10 places everyone wants to travel to in 2018
We took a look at data from travel search engine Kayak to find out which destinations people are looking to book most right now
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Your support makes all the difference.Last year, Asian destinations dominated the list of the most-visited cities in the world.
Looking ahead though, travellers seem to be setting their sights on Europe. That's according to data from travel search engine Kayak, which just released their 2018 travel hacker guide, featuring the top trending destinations of this year.
In order to create this list, Kayak looked at the top 100 most searched for travel dates between 3 March 2017 and 28 February 2018, and identified the cities around the world with the greatest year-over-year increase in search.
For all the destinations that made the list, Kayak also featured the median hotel price there, as well as the median airfare to that city from the US and Canada based on travel dates that fall into the same one-year period mentioned above. We then used this data to identify the cheapest month to visit each place.
Keep scrolling to see where travellers are itching to go in 2018.
10. Rome, Italy — February is the cheapest time to go
17% increase in searches
Median airfare in February: $486
Median hotel rate in February: $122
Cheapest time to book: four months before departure
Note: only hotels with three stars and above are included in this data.
9. Paris, France — January is the cheapest time to go
18% increase in searches
Median airfare in January: $474
Median hotel rate in January: $154
Cheapest time to book: six months before departure
8. Athens, Greece — February is the cheapest time to go
20% increase in searches
Median airfare in February: $657
Median hotel rate in February: $92
Cheapest time to book: five months before departure
7. Madrid, Spain — March is the cheapest time to go
20% increase in searches
Median airfare in March: $520
Median hotel rate in March: $114
Cheapest time to book: five months before departure
6. Las Vegas, Nevada — August is the cheapest time to go
21% increase in searches
Median airfare in August: $212
Median hotel rate in August: $154
Cheapest time to book: two months before departure
5. Lisbon, Portugal — February is the cheapest time to go
25% increase in searches
Median airfare in February: $566
Median hotel rate in February: $82
Cheapest time to book: six months before departure
4. Amsterdam, Netherlands — January is the cheapest time to go
27% increase in searches
Median airfare in January: $499
Median hotel rate in January: $138
Cheapest time to book: three months before departure
3. Bali, Indonesia — November is the cheapest time to go
27% increase in searches
Median airfare in November: $782
Median hotel rate in November: $123
Cheapest time to book: four months before departure
2. Barcelona, Spain — January is the cheapest time to go
35% increase in searches
Median airfare in January: $420
Median hotel rate in January: $103
Cheapest time to book: six months before departure
1. Maui, Hawaii — September is the cheapest time to go
51% increase in searches
Median airfare in September: $560
Median hotel rate in September: $309
Cheapest time to book: three months before departure
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