Top domestic and international travel destinations for Easter revealed!

 

The Gold Coast has been named the top destination Aussies are looking to travel to this Easter and school holiday period, according to Booking.com's latest data*, in a likely bid to hold onto the sunshine and warm weather. 

 

Next on the list is Sydney, brimming with events from the Royal Sydney Easter Show to live music. This is followed by Melbourne and the festival state of South Australia with Adelaide jumping four places on the list, rounding out the top five with Perth. 

 

Asia dominated the top ten international destinations from Booking.com, with Japan on top (up five places), followed by Singapore (up three places), Seminyak and Ubud. Aussies are also looking for the hustle and bustle of cities as Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong rise a massive twenty-two and fourteen spots respectively. 

 

AU Top 20 Domestic Destinations*

1. Gold Coast
2. Sydney
3. Melbourne
4. Adelaide (+4)
5. Perth
6. Brisbane
7. Cairns
8. Canberra
9. Byron Bay
10. Hobart (+1)
11. Coffs Harbour
12. Newcastle
13. Port Macquarie (+3)
14. Airlie Beach
15. Noosa Heads (+1)
16. Nelson Bay
17. Forster (+1)
18. Lakes Entrance
19. Mooloolaba (+10)
20. Port Douglas

 

AU Top 10 International Destinations 

1. Tokyo (+5)
2. Singapore (+3)
3. Seminyak
4. Ubud
5. Canggu (+3)
6. Bangkok (+4)
7. Ho Chi Minh City (+22)
8. Hong Kong (+14)
9. Osaka (+51)
10. Legian (+2) 

 

AU Top 10 International + Domestic 

1. Gold Coast
2. Sydney
3. Melbourne
4. Adelaide
5. Perth
6. Tokyo
7. Singapore
8. Brisbane
9. Seminyak
10. Cairns

 

*Methodology: this report looks at search sessions between 2024-02-15 and 2024-02-25, with check in dates between 2024-03-29 and 2024-04-01. For comparison figures we looked at search sessions between 2023-03-06 and 2024-03-12, with check in dates between 2023-04-07 and 2023-04-10