Blackpool has been named among the most popular destinations for Christmas getaways in the UK while Tewitfield, also in Lancashire, has been named one of the up and coming destinations for Brits this Winter.

The final instalment of Tripadvisor’s Travel Index for 2022 has revealed that more than two thirds (67%) of respondents across the world are planning to travel this upcoming season (between 1/12/22-28/2/23) and the majority of those (82%) are planning 1-2 trips.

When it comes to Brits, the Index revealed that nearly half (47%) are planning to travel more than they did last winter and before Christmas.

Jetting off much earlier than holidaymakers across the rest of the world, the 1st to 7th December is the most popular week for travel, with 2nd December set to be the busiest day for winter trips.

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The Travel Index is based on traveller intent data and consumer sentiment data.

Popular UK destinations for Christmas getaways

These are the top UK destinations overall and the Dates of travel searched on Tripadvisor are December 22 - January 3 with the dates of search on Tripadvisor being by October 2022.

  1. London
  2. Edinburgh
  3. Blackpool
  4. York
  5. Liverpool
  6. Manchester
  7. Glasgow
  8. Bath
  9. Bournemouth
  10. Brighton

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Up and coming destinations for Brits this winter (10 Fastest Growing)

These locations are the fastest growing based on year on year growth, dates of travel searched on Tripadvisor are December 1 – February 28 and dates of search on Tripadvisor are by October 2022.

  1. Borrowdale, Cumbria
  2. Castle Combe, Wiltshire
  3. Woolverton, Somerset
  4. Stuckton, Hampshire
  5. Onich, Scottish Highlands
  6. Morar, Scottish Highlands
  7. Ratho, Edinburgh
  8. Tewitfield, Lancashire
  9. Gosforth, Cumbria
  10. Balmaha, Stirling

The data cited in this release was gathered and analysed from two key sources:

  • A Tripadvisor Consumer Sentiment Survey, based on data drawn from an online survey of over 2,100 consumers, in partnership with Qualtrics, conducted between 9/27/22-10/6/22 across six countries - U.S., UK, Italy, Australia, Singapore and Japan.
  • Site behavioural data sourced from first party traffic data on the Tripadvisor platform, gathered during the month of October 2022, for searches made by travellers in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Japan and Singapore for travel between December 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023.

This report was compiled by Tripadvisor’s research (Alice Jong) and communications (Duncan Skehens) teams in partnership with survey results conducted by Qualtrics Research.