Europe Returns to No. 1 Destination for US Travelers for First Time Since Covid-19

For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, more US travelers are heading to Europe than any other destination.

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Squaremouth

Jul 14, 2021, 13:32 ET

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to travel insurance comparison site, Squaremouth.com, May marked the first month Europe regained its spot as the top destination for US tourists, with 22% of bookings. By June, this rose to nearly 30%, the highest percentage of sales in 13 months.

Historically, US travel to Europe far outweighed any other destination. As much as 46% of sales on Squaremouth.com have been for European travel. At the height of the pandemic, this dropped to less than 6%.

Ongoing border closures and quarantine requirements sent travelers to countries easier to visit, or kept them stateside. Former popular destinations, like Spain, France, Italy and the UK, fell to Caribbean countries, including Costa Rica, Mexico, Turks and Caicos, and the Virgin Islands.

While travelers are booking trips to Europe now, most don't plan to travel until 2022. Squaremouth reports as many as 54% of travelers are heading to Europe next summer, the highest percentage they've ever recorded.

Squaremouth's Top 10 International Destinations

2021	2020	2019
Mexico	Mexico	Italy
Turks and Caicos	Canada	Canada
Costa Rica	United Kingdom	Mexico
Israel	Bahamas	France
Greece	US Virgin Islands	United Kingdom
Italy	Australia	Spain
France	Jamaica	Germany
Iceland	Germany	Israel
Spain	Aruba	Japan
Germany	Israel	Ireland

*listed by popularity per year

Notes to editors

Available Topic Expert: Megan Moncrief, Squaremouth CMO and data specialist is available for comment and interview. [email protected] +1 (727) 378-0938

Research Methodology: Squaremouth.com hosts the largest number of travel insurance providers and policies that offer coverage related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Squaremouth Analytics studied data from thousands of policies purchased between 5/1/2021 and 7/12/2021. If you would like a copy of the raw data, please get in touch by emailing [email protected].

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