Once upon a time, which feels like ages ago, whenever I wanted to make travel plans for the summer, I would have to come up with a place I wanted to visit. I’d maybe ask friends and family for suggestions or think of a place on my own. Then I’d go to the library or a bookstore to get a guidebook for that place. These days, I just Google something along the lines of “top summer vacation destinations 2023” to see where everyone else is going.
More from MamásLatinas: Tips and tricks for traveling with kids of any age
I like doing this because I know that pretty much everyone who wants to travel in the summer is looking for summer travel ideas and booking airline tickets online and the price of using Google is that it gets to aggregate all our searches and identify what’s trending. Once those Google search trends are established and released, I can use that information to inspire me to follow the summer travel trends for the year or to venture off somewhere that is a little less trendy. What can I say? Sometimes I want to be where the people are and other times I want some peace and quiet.
Check out summer travel trends for 2023, so you, too, can plan accordingly.
Where are people flying to?
According to US Google Flights searches, these are the top 20 places people are hoping to go June-August 2023:
- London
- Cancún
- Paris
- Orlando
- Rome
- New York
- Las Vegas
- Tokyo
- Seattle
- Miami
- Los Angeles
- Fort Lauderdale
- Denver
- Athens
- Honolulu
- Barcelona
- Chicago
- Dublin
- Boston
- San Francisco
There is a rise in women traveling alone.
Get this! Searches for “solo travel for women” have more than doubled in the last 12 months. That’s fantastic! I hope this trend continues until it isn’t a trend anymore, just something that women do regularly because why the heck not?!
But it’s not just women who are traveling solo.
The search for “solo travel destinations” in general regardless of gender increased by more than 120% in the last 12 months. Yay for individual travel! There is nothing wrong with taking solo adventures.
What are the top ‘solo travel destinations’ being searched?
Top searched solo travel destinations:
- Japan
- New Orleans
- Iceland
- Mexico City
- Italy
Couples are also looking for travel ideas.
The top searched couples’ destinations are:
- Jamaica
- Bora Bora
- Turks and Caicos
- Maldives
- Myrtle Beach
Couples are also looking for things to do in specific locations.
Top searches for “things to do in [fill in the blank with destination] for couples” are:
- Las Vegas
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- Miami
- Indianapolis
Whether you travel or not, may you have a wonderful summer and make many beautiful memories.
