Top Travel-Destinations 2010
Newton (Global Adventures): Americans expect to travel more in 2010 than in 2009. Forty-one percent of U.S. respondents said they plan to spend more on leisure travel in 2010 than they did in 2009 and 92 percent of travelers are planning to take two or more leisure trips in the coming year, up from 89 percent last year. Sixty-six percent said the economy will not affect their travel plans. Based on surveys of more than 3,000 U.S. travelers, up-and-coming travel destinations for 2010 are:
Boasting miles of white sand beaches, the town of Troncones, Mexico, is a peaceful and secluded haven nestled between the jungle foothills of the Sierra Madre del Sur Mountains and the warm tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Nairn, Scotland is located on the Moray Forth coast. The small seaside town enjoys one of the sunniest climates in Scotland, and is a perfect base from which to explore the Highlands.
Your cell phone won't work in El Chalten, Patagonia, and the town's limited capacity means you've got to book in advance, but you'll be richly rewarded with incredible hiking in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, a Unesco World Heritage site.
With a 12-mile long beach (also a national park) and an abundance of Lycian and Roman ruins peeking out of the sand dunes, Patara, Turkey, is steeped in both natural beauty and history.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany, is a picturesque Bavarian town celebrated not only for its well-preserved medieval buildings and walls, but also for its unspoiled setting.
Seward, Alaska, is situated at the head of Resurrection Bay on the Kenai Peninsula. This historic and picturesque town is the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, rich with wildlife, spectacular fjords and tidewater glaciers.
John F. Kennedy's former Presidential retreat can be found in Hyannis, Massachusetts, the largest and most central village in Cape Cod's Town of Barnstable, and its picturesque sandy stretches make it a fantastic retreat.
True to its name, nature's geological wonders are a key feature of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The picture-perfect town boasts natural hot and cold mineral springs in which to relax, restore and renew.
Drive around the Canyon de Chelly's rim roads for a bird's eye view of the spectacular scenery at Chinle, Arizona, or take a tour of the canyon floor for a closer look at its breath-taking rock formations, cave art and cliff dwellings.
Situated on the Southwest side of the beautiful island of Kauai, Waimea, Hawaii, is an unassuming beach-side town that is the gateway to Waimea Canyon, the largest canyon in the Pacific, which oozes natural beauty.
Twenty-two percent of travelers expect to be more environmentally conscious in their travel decisions in 2010 than they were in 2009. Thirty-two percent consider their carbon footprint when traveling, and as a result, 44 percent of these travelers choose to stay at "green" or environmentally-conscious hotels, while 26 percent choose to drive rather than fly and 20 percent travel shorter distances. A hotel having "green" policies also factors into 33 percent of travelers' booking decisions.
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