New York tops holiday hot list

Destinations have to bow to the Big Apple when it comes to popular long-haul holiday spots, it was revealed today.

By The Newsroom

Published 2nd Oct 2012, 07:00 BST

New York topped the list of far-away destinations in a holiday trend report by tour operator Hayes & Jarvis.

The company said the New York surge was down to heavy demand for summer trips, Christmas shopping breaks, twin-centre holidays with Boston and even early bookings for 2013.

Second in the list was Thailand, which has sprung back to prominence following a big campaign by Thai Airways.

Third was the Maldives, with Las Vegas fourth, Mexico fifth and Mauritius sixth. Dubai, Florida, St Lucia and Antigua made up the rest of the top 10.