform its rankings, Google compiled the number of searches by U.S. users for each destination with travel dates from June 1 to Aug. 31.
Some of Google Flights’ top 20 are the usual contenders, although there are a few surprises thrown into the mix. London appears to be the top choice among U.S. travelers this summer, with Paris right on its heels in second place. This should come as no surprise, seeing as the Paris Olympics are right around the corner.
In third place comes Tokyo, rising up from eighth position on last year’s list, followed by Rome in fourth and New York City in fifth. Cancún, a perennial warm-weather favorite among Americans, fell from second place on the 2023 list to sixth place this year. The 2024 list also welcomes newcomers Madrid and San Juan, which took spots 18 and 20, respectively.
Several more popular domestic destinations made it into the top 20, including Boston, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando and Seattle, although this year saw Chicago and San Francisco drop off the list.
Google Flights also shared with The Points Guy its rankings for the top five most searched-for global destinations when it came to a few niche market segments: couples, families and solo travelers. Interestingly, Turks and Caicos was the one place that made it into the top five in all three categories.
Here are all the rankings:
Google Flights top 20 summer destinations
- London
- Paris
- Tokyo
- Rome
- New York
- Cancún, Mexico
- Orlando, Florida
- Las Vegas
- Seattle
- Athens, Greece
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Barcelona
- Dublin
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Honolulu
- Denver
- Madrid
- Boston
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Summer’s top destinations for couples
- Turks and Caicos
- The Poconos, Pennsylvania
- The Maldives
- Cancún, Mexico
- Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Summer’s top destinations for families
- Turks and Caicos
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Jamaica
- Cancún
- Aruba
Summer’s top destinations for solo travelers
- Bali, Indonesia
- Japan
- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Turks and Caicos
- Costa Rica
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