Skyscanner Reveals Top New Year Destinations: Most Popular New Year Cities for 2009

EDINBURGH, December 10 - Travel search site Skyscanner (www.Skyscanner.net) reveals the
most popular destinations that Brits are heading to for New Year.

The data, based on user flight searches on the Skyscanner site, threw up
an intriguing mix of locations in sunny, city and even snowy destinations.

In the number one position, New York topped the bill and was the only
city outside of Europe to feature in the top ten. The big apple is one of the
most famous places to celebrate New Year, and the weakening US dollar may
help explain its popularity.

In second place was Tenerife, a long time favourite for Brits seeking
escape from the UK's winter gloom. Paris and Amsterdam ranked 3rd and 4th;
London came in 5th, suggesting many British revellers will be ringing in the
New Year on home turf - or that they are using London as a connecting hub for
onward travel.

Alicante and Malaga, also favourites of British holidaymakers appeared in
6th and 7th, making Spain the most popular country for Brits to celebrate New
Year in overall.

Edinburgh ranked 8th, suggesting that Hogmanay in the Scottish capital is
still a big New Year destination for many in the UK.

Ranking 9th was Geneva, the massively popular ski hub, suggesting that a
large proportion of Brits will be seeing in the New Year at one of the dozens
of French or Swiss ski resorts that lie within 2 hours of the city.

And at number 10 was Irish capital Dublin, which is well known for its
New Year's craic drawing thousands of Brits each year.

    1.   New York (USA)
    2.   Tenerife (Spain)
    3.   Paris (France)
    4.   Amsterdam (Netherlands)
    5.   London (UK)
    6.   Alicante (Spain)
    7.   Malaga (Spain)
    8.   Edinburgh (UK)
    9.   Geneva (Switzerland)
    10.  Dublin (Ireland)
    11.  Berlin (Germany)
    12.  Barcelona (Spain)
    13.  Bangkok (Thailand)
    14.  Prague (Czech Republic)
    15.  Lanzarote (Spain)
    16.  Belfast (UK)
    17.  Faro (Portugal)
    18.  Rome (Italy)
    19.  Madrid (Spain)
    20.  Glasgow (UK)

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