Guide reveals increased searches to Europe, summer events driving demand.
STAMFORD, CONN. – KAYAK announced the summer edition of the KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide. The guide is a resource for travelers looking for information on popular, trending and European summer destinations and the inside scoop on trending hotels and road trip inspiration. It was curated by a team of data scientists at KAYAK who analyzed summer searches to identify insights to make travel planning easier.
The summer edition of the KAYAK Travel Hacker Guide reveals the following:
- All eyes are on Europe. Flight searches to Europe are up seven percent compared to last summer, and cities that use the euro filled all ten spots on the Top European Summer Destinations list.
- Half of the Top Trending Summer Destinations featured in the guide are in Europe: Milan, Italy; Reykjavik, Iceland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Madrid, Spain.
- Summer events are driving demand. Destinations hosting major music, art festivals and sporting events took top spots on the Top Trending Summer Destinations list: Toronto (Pan Am Games), Vancouver (Women’s World Cup final), Edinburgh (The Fringe) and Copenhagen (Roskilde Festival) and Milan (World Expo).
- Adventurous travelers and those looking for exotic destinations will find deals. Tel Aviv, Israel, leads the Top Summer Deals Destination2 list, with a 22 percent decrease in airfare compared to last summer. Airfare to Johannesburg decreased 15 percent and Bangkok dropped 16 percent.
- Hit the road in June. In many of the popular rental car cities featured on the Top 10 Summer Road Trip list, car rental prices start to climb in July. Rent a car in June to find the best deals.
“With the weakened euro making European travel even more accessible, low gas prices and exotic destinations offering deals, this summer is a great time to explore a new place,” said David Solomito, North America brand director for KAYAK. “The summer edition of the Travel Hacker Guide was designed with those factors in mind – with the goal of offering information that would be most helpful to travelers.”
The summer edition of the Travel Hacker Guide features four new top-10 lists: Top 10 Trending Summer Destinations, Top 10 European Summer Destinations, Top 10 Summer Deal Destinations, and Top 10 Summer Road Trips. For each destination, the guide offers median airfare costs, top hotels and a ‘Hacker Tip,’ while the reprised Global section provides regional insights on the best times to book your flight, along with the cheapest days to depart and return.
The inaugural version of the Travel Hacker Guide was launched in February of 2015.
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