Are you dreaming of seeing sea turtle hatching in Costa Rica? Booking site says thousands of other US travelers do too SkyScanner’s 2026 Travel Trends Reportannounced on October 9th. Data for the first half of 2025 shows that searches by U.S. travelers for flights to Limón, Costa Rica increased 286 percent year-over-year.
Stretching along Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast from the Nicaraguan border to the Panama border, Limón Department is home to turquoise Caribbean beaches, three national parks, and a coastal national wildlife refuge. These include 124,000 acres of land Braulio Carrillo National Park (You pass here when coming from the capital, San José) Composed of clouds and rainforest, it is one of the country’s largest protected areas and is home to thousands of species of plants and animals. Half of Afro-Costa Ricans (8 percent of the population) live in Limón. If you visit in late August, you’ll see a lively parade through the streets of the capital of Limón (also known as Limón), complete with dancing, drums, and calypso music, to mark the Día del Negro y la Cultura Afrocostarricense (Black and Afro-Costa Rican Culture Day) holiday.
Next on Skyscanner’s list of popular destinations is India’s spectacular Pink City, Jaipur, with searches up 107% year-on-year. Jaipur, the capital of the northwestern state of Rajasthan and a 3.5-hour train ride from Delhi, is celebrated for its stately buildings of dusty pink sandstone, printed textiles, and majestic forts.
Whether you’re looking for travel inspiration or want to stay ahead of the crowds, here’s a complete list of the most searched places by US travelers, according to Skyscanner. Data is based on flight searches from January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024.
Limón, Costa Rica
- Increase in searches: 286% compared to previous year
- What to do: See nesting green sea turtles in Tortuguero National Park.
jaipur, india
- Increase in searches: 107% compared to previous year
- What to do: Gaze up at the Hawa Mahal, the honeycomb-like palace of winds. The palace was built in 1799 so the ladies of the royal family could see what was going on below without having to step outside.
bodrum, turkiye
- Increase in searches: 85% compared to previous year
- What to do: Spend the day sailing the blue waters of the Aegean Sea. lamea traditional two-masted or three-masted wooden sailing ship.
Madeira Island, Portugal
- Increase in searches: 78% compared to previous year
- What to do: Take an easy hike to the Vica da Cana lookout point for a spectacular sunrise.
Vail, Colorado
vadar, croatia
- Increase in searches: 72% compared to previous year
- What to do: Sit by the Adriatic Sea and listen to the sea organ, an experimental musical instrument.
olbia, sardinia
- Increase in searches: 64% compared to previous year
- What to do: Swim in the crystal clear waters of the small wild beaches that surround the island.
new haven, connecticut
- Increase in searches: 39% compared to previous year
- What to do: Try the clam pizza (New Haveners are very opinionated, so ask people what their favorite is and then go wild).
bilbao, spain
- Increase in searches: 37% compared to previous year
- What to do: Please go pinchos tasting tour Enjoy dishes like gilda, a Cantabrian anchovy skewered with guindilla peppers and manzanilla olives.
Mykonos, Greece
- Increase in searches: 32% compared to previous year
- What to do: Take a stroll around the five whitewashed buildings of the Church of Panagia Paraportiani at sunrise or golden hour.
