Are you already dreaming of where to go on holiday next year?
If you’re like us and pretty much used up all of your annual leave from work then it is no wonder you want to start planning for 2025.
Despite, it feeling like it is ages away there is no harm in getting ahead and organised for your next trip.
And new research has revealed the UK’s most in-demand countries to travel to.
The study conducted by Dubai Tours & Tickets looked at Google search data for 250 countries over the past 12 months to determine the results.
Researchers used seven popular search terms, including “holidays,” “flights,” and “trips”.
It found the West African island country of Cape Verde is the most in-demand country to travel to for the UK. Each month, there are 93,879 searches in the UK for trips to the country. Specifically, “Holiday Cabo Verde” was the top searched term, making up 78,208 searches.
And it is no wonder the country is made up of 10 magical islands and is a thing of beauty. Let’s not forget the stunning beaches too including Santa Maria in Sal, Santa Monica in Boa Vista and Sao Pedro Beach in Sao Vicente all having golden sand and crystal clear water.
The Maldives comes second on the list, with an average of 88,249 monthly searches for trips to the South Asian islands. Searches for “Holiday Maldives” comprised 75,458 of these average monthly searches.
The Southeastern European country of Albania follows in third place, with an average of 54,929 monthly searches. “Holiday Albania” made up 37,583 of these monthly searches on average.
In fourth place is another Asian country, Japan, which has seen an average of 51,468 monthly searches. The search term “Flights Japan” made up just under half of these searches, with 23,033 on average each month.
Rounding out the top five is another European entry in Spain, with the country seeing an average of 34,462 searches a month to travel to. “Flights Spain” made up 21,055 of these monthly searches.
These are the top 10 most in-demand destinations from the UK as well as the number of average monthly searches.
1. Cape Verde – 93,879
2. Maldives – 88,249
3. Albania – 54,929
4. Japan – 51,468
5. Spain – 34,462
6. Montenegro – 31,882
7. Malta – 31,382
8. Iceland – 28,962
9. Portugal – 28,098
10. Sri Lanka – 25,863
Magdalena Petrusic from Dubai Tours & Tickets said: “The power of social media has likely exposed Brits to some destinations they would never have thought of, which don’t necessarily break the bank.
“This can be seen with the popularity of Albania, which from social media has been described as ‘the Maldives of Europe’.
“Countries like the Maldives are often a dream destination for Brits to go on holiday as flights and hotel costs can go into the thousands, so it’ll be interesting to see how many people search for trips and then actually go through with them.”