TourRadar’s Year in Touring Report

Egypt Crowned as Top Destination Outside of Europe Heading Into 2019

With 2018 winding down, we at TourRadar took a look back at the year in multi-day touring. Today, we released our Year in Touring report which includes the top multi-day tour destinations, trending locations and more.

In the report, we found that Egypt was our top destination outside of Europe, followed by Vietnam and Thailand. The African nation has bounced back from a tourism drought in recent years thanks to the growing popularity of multi-day experiences like Nile river tours and visits to the Pyramids of Giza.

Travelers visit the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt. The area saw a bounce back in tourism in 2018.

For trending touring destinations, Hungary topped our list with 271% growth in bookings compared to last year, with Egypt not far behind (213% growth). Italy was the #1 multi-day tour destination overall, followed by England and France. The overwhelming popularity of Western European escapes proves the area remains a top bucket-list touring experience for U.S. travelers.

The top multi-day touring destinations outside of Europe based on bookings:

1. Egypt
2. Vietnam
3. Thailand
4. Morocco
5. India

The top trending destinations based on year over year growth in bookings:

1. Hungary
2. Egypt
3. Belgium
4. Netherlands
5. Czech Republic

The top multi-day touring destinations based on bookings:

1. Italy
2. England
3. France
4. Germany
5. Switzerland

The top U.S. regions people are traveling from based on booking per capita:

1. Washington, D.C.
2. California
3. New York
4. Massachusetts
5. New Jersey

Want to learn more? Take a look at our full report for top tour types, routes and more.

Where do you think will be the next trending destination for 2019?