These are the fastest-growing UK destinations for post lockdown travel

At this point, we’re more than ready for a holiday. With domestic travel set to open on April 12 in England, our vacation dreams could be a reality soon enough.

In fact, new data from Tripadvisor has found that one in five of us are planning a trip as early as spring (between now and May 31).

It also found that, following the government’s roadmap announcement in February, British travellers searching for holidays was up by 97% month-on-month and UK staycation searches were up by 107% month-on-month too.

Tripadvisor also found there was a divide in where people were searching, with 60% of us looking for domestic holidays while 40% were looking at international destinations.

Soufriere in St. Lucia was named as the fastest-growing international destination searched by British travellers (Getty)

To help fuel our wanderlust, Tripadvisor has released its top 10 most searched-for destinations which have seen the biggest year-on-year increase in interest.

The Isle of Skye’s capital of Portree nabbed the top spot in the UK, followed by Newquay in Cornwall, Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria and Torquay in Devon.

Top 10 most searched-for destinations in the UK

Portree, Isle of Skye
Newquay, Cornwall
Windermere, Cumbria
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria
Torquay, Devon
Penrith, Cumbria
Inverness, Scotland
Weymouth, Dorset
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Eastbourne, East Sussex

Beach destinations proved to be the most popular for travellers setting their sights abroad, with Soufriere in St. Lucia being the fastest-growing destination, followed by Tulum in Mexico, UAE’s Dubai, Cancun in Mexico and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

Top 10 most searched-for international destinations

Soufriere, St Lucia
Tulum, Mexico
Dubai, UAE
Cancun, Mexico
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Belek, Turkey
Hurghada, Egypt
Abu Dhabi, UAE

City break favourites Barcelona, New York, Rome, Venice and Amsterdam were the top five slowest-growing destinations as Tripadvisor research revealed 31% of Brits say they are “less likely” to opt for a city break post-pandemic.