Agoda, the global travel platform, analyzed specific search data for New Year’s Eve trips by region, sharing the top destinations where the most people will travel for the New Year’s celebration in North America, Europe and Asia.
For New Year’s Eve, urban sites are the most sought after globally, with travelers looking to join the crowds for grand festivities and impressive fireworks displays, with cities like New York, Tokyo and London as destinations. favorites.
For the first time in three years, hassle-free international travel is possible again for New Year’s Eve, and travelers are seizing the opportunity.
Agoda data shows a 29% increase in searches for countdown getaways compared to last year, and 88% more searches compared to 2020.
“To further demonstrate that travel is back, the number of searches even exceeds the data from 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, by more than 41%,” says the report from the tourism company.
In Asia, Tokyo is the favorite destination
Ever since Japan reopened its borders to incoming tourism, the popularity of the land of the rising sun has been on a different level. The top three favorite Asian New Year’s Eve destinations are rounded out by Bangkok and Taipei.
In North America, it’s New York
While many will spend the party in New York, as the favorite destination in this region, others hope to start 2023 with the lady of luck smiling on them in Las Vegas, or among the international stars, in Los Angeles.
In Europe, London is the favorite
Search data for Europe shows London and Paris at number one and number two, respectively, while the Turkish capital Istanbul ranks third.
Agoda’s analysis notes that with winter in full swing in the northern hemisphere, many travelers are looking to start 2023 in warmer climates, so famous beach destinations like Pattaya and Bali in Asia, and Honolulu and Cancun in South America. North also stand out in the rankings and prove that for New Year’s Eve there is no one size fits all.
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