Travel site Skyscanner reveals the most searched for flight destinations from the UK during February 2010. The top seven remained unchanged from January 2010, with Malaga remaining the most searched for location. Amsterdam moved up two places into 8th and Dublin moved up four places into 9th, likely due to more people booking flights to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day…
Travel site Skyscanner reveals the most searched for flight destinations from the UK during February 2010. The top seven remained unchanged from January 2010, with Malaga remaining the most searched for location. Amsterdam moved up two places into 8th and Dublin moved up four places into 9th, likely due to more people booking flights to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day.
Spain lost one of its top ten cities as Lanazarote slipped three places to 11th, but overall the country has the most destinations in the top 50 and remains the Brits’ most popular holiday spot. February saw two new entries to the top 50 – the Polish city of Rzeszow which came in at number 45, and Manchester UK that entered at number 47.
Highest Climbers
Indian city Delhi saw the biggest rise in search popularity since January, climbing 12 places in the charts. Ironically, Athens also saw a significant rise in search traffic despite major unrest at the end of February which led to all flights to and from Greece being cancelled. Madrid, Glasgow and Luqa also moved up several places.
Las Vegas disappeared from the top 50 along with Johannesburg; despite World Cup football fever gripping the globe, it’s likely that most people travelling to the South Africa World Cup have now already booked their flights.
Barry Smith, Skyscanner Co-founder and Development Director commented: “Spain is still looking strong, although it has lost a little ground this month. Delhi was the biggest winner rising twelve places in the Skyscanner Top 50. The rise of Athens by nine places was a surprise result because rioting paralysed the country at the end of February and grounded all flights. Perhaps the old adage “no publicity is bad publicity” rings true here. Domestic destinations also faired well, with Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh all moving up the charts.”
February 2010 Top 50 Destinations
1 Malaga (Spain) [0]
2 Alicante (Spain) [0]
3 Tenerife (Spain) [0]
4 Faro (Portugal) [0]
5 Palma (Spain) [0]
6 London (UK) [0]
7 New York (USA) [0]
8 Amsterdam (Netherlands) [+2]
9 Dublin (Ireland) [+4]
10 Dalaman (Turkey) [-1]
11 Lanzarote (Spain) [-3]
12 Barcelona (Spain) [+2]
13 Bangkok (Thailand) [-2]
14 Geneva (Switzerland) [-2]
15 Paphos (Cyprus) [+1]
16 Paris (France) [0]
17 Orlando Florida (USA) [-2]
18 Belfast (UK) [-2]
19 Rome (Italy) [0]
20 Murcia (Spain) [-2]
21 Edinburgh (UK) [+2]
22 Ibiza (Spain) [0]
23 Larnaca (Cyprus) [-1]
24 Milan (Italy) [+2]
25 Prague (Czech Republic) [+2]
26 Gran Canaria (Spain) [-6]
27 Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) [-3]
28 Dubai (UAE) [+2]
29 Madrid (Spain) [+5]
30 Glasgow (UK) [+5]
31 Berlin (Germany) [-3]
32 Bodrum (Turkey) [-3]
33 Luqa (Malta) [+4]
34 Marrakech Menara (Morocco) [+2]
35 Athens (Greece) [+9]
36 Delhi (India) [+12]
37 Fuerteventura (Spain) [-4]
38 Krakow (Poland) [-7]
39 Gerona (Spain) [0]
40 Lisbon (Portugal) [0]
41 Istanbul (Turkey) [+1]
42 Venice (Italy) [-4]
43 Nice (France) [+3]
44 Sydney (Australia) [-8]
45 Rzeszow (Poland) [NEW ENTRY]
46 Munich (Germany) [-5]
47 Manchester (UK) [NEW ENTRY]
48 Budapest (Hungary) [-1]
49 Hong Kong (Hong Kong) [0]
50 Pisa (Italy) [0]
Rankings are based on the number of searches for flights during February 2010 on the Skyscanner website for UK departures. Ranking movement is based on change compared to January 2010 searches.
Vicky is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the Editor-in Chief. She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales. She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.
