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Data from leading AI-powered travel planning assistant Speakspots.com reveals Easter break travel trends*. The research is based on Speakspots.com’s own travel data, analysing plans for over 3,000 travellers planning trips between April 4th and April 21st. And a new destination is topping the charts – A Coruna, in the Galician region of Spain, offers the best value for money for a Spring getaway.

According to the study, the average daily budget for A Coruña over the Easter break is  £193** (€231) — over £100 below the average daily budget of £295 (€352). As well as travel budgets, the data analysis looked at trip duration and types of travel, as well as uncovering the destinations most favoured by couples, families and solo travellers. The average trip duration during this period is four days, with couples and families making up the majority of trip planners.

In terms of travel destinations, London is still as popular as ever, coming first in a ranking of top 10 cities people are planning trips to this Spring, followed by Rome, Milan, Copenhagen, Alicante, Palma, Shanghai, Budapest, Paris and Malta.

“Spring is a perfect time for a city break with many travellers planning trips on Speakspots.com throughout April. Our data tells us that people are planning to take slightly longer breaks over Easter and want to get the best value for money wherever they go, with the average total trip budget coming in at £1,178 (€1,408). A Coruña has clearly come out on top as the most budget friendly city break, offering great seafood and beautiful sandy beaches. Speakspots.com’s smart budgets feature offers travellers personalised recommendations to make their money go even further, such as how to explore the city on foot or saving money on activities so they can afford higher rated hotels,” said Andres Martinez Artal, CEO and founder of Speakspots.com.

Making travel budgets for further

Speakspots.com’s data study analysed average budgets, taking into consideration what travellers are prepared to spend on accommodation, food and activities while in destination. Average daily budget during this period is £295 (€352), up from £268 (€320) in winter travel months – this breaks down into £135 average per night accommodation cost, £91 spent on food, and £68 set aside for activities.

The top 10 destinations with the lowest per day budget this April:

  • A Coruna

  • Corfu

  • Seoul

  • Zagreb

  • Bangkok

  • Pisa

  • Torino

  • Cordoba

  • Sao Paolo

  • Santorini

Best value destinations for accommodation:

  • A Coruna

  • Corfu

  • Zagreb

  • Bangkok

  • Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Best value destinations for food:

  • Corfu

  • A Coruna

  • Bangkok

  • Sao Paulo

  • Cordoba

Springtime is for lovers! And families taking advantage of school holidays…

Couples make up the majority of trips planned over Easter, with 39% of itineraries planned for 2 adults travelling together, followed closely by families (38%). Data for Spring shows people using annual leave and making the most of school holidays to take slightly longer breaks, with the majority of trips being planned for four days (59%), followed by long weekends (30%).

Sunsets and splashes

Travellers planning trips on Speakspots.com are asked if they want to include certain elements in their trip, such as a nature getaway or a theme park. Sixty four percent of trips planned this Spring include a pool or beach. One in two itineraries include a great spot to watch the sunset, with Phuket, Antalya, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro and Ibiza seeing the biggest requests for sunset spots in traveller itineraries.

It’s all family

Quite a few destinations should expect an influx of parents and young children. Travellers expect to spend the most for holidays in Egypt, with an average budget of £915 (€1,094) per trip.

All of the itineraries planned on Speakspots.com to the following destinations are by families:

  • Cairo

  • Bath

  • Carcassonne

  • Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil)

  • Ljubljana

  • Puebla (Mexico)

  • Rosario (Argentina)

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Two cities in Galicia Spain are in the top 10 destinations for couples this Spring, alongside cities in Italy, Turkey, France, Korea, Greece, Serbia and Morocco:

  • Pisa

  • Antalya

  • Santiago de Compostela

  • Nice

  • Seoul

  • Zagreb

  • Corfu

  • Cannes

  • A Coruna

  • Casablanca

Speakspots.com offers travellers the ability to plan their trip using pioneering AI and real-time travel data from leading travel sources. The continually improving functionality means travellers will receive a fully personalised itinerary in under a minute, simply inputting their chosen destination, dates of travel and budget expectations. Travellers also receive personalised smart budget recommendations to help them understand how to make the most of their money on their trip!

Speakspots.com remains intent on accelerating the adoption of more sustainable and conscious tourism by the mainstream. Speakspots.com’s AI defaults towards walking whenever possible, encouraging travellers to discover a destination on foot, as well as prioritising hotel recommendations, to counter concerns around rises in self-catering accommodations leading to increased rents for local residents. Over 90 percent of travellers who plan trips with Speakspots.com choose to include hidden gems, off-the beaten path experiences and visits to nature and green spaces in their itineraries. And so far this year, 95% of the itineraries generated via the platform have been entirely unique.