Methodology

 

Destination data

Unless otherwise stated, search dates 7/1/2021-10/7/2021 were used for travel dates 1/1/2022-6/30/2021. For comparative purposes, search dates 7/1/2019-10/7/2019 for search dates 1/1/2020-6/30/2020 were used. All searches were conducted on the KAYAK US site with a US origin.

To determine trending destinations by language, KAYAK sourced destinations with the greatest year over two year increase in searches from a curated list of destinations that list either Spanish, French or Italian as a primary or official language.

Median airfare, hotel and rental car rates and when to book information were sourced using historical data from the comparative search and travel dates listed above. 

Favorite stays were sourced by determining hotels with the most searches for the search and travel dates listed above.

Language information

The top 3 languages (Spanish, French and Italian) were sourced from Babbel’s internal usage data. 

The amount of time it takes to learn a language was sourced from Babbel.

Homepage statistics

All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc.  Total sample size was 1190 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 27th – 28th October 2021.  The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults (aged 18+).