Spain Most Popular Destination for Brits
January 13th, 2010
Travel search site Skyscanner reveals the top 50 most searched for destinations from UK airports for travel in 2010.
In the top spot is Malaga, moving up one place from last year. Tenerife and Alicante are second and third, meaning Spain takes the top three positions.
Palma comes in 8th, losing one spot since last year, and Lanzarote is 9th, rising four places.
Overall Spain is yet again the most popular country for Brits to visit, with 11 Spanish destinations within the Top 50, five of which are in the top ten.
“These early indications show that Spain is still by far the most popular destination for British travellers.” said Barry Smith, Skyscanner co-founder and business director.
Top Searched for Spainish destinations for 2010, from UK airports
- Malaga [+1]
- Tenerife [+2]
- Alicante [0]
- Palma [-1]
- Lanzarote [+4]
- Barcelona [+1]
- Gran Canaria [+1]
- Murcia [-13]
- Ibiza [+5]
- Fuerteventura [-10]
- Madrid [-5]
Spanish destinations dropping most in search volume were Murcia and Fuerteventura. Data is based on searches from UK airports for travel in 2010, using search data collected in Q4 of 2009.
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