Brits Flock to New York, Orlando and Bangkok this Summer

With the summer shaping up, cheap flights comparison site Skyscanner looks ahead to see which are set to be the most popular destinations with U.K. travelers. Spanish hotspots Alicante, Malaga and Palma hold on to the top three places; Portugal's Faro and Dalaman in Turkey both remained solid at 4th and 5th; whilst Tenerife (6th) and Ibiza (7th) both moved up a place.

Perhaps marking the move out of recession, all three new entries to the top ten are long-haul destinations. New York entered at 8th while Orlando, home to Universal's highly anticipated Harry Potter World, took the 9th spot. Despite political unrest in Thailand, flights to Bangkok are still very popular with British tourists, with the city entering in 10th place, the only Asian destination in the top ten.

Barry Smith, Skyscanner Co-founder commented: "Last summer there were no long haul destinations in the top ten, and Spain took seven of the top ten places. This summer, it looks like budgets are a little bigger with more people taking flights to New York, Orlando and Bangkok. So far the ash doesn't seem to be putting people off from traveling further afield."

Source: Travel Daily News