Holiday travel will increase by 34 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 according to Allianz Partners USA's Top 10 Holiday Destinations survey, which found that Americans are planning trips to New York City and Cancun, Mexico as their top domestic and international locations.

After reviewing four million itineraries* for roundtrip flights departing from U.S. airports beginning Saturday, December 18 and returning by Thursday, December 30, the travel insurance and assistance company found that 87 percent of the itineraries reviewed are for domestic travel and 13 percent are for international travel.

With fewer travel restrictions and availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, Americans are putting their travel plans in motion this holiday season. New York (#1) made its return as the favored destination after slipping out of the top 10 last year, followed by Seattle (#2) which was 2020's top holiday destination. Americans are also planning trips to warm-weather destinations including Orlando (#3), Los Angeles (#4) and Phoenix (#5). The only New England contender, Boston (#6) follows, and Atlanta (#7), Las Vegas (#8), Salt Lake City (#9) and Dallas-Fort Worth round out the top 10 list for domestic holiday travels.

"Americans are eager to travel again and one trend we've seen is travelers returning to the places they love, whether that's a cosmopolitan Christmas in New York City or basking in the sun on the beautiful beaches of Mexico," said Daniel Durazo, director of marketing and communications for Allianz Partners USA.

Travelers seeking an international holiday getaway are putting three destinations in Mexico on their holiday wish lists, and checking them twice. Cancun (#1) came out on top this year, followed by San Jose Del Cabo (#2) and Puerto Vallarta (#3). With eight Caribbean destinations featured in the top 10 international ranking, it's fair to say Americans are looking for a winter escape and a warmer change of scenery this year.

Allianz Partners Holiday Travel Data: Where Americans Are Traveling

Top Domestic Destinations
	2021	2020	2019	2018
1	New York	Seattle	New York	New York
2	Seattle	Orlando	Orlando	Los Angeles
3	Orlando	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Orlando
4	Los Angeles	Boston	Boston	Boston
5	Phoenix	Phoenix	Atlanta	Seattle
6	Boston	Dallas-Fort Worth	Seattle	Atlanta
7	Atlanta	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale
8	Las Vegas	Salt Lake City	Las Vegas	San Francisco
9	Salt Lake City	Fort Myers	Salt Lake City	Minneapolis
10	Dallas-Fort Worth	Portland	Minneapolis	Salt Lake City

Top International Destinations
	2021	2020	2019	2018
1	Cancun, Mexico	Cancun, Mexico	Cancun, Mexico	Cancun, Mexico
2	San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico	San Juan, Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico	San Juan, Puerto Rico
3	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico	Nassau, Bahamas	San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico
4	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico	Nassau, Bahamas
5	Oranjestad, Aruba	Oranjestad, Aruba	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Montego Bay, Jamaica
6	London, United Kingdom	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Mexico City, Mexico	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
7	Nassau, Bahamas	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Oranjestad, Aruba	Mexico City, Mexico
8	Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	Higuey, Domincan Republic	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Oranjestad, Aruba
9	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	Santiago, Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10	Paris, France	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	Toronto, Canada	Paris, France

*Methodology: The data of U.S. travelers' 2021 holiday plans was gathered by analyzing the number of customers that went through the online booking process of airfare and package paths for partners offering Allianz Global Assistance travel insurance, to generate itineraries for roundtrip flights departing from U.S. airports from 12/18/2021 –12/29/2021, returning 12/19/2021 - 12/30/2021. In total, just under 4 million itineraries were analyzed using this methodology.