Summer’s Most Popular Destinations, According To Google

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 between
June 1 and August 31. 

Some of Google
Flights’ top 20 are the usual contenders, although there are a few surprises
thrown into the mix. The British capital city of London
appears to be the top choice among U.S. travelers this summer, with the French
capital of Paris hard 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. Cancun,
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.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Cavan for Adobe)

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 of 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.

Google Flights’
Top 2024 Summer Destinations: 

1. London
2. Paris
3. Tokyo
4. Rome
5. New York
6. Cancun
7. Orlando
8. Las Vegas
9. Seattle
10. Athens, Greece
11. Los Angeles
12. Miami
13. Barcelona
14. Dublin
15. Fort
    Lauderdale
16. Honolulu
17. Denver
18. Madrid
19. Boston
20. San Juan,
    Puerto Rico

Ruins of the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy. (Photo Credit: Adobe Stock/Noppasinw)

Summer 2024’s Top
Destinations for Couples:

1. Turks and
   Caicos
2. The Poconos,
   Pennsylvania
3. The Maldives
4. Cancun
5. Gatlinburg,
   Tennessee

Summer 2024’s Top
Destinations for Families:

1. Turks and
   Caicos
2. Myrtle Beach,
   South Carolina
3. Jamaica
4. Cancun
5. Aruba

Summer 2024’s Top
Destinations for Solo Travelers:

1. Bali, Indonesia
2. Japan
3. Acadia National
   Park, Maine
4. Turks and
   Caicos
5. Costa Rica

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