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Top trending European destinations 2025 – including little-visited Spanish city and Italian seaside resorts
SKYSCANNER has revealed some of the top trending holiday destinations for 2025 – and five of them are in Europe.
The global travel site has analysed which destinations have seen a boom in searches.
The Travel Trends report is based on searches between January and June in 2024, compared to the same time in 2024.
Coming out on top was Reggio Calabria in Italy, with 541 per cent increase in searches.
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Coming in second was Tartu in Estonia, with a 294 per cent increase in searches.
The overlooked city has been named the European Capital of Culture for 2024.
Spain‘s Córdoba also made the list, a city Brits may not think to visit, but has seen an increase on searches by 133 per cent.
In the southern region of Andalusia, it was once one of Europe‘s largest cities, and has a lot of African influences.
It’s main attractions include the huge Mezquita mosque and the Renaissance Viana Palace.
It’s not the easiest to get to you – Brits have to fly to Seville then take a train taking just under an hour – but the city recently recorded record overnight stays from tourists.
Other European destinations to make the trending list include Tromsø in Norway, with an increase of 85 per cent.
Most head to Tromsø for the Northern Lights, and easyJet, British Airways and Norwegian have new flights.
And Germany‘s Stuttgart made the top ten, with a 70 per cent increase in searches.
Naomi Hahn, VP of Strategy at Skyscanner comments: “Skyscanner’s Travel Trends report reveals that 2025 will be the year of collective travel experiences.
“Now, more than ever, travellers are increasingly seeking travel experiences that foster community and collective discovery.
“The cost of living, though, remains top of mind and our money-saving tools continue to rise in popularity.
“Our ‘Everywhere’ search, showing prices from the lowest to highest from airports to global destinations, is still one of the top search destinations for travellers globally this year.”
The top 10 includes other long-haul destinations too.
Siem Reap in Cambodia, America’s Baltimore and Portsmouth in Dominica are trending.
The list also included Panglao Bohol in the Philippines and Thiruvananthapuram in India.
Skyscanner’s top trending destinations for UK travellers
Skyscanner have revealed the destinations with the biggest search increase
- Reggio Calabria, Italy +541%
- Tartu, Estonia +294%
- Siem Reap, Cambodia +241%
- Baltimore, USA +217%
- Portsmouth, Dominica +186%
- Córdoba, Spain +C%
- Tromsø, Norway +85%
- Panglao Bohol, Philippines +77%
- Stuttgart, Germany +70%
- Thiruvananthapuram, India +66%
Brittany in France has also been named a top trending holiday destination for 2025 by American Express.
And Brits can reach it by ferry, with routes from Plymouth and Poole.
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Waterfront English town reveals £51million transformation – with new hotels, New York-style park and food market hall
AN English town is getting a huge makeover – with New York-style gardens and new hotels.
Birkenhead in Wirral has been given £51million as part of a number of developments set to transform the town.
Also dubbed the ‘capital of Wirral’ the Birkenhead 2040 Framekwork is an ambitious project transforming the town in the next 20 years.
One of the new attractions includes turning an abandoned railway line into a £15million park, similar to one in New York.
The train line is said to be one of the oldest stretches of track in the world despite the fact it closed in the 1990s.
Inspired by High Line in New York, Dock Brand Park would be a “world-class” park with an urban garden village at the end, home to walking routes and wildlife.
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Chair of Wirral Council’s Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee, Tony Jones, said: “Dock Branch Park is one of the many exciting proposals we have for bringing true regeneration across Wirral’s Left Bank, from Bromborough to New Brighton.
“Dock Branch Park will be one of the centrepieces of the revitalisation of Birkenhead.”
New hotels will also be part of the project, as well as a new event space with live music, cafe and bar.
More food and drink venues, swimming pools and green spaces are part of the plans.
There is also a new £14million Birkenhead Market which will be an indoor-outdoor attraction.
Inside the 33,000sqft venue will be food stores including bakeries, coffee stands and fresh fruit, veg and meat stalls.
There will also be shops selling books, as well as a dining area with food stands and a bar.
Both indoor and outdoor seating is part of the plan too.
Wirral Council Leader Cllr Paul Stuart said: “We will shape the new market in its new location, a space that holds great potential to perfectly meet the current and future needs of our vibrant shopping area,.”
