The travel booking platform Booking.com has published a ranking of the most searched cities in the world to visit at Christmas, among which are two Spanish cities. Specifically, Madrid occupies fifth place on the list of locations in which international travelers have shown the most interest, while Barcelona remains in seventh place.
The most searched city, according to data from the travel and accommodation search engine, has been London (United Kingdom), followed by other European cities such as Paris (France), Rome (Italy) or Amsterdam (Netherlands). The cities outside Europe that have entered the ranking are Tokyo (Japan), New York (USA), Bangkok (Thailand) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Although they have not been placed among the ten most popular cities globally, international tourists have shown interest in some other Spanish municipalities, with the next most searched Spanish cities being Seville, Málaga, Valencia, Granada, Adeje and Benidorm.
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On the other hand, Booking.com data also shows that Madrid’s ‘power’ is not only international, since it is also the favorite destination of Spaniards to spend the Christmas holidays, just as it was during the last long weekend. December. They are followed by London, Seville, Barcelona, Granada, Malaga, Paris, Valencia, Rome and Benidorm.
The great position registered by Madrid for these Christmas dates is directly related to the increase in flight reservations to visit the capital of Spain compared to last year, which went from tenth to sixth place in searches. A ranking of flights that is headed by Bangkok, London, Paris, Istanbul (Turkey) and Ko Samui (Thailand).
In terms of regions, the company points out that Andalusia stands in a significant fourth place, only surpassed by Greater London, the Isle of France (Paris) and the State of Sao Paulo (Brazil). In turn, the Canary Islands and Catalonia are among the most in-demand territories for traveling at Christmas, with sixth and tenth place, respectively. Other regions also appear in this ranking, such as Florida and California (USA) and the State of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Those who visit Spain the most at Christmas
Spain is one of the favorite destinations for foreigners to spend Christmas due to the wide range of coastal areas and the pleasant climate that can be found in much of the country even in winter, according to Booking.com.
Thus, the United Kingdom, France and Germany are the three countries that will visit our country the most this holiday season. However, Italians, Portuguese, Poles, Dutch, Americans and Irish complete this ranking of the ten countries that will visit Spain the most. For their part, the international destinations most reserved by Spaniards to spend Christmas are the main European capitals of Paris, London and Rome.