The place are American vacationers headed this winter? Nicely, it’s to not a cold-weather vacation spot, based on a brand new report from TripAdvisor.
The journey big has shared its winter journey index for 2024-2025, and one vacation spot stands out amongst worldwide getaways: Cancun within the Mexican Caribbean.
Extra American vacationers need to Cancun than anyplace else this winter, adopted by one other Caribbean hotspot, Punta Cana within the Dominican Republic, which got here in second.
One other Mexican Caribbean vacation spot, Playa del Carmen (dwelling to the soon-to-rebrand Thompson Playa del Carmen, whose transformation we reported a couple of weeks in the past, got here in fourth.
Three different Caribbean trip spots got here within the prime 10: Aruba, San Juan, Puerto Rico and one other Dominican Republic vacation spot, Bavaro (which is technically additionally Punta Cana, however we gained’t nitpick).
The report was based mostly on a pair of information factors: a buyer sentiment survey performed earlier this fall, and visitors information on the TripAdvisor platform.
Whereas Cancun’s visitors has been sliding in latest months, it’s possible this factors to a rebound for the realm within the all-important winter season.
As for Punta Cana, it’s not a shock: the Dominican Republic stays the most well-liked vacation spot within the Caribbean, and continues to interrupt tourism data this 12 months.