KAYAK Data Reveals Havana, Reykjavik And Cartagena Are The "It" Destinations Of 2017

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With a new year, comes new vacation aspirations and travel resolutions.  KAYAK's 2017 Travel Hacker Guide, featuring insights from over one billion searches, reveals the top destinations of the year along with data-driven insights on when to book, when to travel and what to expect once you arrive.  

Top Insights

• Havana is this year's sweet spot. With travel to Cuba recently opening back up, searches to the city skyrocketed with a 191% increase.
• South America is in, the U.S. Caribbean is out. Colombia saw a surge in interest, with both Cartagena and Medellín making the Top Trending list, while St. Croix and St. Thomas both saw a decrease in interest since last year.
• Greater accessibility to the South Pacific is making the region more attractive. Auckland and Sydney made appearances on two lists: Trending Destinations and Trending Beach Destinations, likely from the addition of new flight routes in the last year.
• Beach lovers, take note: it's all about Asia this year. KAYAK's Trending Beach list reveals that five Asian cities – all newcomers to the Travel Hacker Guide – made this year's list: Phuket, Bali, Colombo, Maldives and Okinawa.
• Long flights don't intimidate family travelers. Honolulu, London and Cancun all returned to this year's list, along with New Delhi, which took spot #9.
• Deal-seekers – check out Europe. Six European cities made the Wallet-Friendly Flight list, and with the low Euro, deal seekers can score a more affordable trip to Dublin or Milan. While the remaining cities may be a deal to fly to, they aren't so affordable once you arrive (Reykjavik, Oslo, Stockholm and Copenhagen).

"News headlines, new flight routes and favorable exchange rates are key influences to this year's Travel Hacker Guide," said David Solomito, VP North America Marketing at KAYAK. "As a result of these trends, South America, Asia and the South Pacific have a stronger presence on the Guide compared to previous years."

The New KAYAK Travel Hacker Guide
This year's Travel Hacker Guide has new updates to make travel planning easier. This year's Guide features:

• An upgraded "When to Book" feature now provides personalized recommendations for more than 10,000 routes and 400 destinations.  Enter your preferred origin and destination for customized insights on when to go, when to book and if you're scoring a good deal.
• More detailed information about each city: currency, population, and primary language.
• Points of interests to help travelers navigate what to do once they arrive.

For more travel ideas, check out KAYAK's Most Popular, Popular Family, Top Trending, Top Trending Beach and Wallet-Friendly Flights lists in the 2017 Travel Hacker Guide.

For full methodology, visit: https://www.kayak.com/travelhacker/2017/methodology.

ABOUT KAYAK
KAYAK is the world's leading travel search engine. KAYAK searches other travel sites and shows travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages.  The company's website and apps also offer tools to help travelers plan and manage their trip, including price alerts, price forecasts and free itinerary management. KAYAK processes 1.5 billion annual searches for travel information and operates more than 40 international sites in 20 languages. KAYAK is an independently managed subsidiary of The Priceline Group.

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