2008 Top 10 Domestic Hot Spots – Cities
|
Rank
|
City
|
% of total responses
|
|
1
|
Orlando |
17.5%
|
|
2
|
Las Vegas |
15.4%
|
|
3
|
San Francisco |
4.5%
|
|
4
|
Los Angeles |
4.3%
|
|
5
|
Miami |
2.6%
|
|
6
|
Seattle |
2.2%
|
|
7
|
New York City |
2.1%
|
|
8
|
Honolulu |
1.9%
|
|
9
|
San Diego |
1.7%
|
|
10
|
Washington, DC |
1.7%
|
2008 Top Five Domestic Hot Spots – States
|
Rank
|
State
|
% of total responses
|
|
1
|
Florida |
23.6%
|
|
2
|
Nevada |
15.7%
|
|
3
|
California |
14.9%
|
|
4
|
New York |
11.6%
|
|
5
|
Hawaii |
9.7%
|
2008 Top 10 International Hot Spots – Cities
|
Rank
|
City
|
% of total responses
|
| 1 |
London |
10.3%
|
| 2 |
Rome |
9.0%
|
| 3 |
Cancun |
7.1%
|
| 4 |
Paris |
6.4%
|
| 5 |
Montego Bay (Jamaica) |
3.5%
|
| 6 |
Punta Cana |
2.3%
|
| 7 |
Venice |
1.4%
|
| 8 |
Barcelona |
1.1%
|
| 9 |
Puerto Vallarta |
1.1%
|
| 10 |
Vancouver |
0.8%
|
Top 10 International Hot Spots – Countries/Regions (2006-2008)
|
Country/Region
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
| Italy |
20.3%
|
20.5%
|
18.7%
|
| Mexico |
19.0%
|
14.6%
|
16.1%
|
| UK |
18.8%
|
15.2%
|
12.5%
|
| Caribbean |
9.6%
|
11.6%
|
9.0%
|
| France |
10.5%
|
8.6%
|
9.0%
|
| |
|
|
|
| Europe total: |
49.6%
|
44.3%
|
40.2%
|
Filed under: Foreign Travel, Italy, Jamaica, Summer Vacation, popular vacation destinations
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