A Mass. getaway is among the many prime trending journey locations within the U.S., in line with Tripadvisor customers

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Curiosity is excessive within the Cape Cod hotspot.

Race Point Beach in Provincetown.
Race Level Seashore in Provincetown. Flickr / Massachusetts Workplace of Journey & Tourism

A preferred Cape Cod city could also be extra crowded than traditional this 12 months.


  • 5 issues to do when visiting Provincetown

Needham-based journey web site Tripadvisor launched its Vacationers’ Selection Better of the Greatest Vacation spot Awards on Tuesday and among the many checklist of 15 trending locations within the U.S. is Provincetown, Massachusetts, at No. 5.; Newport, Rhode Island, at No. 13; and Portland, Maine, at No. 14.

The trending spots are locations which have seen essentially the most year-over-year progress in curiosity, in line with Tripadvisor.

“With 94% of People planning to journey as a lot, if no more, than final 12 months, enthusiasm is excessive and this 12 months’s checklist of Vacationers’ Selection Better of the Greatest Locations actually displays that pleasure,” stated Sarah Firshein, head of editorial at Tripadvisor, in a press release.

Here’s what Tripadvisor wrote about Provincetown, the highest-ranking New England city on the checklist:

Go to Provincetown and have a blast having fun with a few of Cape Cod’s greatest seashores (Race Level Seashore and Herring Cove Seashore are favorites of TripAdvisor vacationers). Loads of cool boutiques, eating places and artwork galleries give this city a enjoyable and funky vibe. It’s an exceptionally LGBT-friendly vacation spot as properly. One tip: if it’s excessive season, take the ferry or a fast flight from Boston (until you get pleasure from spending hours sitting in visitors).

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The No. 1 trending vacation spot within the nation is Napa in California.

Tripadvisor customers additionally had love for Boston, which ranked No. 8 among the many prime meals locations within the U.S. (No. 1 is New Orleans) and No. 17 among the many prime locations within the U.S. (No. 1 is New York Metropolis).

The awards, primarily based on the standard and amount of scores and critiques from customers between Oct. 1, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023, had been divided into seven classes this 12 months: prime locations, trending locations, meals locations, nature locations, honeymoon locations, sustainable locations, and greatest locations for tradition.

Try the Vacationers’ Selection Better of the Greatest Vacation spot Awards.