Top Destinations for Travelers to Visit Next
Lonely Planet Survey with 17,500 respondents from 132 countries has voted the United States as the country that they are most likely to visit next instead of Australia which used to be one of the most popular destinations.
Since 2004 according to Lonely Planet Travelers’ Pulse Survey travelers voted Australia as the most likely place to visit next. This year Australia gained the second place, United Kingdom third, Italy fourth, and New Zealand voted as the fifth place to visit.
According to Adam Stanford, Lonely Planet Marketing Analyst, “Travellers’ Pulse is fantastic for identifying new trends and shifts in travel patterns. The question of where people are traveling to next is always an interesting one. The United States is obviously becoming increasingly popular due to the exchange rate of the dollar, making what was once an expensive country to travel in a lot more accessible.”
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TRAVELLERS’ PULSE 2008 (%)
| United States | 8.6 |
| Australia | 7.0 |
| United Kingdom | 5.5 |
| Italy | 4.8 |
| New Zealand | 3.7 |
| France | 3.5 |
| Thailand | 3.5 |
| Spain | 3.2 |
| Canada | 3.1 |
| China | 2.8 |
TRAVELLERS’ PULSE 2007
| Australia | 8.2 |
| United States | 7.3 |
| Italy | 4.9 |
| Thailand | 4.9 |
| United Kingdom | 4.9 |
| Spain | 4.2 |
| France | 4.1 |
| China | 3.3 |
| New Zealand | 3.1 |
| Greece | 2.8 |
