TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS: WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Best Summer Travel Destinations, as well as accompanying videos, to supplement its Best Travel Credit Cards and Currency Exchange studies. WalletHub compared 100 metro areas across 42 key indicators of budget- and fun-friendliness. The data set ranges from the cost of the cheapest flight to the number of attractions to COVID-19 cases.
The average flight to a popular summer destination costs $293.73, lasts 3 hours and 44 minutes and has 0.3 connections.
The Los Angeles metro area is the most attractive destination on the West Coast and the Atlanta metro area is the most attractive destination on the East Coast.
When considering the Top 20 Summer Travel Destinations, the top 5 are as follows:
1. Orlando, FL; 2. Honolulu, HI; 3. New Orleans, LA; 4. Austin, TX and 5. Atlanta, GA.
Rounding out the top 10 are: 6. Salt Lake City, UT; 7. Tulsa, OK; 8. Los Angeles, CA; 9. Oklahoma City, OK and 10. Little Rock, AR.
Other popular destinations include: 11. Washington, DC; 12. Springfield, MO; 13. San Antonio, TX; 14. Wichita, KS; 15. Tampa, FL; 16. Tucson, AZ; 17. Miami, FL; 18. Riverside, CA; 19. Albuquerque, NM and 20. Raleigh, NC.
To view the full report visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-summer-travel-destinations/3792
Travel this year will still depend on the policies and mandates related to the coronavirus pandemic, so it pays to do some research before choosing a destination.
