With less than three months to go before the decade is over, it’s time to start planning big things for 2020.
Airbnb has just released a list of the top 20 destinations to travel to next year – offering plenty of holiday inspo.
The home rental platform used data from its website – taking into account growth in year-on-year bookings – and predicted the top places to visit in 2020.
It’s fair to say, there are a few surprises on the list – with a number of lesser-known locations making it into the top 20.
Milwaukee, in the US state of Wisconsin, came in at first place – with a 729% year-on-year increase in bookings.
Spain’s Bilbao – the 2018 European City of the Year – ranked second, with bookings up 402%.
Third place went to Buriram, a province in northeast Thailand, with a 383% year-on-year increase.
Whereas, Sunbury in Australia and Romania scooped fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Other locations that made it into the top ten included Xi’an in China, Eugene in Oregon, Luxembourg, Guadalajara in Mexico and Vanuatu.
Interestingly, Aberdeen in Scotland was the only place in the UK to feature on the list – at 13th place – after Cali in Colombia and Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Courtenay in Canada came in at number 14, followed by Ubatuba in Brazil, Les Contamines-Montjoie in France and Tokyo.
India’s Kerala secured position number 18 whereas Malindi in Kenya came in at 19th place.
Maastricht in the Netherlands ranked at position 20.
Reflecting on the list, a spokesperson for Airbnb said: ‘Ranging from post-industrial culture hubs like Milwaukee and Guadalajara to emerging destinations that are benefiting from an increase in sustainable tourism, this year’s list is full of surprises and hidden gems.’
Time to get booking.
Airbnb's top travel destinations for 2020
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Bilbao, Spain
- Buriram, Thailand
- Sunbury, Australia
- Romania
- Xi’an, China
- Eugene, Oregon
- Luxembourg
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Vanuatu
- Cali, Colombia
- Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Courtenay, Canada
- Ubatuba, Brazil
- Les Contamines-Montjoie, France
- Tokyo, Japan
- Kerala, India
- Malindi, Kenya
- Maastricht, Netherlands
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/11/milwaukee-tops-the-list-of-the-best-travel-destinations-for-2020-according-to-airbnb-10900242/
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