travelzoo destinations and landmarks wish list - 2014

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The Destination Bucket-List!01 May 2014

The Deal Experts. 27m Subscribers Worldwide.


We asked 200,000 UK subscribers to tell us which destinations top their wish lists…

99% of respondents are planning a holiday by the end of the year!

• 76% are over 45 years in age• 85% don’t have dependent children• 55% said they travel with partners / 27% with family• 36% are retired

Travelzoo’s 2014 Destination Survey


And the winners are…


Top 3 Inspirational

1. New Zealand

2. Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

3. Tahiti (French Polynesia)


Top 5 Bucket-List Landmarks

1. Grand Canyon

2. Machu Picchu

3. The Great Wall of China

4. The Sydney Opera House

5. The Taj Mahal


Top in Africa

Runners up: Kenya (16%), Morocco (10%), Egypt (9%) and in first place with 32% of the vote is…


Top in Asia

Runners up: Japan (21%), India (20%) and in first place with 22% is…


Top in Australia-Pacific

Runners up: New Zealand (34%), Fiji (7%), Cook Islands (4%) and in first place with 48% is…


Top in Caribbean

Runners up: Bahamas (13%), St. Lucia (13%), Cuba (12%) and in first place with 19% is…


Top in Central America

Runners up: Costa Rica (26%), Panama (11%), Belize (4%) and in first place with 47% is…


Top in Europe

Runners up: Greece (12%), Spain (12%), Croatia (6%), Portugal (6%) and in first place with 22% is…


Top in Indian Ocean

Runners up: Mauritius (20%), Seychelles (18%) and in first place with 51% is…


Top in Middle East:

Runners up: Jordan (15%), Israel (14%), Oman (9%) and in first place with 39% is…


Top in North America

And in first place with 65% of the vote is…


Top in South America:

Runners up: Peru (27%), Argentina (17%) and in first place with 33% is…


Top in Southeast Asia

Runners up: Vietnam (25%), Cambodia (8%), and in first place with 36% is…


Top in Long-Haul

1. United States (31%)2. Australia (30%)3. New Zealand (24%)4. Canada (23%)5. Maldives (18%)


Top in Short-Haul

1. Italy (46%)2. Spain (31%)3. Greece (27%) 4. Croatia (19%)5. Portugal (18%)


Other key findings…

• Culture, luxury and beach holidays are the favourite holiday types for our subscribers• 17% would download a destination guide or tourism app as a research tool• Over 2/3 have visited the featured Destination sections on the Travelzoo website• 54% visit tourist board websites when researching potential holiday destinations


Travelzoo UK Subscriber Destination Survey 2014For more detailed data please contact [email protected]

Source: Travelzoo destinations survey, March, 2014. Results based on answers from 2065 UK Travelzoo subscribers