Summer is just around the corner. So , U.S. News Travel released eight vacation rankings to help people plan their summer trips. These rankings focus on three key characteristics of summer vacations: affordability, quality of beaches, and family-friendliness…
Summer is just around the corner. So , U.S. News Travel released eight vacation rankings to help people plan their summer trips. These rankings focus on three key characteristics of summer vacations: affordability, quality of beaches, and family-friendliness.
The top-ranked destinations in each category are:
Best Summer Vacations | Best Beaches in the USA | Best Family Summer Vacations |
#1 Nice | #1 Hawaii – The Big Island | #1 Yellowstone |
#2 Mykonos | #2 Maui | #2 Orlando – Walt Disney World |
#3 Maui | #3 U.S. Virgin Islands | #3 Anaheim – Disneyland |
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Cheap Summer Vacations | Most Relaxing Beaches | Family Vacations in the USA |
#1 Yellowstone | #1 British Virgin Islands | #1 Yellowstone |
#2 Santo Domingo | #2 Kauai | #2 Orlando – Walt Disney World |
#3 Lisbon | #3 Hawaii – The Big Island | #3 Yosemite |
Affordable Family Vacations | Family Beach Vacations in the USA | |
#1 Yosemite | #1 Outer Banks | |
#2 Grand Canyon | #2 Maui | |
#3 Yellowstone | #3 San Diego |
The new rankings identify the top vacation spots based on a methodology that combines expert and consumer opinions. They reflect how strongly a destination is recommended by travel experts and U.S. News Travel website users.
“The summer vacation is an established American tradition,” said Chad Smolinski, Vice President of Rankings and Reviews at U.S. News & World Report. “Taking into account over 300,000 user votes and thousands of travel expert opinions, the U.S. News vacation rankings provide travel recommendations you can trust.“
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