While you might see the same places pop up on social media or hear your friends talking about them, Expedia has revealed the travel trends for 2026. From the US to Sardinia, here are the predicted travel trends for 2026 from Expedia, based on real-time data from millions of daily visitors to the Expedia site and app. Six of these hotspots also meet the criteria for Expedia’s new Smart Travel Health Check - a first-in-travel framework from Expedia, inspired by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). The Smart Travel Health Check recognises destinations that offer meaningful travel experiences and proactively manage tourism in a sustainable way, helping to ease the strain on the world’s most overvisited cities. “With 1 billion average monthly travel searches, Expedia Group isn’t just a travel marketplace - we’re a catalyst for positive change.

Source: The Times October 15, 2025 06:10 UTC