The study by vacation rental marketplace FloridaRentals.com analyzed Google searches for each state on vacation packages, rentals, and spots to see which states were most popular for a vacation.
Colorado takes fourth place on the list, with 29,840 average vacation searches every month for the Centennial State.
This study was conducted by FloridaRentals.com, which offers Florida vacation homes with no service or booking fees in the most popular locations in the Sunshine State.
Hawaii comes in second place on the list, with average monthly searches for vacations in the state sitting at 125,590. A study from the Colorado Tourism Office found that tourism saves every Colorado household $670 in taxes based on the $1.5 billion in state and local taxes paid annually by visitors. The Sunshine State receives, on average, 155,110 searches from vacation-goers every month.
It found that Florida was the most popular state for a vacation.
Florida is the most Googled state for vacation.
We are rounding out the top five in Maine, which receives more than 28,260 searches a month from vacation-goers. The state with the following highest number of searches is California, with 30,680 on average every month, giving it the third-place position. A 2019 study from the Hawaii Tourism Authority found that tourist spending in the state brought in more than $17 billion a year, supporting more than 216,000 jobs.
New research has revealed that Florida is the most popular state for a vacation. The sheer demand for vacations in these states may even influence vacation-goers to branch out and look elsewhere for their plans in 2023.” In addition to visitors from other states, more than 10 million overseas tourists visit the state annually.
Visitation to the state is constantly increasing over the past few years, up 22% in 2022 and predicted to increase by 8% in 2023. Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for FloridaRentals said: “It’s interesting to see the vast difference in popularity and search volumes between Florida, Hawaii, and other states on the list.” A lot of Maine’s visitation comes from Canada; in 2019, Canada accounted for 5.4 million visitors.
Written by: Matthew Thomas
