Top European Destinations for 2022

Do you want to know the top European destinations for 2022?

Our travel bookings are way up this year as the severity of the pandemic wanes.

And as we are curious human beings, we all want to know: where are all of these people going?

According to Allianz Partners, sellers of travel insurance, travel across the pond will skyrocket 600% over last summer.

TOP SUMMER EUROPEAN DESTINATIONS: AMERICAN TRAVEL ACROSS THE POND WILL SKYROCKET 600% OVER LAST SUMMER

According to Allianz, “more Americans are forgoing the traditional summer road trip and instead packing their bags and passports for a European holiday this year. According to Allianz Partners’ Top 10 Summer European Destinations review, travel to Europe will soar a staggering 600% over last year as countries re-open for visitation from the U.S.

The travel insurance and assistance company analyzed more than 40,000 flight itineraries* for trips of five to eight days in length between Memorial Day and Labor Day to determine that London retains the lion’s share of all planned trips with 22% of bookings, likely spurred by the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee festivities marking the British monarch’s 70 years of service. Paris (#2) and Dublin (#3) also remain atop Europe’s most sought-after vacation spots for 2022 summer travel.

We’re just home from a fun river cruise in Italy

Other top destinations include Reykjavik holding steady at #4, while Lisbon jumps into the #7 position, returning to the list for the first time since 2019. Rome and Edinburgh moved up to #5 and #6 respectively after Athens fell three spots from 2021 to #8 this year. Barcelona (#9) and Amsterdam (#10) round out the roster, each slipping one position from last year’s rankings.

“The pandemic made people realize you can’t take travel for granted and many Americans are eager to visit Europe this summer,” said Daniel Durazo, director of external communications at Allianz Partners USA. “European destinations have made a significant effort to welcome Americans back and our data shows tremendous pent-up demand for travel to the continent.”

Carol and I are just home from a fun river cruise in Italy with our friends at Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.

And while we were able to beat the upcoming summer rush, it was beyond wonderful to be out traveling again.

Travel Tip: If you have plans for European travel in 2022 or 2023, let’s get something booked now.  The most popular destinations are filling up quickly.

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