Skyscanner Flight Trends March 2010: Turkey’s Popularity Rising but Spain Continues to Top the Charts
March 2010 saw Spain hold onto the top three spots and Palma moved up one place to fourth in the list of most popular destinations for flight searches, according to flight search engine Skyscanner.
Although the traditional hot spots of Spain and Turkey continue to draw in the crowds, the highest climbing destination this month was Munich, rising 13 places to number 33, possibly due to people booking flights for the ever popular Oktoberfest, while Venice also performed well, rising 11 places to 31. Cyprus also proved a popular choice this month with Larnaca rising 6 places to number 17, getting closer to catching its rival Paphos at number 14.
At the other end of the scale, following a surprise spike in searches to Delhi last month, we say good bye to the Indian city as it drops out of the Top 50 altogether this month. The little known Polish destination of Rzeszow also disappeared from the Top 50.
There were also some surprise non-movers this month with flights to London and Bangkok remaining at positions 6 and 13 respectively.
Barry Smith, Skyscanner Co-Founder and Development Director commented:
“Spain is holding on to its lead, but Dalaman and Bodrum are rising through the ranks. Cyprus is also doing well. It looks like people are taking advantage of cheap flights to Munich and booking them now, possibly for Oktoberfest or one of the many other events that are taking place during 2010. The UK cites of London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow are also performing well, either holding their position from last month, or rising in popularity.”
March 2010 Top 10 Destinations
- Malaga (Spain) [0]
- Alicante (Spain) [0]
- Tenerife (Spain) [0]
- Palma (Spain) [+1]
- Faro (Portugal) [-1]
- London (UK) [0]
- Dalaman (Turkey) [+3]
- New York (USA) [-1]
- Dublin (Ireland) [0]
- Amsterdam (Netherlands) [-2]
Rankings are based on the number of searches for flights during March 2010 on the Skyscanner website for UK departures. Ranking movement is based on change compared to February 2010 Trends
March 2010 Top 50 Destinations
- Malaga (Spain) [0]
- Alicante (Spain) [0]
- Tenerife (Spain) [0]
- Palma (Spain) [+1]
- Faro (Portugal) [-1]
- London (UK) [0]
- Dalaman (Turkey) [+3]
- New York (USA) [-1]
- Dublin (Ireland) [0]
- Amsterdam (Netherlands) [-2]
