Here are the top luxury travel destinations and latest luxury travel findings from Travel Leaders Group's recent survey:
Top Luxury Travel Destinations (Outside) North America
1
Cruise – Europe (River)
2
Italy
3
Cruise – Europe (Mediterranean)
4
Australia
5
France
6
England
7
Cruise – Europe (Baltic)
8
Ireland
9
Bora Bora
10
Cruise – Australia/New Zealand
11
United Arab Emirates
12
Spain
13 (tie)
Iceland
13 (tie)
South Africa
15 (tie)
Cuba
15 (tie)
Turks & Caicos
Top Luxury Travel Destinations within North America
1
Cruise – Caribbean
2
Mexico
3
Dominican Republic
4
Jamaica
5
Costa Rica
Booking Insights for Top Dream Destinations
"We know that Australia, Italy, Ireland, and New Zealand are among Americans' top dream destinations, according to our proprietary surveys of the traveling public over the years," stated Gail Grimmett, President of Protravel International and Tzell Travel Group, both renowned for their best-in-class luxury travel agent advisors. "High-end travelers don't just dream, they go – with the assistance of our experienced travel agents. For Italy, agents from both Protravel and Tzell report their luxury travelers continue to return to Rome, Florence and Venice, but they are also seeking out itineraries that include the Amalfi Coast, the Lake District, and Portofino or Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera."
Italy: When asked, "Which of the following Italian itineraries are you booking the most for your affluent clientele in 2017?" it is clear that the major Italian cities continue to mesmerize. The top responses were:
1
Rome, Florence (Tuscany) and Venice
2
Amalfi Coast – Amalfi, Positano, and Ravello
3
Rome and Vatican City
4
Tuscany – Florence, Chianti, Siena
5
Venice
The Italian Riviera, Italy's Lake District, Milan, the Dolomites and Sicily round outthe Top 10 among most-booked Italian itineraries.
Australia: When asked to identify the most popular Australian cities and regions being booked by their affluent travelers, Travel Leaders Group's luxury travel agents identified:
Those were followed by the Australian Outback, the Gold Coast, Uluru (Ayers Rock), Queensland and the Blue Mountains to round out the Top 10.
New Zealand: Luxury agents also stated that their clients booking New Zealand most often visit:
The rest of the Top 10 is rounded out by: the North Island, Bay of Islands, Marlborough wine region, Hawke's Bay wine region and Napier.
Ireland: Ireland is also considered a dream destination for many Americans. Travel Leaders Group's affluent clients most often visit:
Luxury Travel Bookings in 2017:
When Travel Leaders Group luxury travel agents were asked to compare their overall 2017 luxury travel bookings so far to their luxury travel bookings at this time last year, over 81% of those surveyed say bookings are higher than or on par with 2016.
These luxury travel trends are part of a comprehensive travel trends survey of 1,689 U.S.-based travel agents from Travel Leaders Group's flagship Travel Leaders brand and All Aboard Travel, Cruise Specialists, Nexion, Protravel International, Travel Leaders Corporate, Travel Leaders Network, and Tzell Travel Group.
Source: Survey: European river cruises rebound with luxury travelers
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