Golden yellow mustard flowers bloom in Napa Valley every spring and are celebrated through the Napa Valley Mustard Celebration that includes artwork, wine and extra. (Courtesy Getty Photographs/iStockphoto)

Tripadvisor simply introduced its first Vacationers’ Selection Awards for the brand new 12 months, providing up seven vacation spot classes to encourage any trip planning, whether or not you’re a foodie, a tradition maven or a romantic.

Researchers for the journey planning website say that the journey scene has rebounded, with 81 p.c of Individuals planning to journey this 12 months, 45 p.c scheduling three or extra holidays in 2024, and 46 p.c heading overseas. (Now, we’re attempting to sq. these stats with the Pew Analysis findings that 46 p.c of us don’t use all our PTO. Soooo, half the inhabitants have to be making up for the opposite half by planning … six holidays in 2024??)

The journey website’s Better of the Finest lists embrace “Prime Locations” — locations vacationers return to many times — in addition to trending, tradition, meals, nature and, new this 12 months, honeymoon and sustainable locations. These returning traveler faves are topped by New York Metropolis, Oahu and Las Vegas, with New Orleans coming in at No. 4 and Miami Seashore at No. 5.

It’s the trending locations, measured by vacationers’ surging curiosity over the past 12 months, that supply extra surprises. Asian nations captured eight of the ten spots on the worldwide listing, whereas U.S. locations included every little thing from a Wine Nation mecca to the nice open air.

Right here’s the U.S. listing. Discover the worldwide listing and extra particulars and inspiration at www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Locations.

Prime 10 U.S. Trending Locations

1 Napa

2 St. Petersburg, Florida

3 Marathon, Florida

4 Brooklyn, New York

5 Provincetown, Massachusetts

6 West Yellowstone, Montana

7 Homer, Alaska

8 Eureka Springs, Arkansas