Croatia and Portugal are Trending Destinations According to LuxuryLink

  • January 9, 2014
Croatia and Portugal are Trending Destinations According to LuxuryLink
Among global respondents – who each indicated their total annual household income is $100,000 or higher – 29.7% stated they are most interested in visiting Europe this year while 27.3% are Caribbean-bound.

For the Europhiles, 60.5% listed major cities as such as London, Paris and Rome as their primary area of interest. Two European nations, Croatia and Portugal, were named trending travel destinations in the coming year*. Among Caribbean sun-worshippers, Turks and Caicos was the most popular island choice, followed by the British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia**.

These high-end travelers will not be sitting idle during their 2014 vacations: 46.3% plan to incorporate adventures such as hiking, sailing or SCUBA diving into their trips, while 40.7% are foodie-focused, centering travel around fine dining and/or cooking classes.

A worldly bunch, almost 55% are planning multiple trips abroad of two or more nights this year.

"Must-have" hotel amenities for 2014 include free WiFi (75.7% of respondents), early check-in/late check-out (53.6%) and free daily breakfasts (47.1%).

View: luxury travel trends infographic