Travel Report: Most Popular International Destinations in Every State

Travel insurance data from InsureMyTrip shows most Americans -- no matter where they live -- prefer a tropical escape

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Apr 06, 2018, 11:20 ET

WARWICK, R.I., April 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report from InsureMyTrip ranks the most popular international destinations state by state. The data shows twenty-six states favor trips to the Caribbean, while other states prefer visiting the United Kingdom, Mexico or Italy. Results are based on all travel insurance purchases for international trips booked in 2017.

Summary:

A new report from InsureMyTrip ranks the most popular international destinations state by state. The data shows twenty-six states favor trips to the Caribbean, while other states prefer visiting the United Kingdom, Mexico or Italy. Results are based on all travel insurance purchases for international trips booked in 2017.

Caribbean islands (like Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Maarten) dominate the rankings in over half of US states.
New York, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut report the highest percentage of trips to Italy.
Travel insurance customers from Hawaii pick Japan as a favorite destination.
Exotic destinations like Thailand and Israel gain popularity.

The list shows the top five international destinations state by state.

US STATE	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5
Alabama	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Bahamas	Italy
Alaska	United Kingdom	Mexico	Canada	Thailand	Germany
Arizona	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	The Caribbean	Canada
Arkansas	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	France
California	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	France	Canada
Colorado	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	The Caribbean	France
Connecticut	Italy	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Mexico	France
District of Columbia	United Kingdom	Italy	France	Mexico	Spain
Delaware	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Spain	Mexico	Bermuda
Florida	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	Mexico	Spain
Georgia	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	Bahamas
Hawaii	Japan	Canada	United Kingdom	Australia	Italy
Idaho	Mexico	United Kingdom	The Caribbean	France	Spain
Illinois	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	France
Indiana	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	Bahamas
Iowa	Mexico	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Bahamas
Kansas	Mexico	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	France	Germany
Kentucky	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	Bahamas
Louisiana	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	France
Maine	Italy	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Mexico	France
Maryland	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Bahamas	Mexico
Massachusetts	United Kingdom	The Caribbean	Italy	Mexico	France
Michigan	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	Spain
Minnesota	Mexico	Italy	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Germany
Mississippi	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Canada	Italy
Missouri	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	France
Montana	United Kingdom	Mexico	Italy	Australia	France
Nebraska	Mexico	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	Bahamas
Nevada	Mexico	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Canada
New Hampshire	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Mexico	France
New Jersey	The Caribbean	Italy	Mexico	United Kingdom	Israel
New Mexico	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	Canada	Spain
New York	Italy	The Caribbean	Mexico	Israel	United Kingdom
North Carolina	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	Mexico	Bahamas
North Dakota	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Canada	Australia
Ohio	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	United Kingdom	Bahamas
Oklahoma	The Caribbean	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	Canada
Oregon	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	France	Spain
Pennsylvania	The Caribbean	Italy	Mexico	United Kingdom	Bahamas
Rhode Island	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	Mexico	Ireland
South Carolina	The Caribbean	Bahamas	Italy	Mexico	United Kingdom
South Dakota	Mexico	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	Canada
Tennessee	The Caribbean	Mexico	Bahamas	United Kingdom	Italy
Texas	Mexico	The Caribbean	Italy	United Kingdom	France
Utah	Mexico	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	France	Italy
Vermont	Italy	United Kingdom	France	Mexico	The Caribbean
Virginia	The Caribbean	United Kingdom	Italy	Mexico	Bahamas
Washington	Mexico	United Kingdom	Italy	Canada	France
West Virginia	The Caribbean	Bahamas	United Kingdom	Ireland	Mexico
Wisconsin	The Caribbean	Mexico	Italy	Germany	United Kingdom
Wyoming	Mexico	Italy	Canada	The Caribbean	Israel

Data source: All InsureMyTrip travel insurance purchases in 2017 for trips outside the US.

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