United Kingdom, Spain, Cyprus, Croatia and Greece are the countries where 6 cities are making their way to the Top 20 Trending Destinations in 2018 according to AirBnB. This ranking is based on predictions based on booking data that they collected so far “By analyzing destinations that have doubled, tripled or more in bookings compared to 2017“. They used data collected in the first half of the year to determine the trending destinations for 2018. The percentage in green represents the bookings’s evolution on the AirBnB site on the first half of next year. Now let’s see what are the 6 trending cities for 2018:
BOURNEMOUTH, United Kingdom (2)
+353%
Beaches • Leisure • Culture
GAZIMAGUSA, Cyprus (7)
+234%
History • Gastronomy • Beaches
BILBAO, Spain (8)
+234%
Architecture • Landscape • Art
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (11)
+206%
History • Festival • Seaside
ZAGREB, Croatia (18)
+175%
Arts • Gastronomy • Nature
MYKONOS, Greece (19)
+173%
Seaside • Nightlife • Beaches
Gangneung, in Korea, is number one because the Korean city is organizing the 2018 Winter Olympics with Pyeongchang next winter. Check the full ranking below:
Top 20 Trending Destinations in 2018 by AirBnB
- Gangneung, Korea – 2175%
- Bournemouth, United Kingdom – 353%
- Edmonton, Canada – 284%
- Indianapolis, IN – 256%
- Da Nang, Vietnam – 255%
- Columbus, OH – 254%
- Gazimagusa, Cyprus – 234%
- Bilbao, Spain – 234%
- Hanoi, Vietnam – 212%
- Matinhos, Brazil – 209%
- Cardiff, United Kingdom – 206%
- Guarapari, Brazil – 205%
- Minneapolis, MN – 193%
- Oita, Japan – 190%
- Dunedin, New Zealand – 185%
- Mar del Plata, Argentina – 181%
- Fernie, Canada – 179%
- Zagreb, Croatia – 175%
- Mykonos, Greece – 173%
- Mazatlan, Mexico – 169%