Birkenhead waterfront will also undergo renovations, with new paths and improvements that have the ‘best views’ of the city.
The plans have said it is the “Brooklyn to the New York skyline”.
The fund also includes building 1,500 new homes well as a school and commercial space.
Also in Wirral is New Brighton, which once rivalled Blackpool.
Once also home to the UK’s tallest tower and biggest lido – both of which have been removed – there are hopes to restore it as a tourist destination.
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UK airlines’ mass warning over incoming EU travel rule – fears for passengers stuck on planes and missing flights
UK TRAVELLERS risk being stuck on planes after arriving at European airports once enhanced border checks are introduced, the boss of easyJet said.
Chief executive Johan Lundgren said airlines being unable to disembark passengers and others unable to board because of congested terminal buildings is a “worst case” consequence of the Entry/Exit System (EES).
The new system is meant to be launching around November 10 but the EU has yet to confirm if this will actually happen with a further update is expected to be made on Thursday.
Under EES, travellers from non-EU countries such as the UK will need to have their fingerprints scanned and a biometric image of their eye taken.
This will register them on a database when they enter a member state, with the data stored for three years.
There are fears this will spark queues at EU airports, as well as the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel’s terminal in Folkestone and London’s St Pancras railway station, where French border checks are carried out before people embark on cross-Channel journeys.
In an interview at the annual convention of travel trade organisation Abta in Costa Navarino, Greece, Mr Lundgren said it is possible EES will cause airport terminals to be congested with arriving passengers waiting to be processed, leaving no room for additional travellers.
“In the worst case you actually can’t disembark, you hold people on the plane,” Mr Lundgren warned.
He said: “We have to think about what can actually happen.”
Mr Lundgren predicted “there will be some disruption” from EES as “it is a new procedure”.
He called for the launch to be further delayed unless it is possible for travellers to pre-register before beginning their journeys.
He added: “We have been clear – if the EU is not ready, change the date.”
A mobile app enabling this to happen is still being developed by the EU.
Neil Swanson, who was appointed UK and Ireland managing director for tour operator Tui last month, predicted there “could be some hiccups” with EES.
He has urged the Government to take more action to ensure holidaymakers are prepared.
He said: “We will absolutely be looking after our customers, we will be making sure they’re aware.
“But I think the Government should be doing a bit more as well to make sure that everyone’s aware of what the situation is.”
Worries about chaos at airports has seen travel association ABTA brief their members.
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SPEAKING to the bosses of easyJet and TUI at the ABTA travel convention this week, it was obvious to me there is a huge frustration at the chaotic roll-out of the new EU Entry Exit System.
Delayed multiple times, it was meant to be launching on November 10 but even that is not yet confirmed.
In recent weeks, France, Germany and the Netherlands all indicated they were not ready to launch the new system.
Airports, ferry terminals and the entire travel industry are desperate for clarity. They’ve invested millions in new infrastructure, they want to put plans in place to counter any disruption that could inevitably happen.
An app to allow visitors to pre-register their details before they even get to a border was meant to launch at the same time as the new system.
Yet it seems the app itself will not be ready until next summer.
EasyJet boss Johan told me: “We should have had the ability to do pre-registration from the very start of the new system.”
And the chaos isn’t helped by the fact that individual EU member states are all interpreting the new system in different ways.
What British travellers – and the industry as a whole – need is a clear indication of when the ESS will start and just how it will work.
Chief executive Mark Tanzer said: “It’s frustrating that there will be delays for customers. Nobody wants that.
“Because we haven’t had a clear date for when this is going to commence, we haven’t really been able to start detailed communication yet.”
His views were echoed by ABTA’s director of public affairs, Luke Petherbrige, who felt that the constant delays and changing of dates has led to confusion for holidaymakers.
He said: “There is still a fair way to go before the majority of travellers fully understand how the new EU Entry/Exit System will change their passport control experience when travelling to Europe.
“That’s perhaps unsurprising given that we’re waiting for official confirmation of when the scheme will go live. It’s difficult to talk to a customer about a new system without knowing if it will actually be in place for their holiday.
“So, we are urging the EU to provide clarity on when EES will go live, and to make sure the changes are clearly communicated to consumers.
In August, the Department for Transport announced £10.5 million of funding for UK ports where juxtaposed border checks are conducted to support new facilities and technology to deal with EES.
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