2008 Summer Travel Hot Spots You Won't Want To Miss

By Jeff Mills

2008 SUMMER HOT SPOTS SURVEY ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents) announced the results of its survey conducted on the most popular domestic and international destinations being booked for Summer Travel in 2008.

For the Sixth year in a row Orlando, Las Vegas and New York City remain the most popular summer destinations booked by travel agents.

Orlando came out on top with a 21 percent share of responses.

Las Vegas maintained the second spot, with 19.1 percent of the votes.

New York City maintained its place in the top three, posting an 11.8 percent share.

The top 10 domestic hot spots are Orlando, Las Vegas, New York City, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Top international hot spots are London, Rome, Cancun, Paris, Jamaica, Punta Cana (DR), Florence, Puerto Vallarta, Venice and Frankfurt.

Western European destinations are the most popular overall with six cities in the top 10. Destinations in the Caribbean are the other major category in the international top 10.

Coastal vacations along the beach shores are becoming a very popular getaways as you can see from the results, most of the top destinations have beach front access and safe parks for the kids to play at.

Travelers can find the best rates, when they use the web, or even better rates when they book through wholesale travel clubs or organizations.

Remember that resorts in the Summer, start to fill up and book in the Spring. Don't wait till the last minute, or you'll end up at Mom and Pop's Roadside Roadkill Inn!