Expedia reveals top long-haul destination this Christmas
The USA is the number one long-haul destination for British travellers this Christmas, according to Expedia booking data.
The second most popular festive holiday spot is Thailand while Australia finishes in third.
Those heading to the US and Australia are primarily travelling to be with family and loved ones (30% and 36% respectively), but 19% of those jetting off to Thailand will be travelling solo.
The top 10 destinations~for Brits heading overseas this Christmas are:
USA
Thailand
Australia
India
UAE
Morocco
Japan
Vietnam
New Zealand
Canada
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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