These are the world's top emerging destinations for summer travel in 2025
Using data from the Official Airline Guide, Mastercard analysed the change in flight bookings between 2019 and 2024 to identify the most popular spots for a summer getaway.
According to the credit card company, Tokyo has seen the biggest increase in tourist demand, overtaking Bangkok as the most visited city in 2024. It's thought its popularity is down to the depreciation of the yen, making Japan much cheaper to visit than it has been historically. No wonder, then, that the Japanese city of Osaka came second on the list.
Typically, Tokyo is a popular spring destination, when the cherry blossoms are in bloom and temperatures are mild, but the Japanese capital is pretty darn lovely in the summer months, too.
On the last Saturday of July, the Sumida River Fireworks Festival will fill city skies with a spectacular display. Too hot? Head to Oshima, the largest of Tokyo's islands for some swimming and snorkelling – the water here is beautifully clear.
After Osaka, in third place was Paris – clearly travellers are leaning towards city breaks this year.
These are the top emerging summer destinations for summer travel
Tokyo
Osaka
Paris
Shanghai
Palma De Majorca
Seoul
Beijing
Madrid
Rio de Janeiro
Singapore
Nha Trang
Reykjavik
Fukuoka
Hurghada
Sharm El-Sheikh
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