Amadeus data reveals Los Cabos, Mexico to be top hotel destination for Christmas and New Year’s travel | Amadeus

As we head towards the festive season, hoteliers are preparing for demand as people look to travel over Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Global technology provider Amadeus, with its unique forward-looking business intelligence data, is seeing a peak in demand over the Christmas and New Year period across major markets around the world.

Amadeus’ Demand360^®+ ^{data as of November 27, 2023, shows that global hotel occupancy for the weeks of Christmas and New Year’s is already at 23%. This is up 10% from the same time last year. Globally, occupancy levels this festive season are trending ahead of 2022, reflecting a return of confidence in travel and a desire for warmer climates in some of the leading destinations.}

According to hotel occupancy, the top destinations globally are:  

1. Los Cabos, Mexico 77%
2. Cape Town, South Africa 71%
3. Phuket, Thailand 69%
4. Cancun, Mexico 69%
5. Honolulu, Hawaii 64%
6. Tokyo, Japan 61%
7. Maldives 59%
8. Sydney, Australia 58%
9. Taipei, Taiwan 58%
10. Kahului, Hawaii 57% 

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