LOS ANGELES
HotelMapper.com has announced the results of hotel reservation trends for the first part of 2013. Beach destinations proved most popular, as well as New York and Los Angeles, with European travel and theme park destinations showing a decrease over the last 12 months.
Here are the top 10 U.S. destinations based on data compiled through June 30:
1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Honolulu, Hawaii
4. Washington, DC
5. Las Vegas
6. Phoenix
7. Dallas-Fort Worth
8. Orlando
9. San Francisco
10. San Diego
HotelMapper.com is a hotel reservations website which maps lodging accommodations worldwide based on rate and location. The company picked apart its results to find out how travel has changed and what this data says about the economy.
Hotel Mapper CTO Dwight Nash noted that last year theme parks and all in one packages were popular, but this year it's big cities and beaches.
"Travel is up overall. Based on the first part of 2013, hotel rates are lower than last year and travelers aren't as concerned about all in one deals,” Nash remarked. “Perhaps it's a reflection of a rebounding economy as supply is correcting itself to meet demand. They're starting to put together their own travel itinerary, which generally costs more in the end than packaged hotel deals, so this means travelers are less concerned about cost, but at the same time there has been a drop in average nightly hotel rates. Travelers are getting great hotel deals all around."
