Overview
- American Express Travel released its 2026 Trending Destinations list on November 21, 2025, highlighting where travelers are booking next year.
- The ranking is grounded in global bookings plus insights from the company’s travel experts.
- Coverage underscores rising demand for novel, experience-led travel that avoids overcrowded hotspots.
- The Himalayan region spans Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh, offering high-altitude deserts, ski terrain, and Buddhist cultural sites.
- Recommended stops include Spiti Valley, Auli, Gulmarg, Gangtok, and Tawang, with the broader top 10 also featuring Killarney, Las Vegas, Marrakech, Marbella, Okinawa, Panama City, Papagayo Peninsula, the San Juan Mountains, and St. Julian’s.