Stat: Bahamas Tops Labor Day Travel Destinations

Where are your clients headed this Labor Day? Travel loyalty company Switchfly just put out a new study that shows where Americans will be headed over the weekend, and the Bahamas is at the top of the list.

The data was obtained through Switchfly's platform which powers Orbitz, Expedia, and many other travel booking companies. 

“What we really have here is a short-list of the best beaches that are easy to reach from the major U.S. hubs,” said Daniel Farrar, CEO of Switchfly, “Cancun is about a four-hour flight from LAX and Aruba is a four-hour flight from JFK. You’ve got people from the West Coast flying to Mexico, people from the East Coast flying to the Bahamas, and people from all over the U.S. are flying to Florida because it’s close and it’s inexpensive.”

Farrar continued: “It’s no surprise to see New York and Las Vegas on the list, as they are top travel destinations year-round. Number 11 on the list – Santiago, Chile – is a bit more difficult to explain. With September temperatures in the mid-60s and travel times from any U.S. airport clocking in at well over 14 hours, it’s not the warm weather or the cost of airfare that sees an uptick in Labor Day travel to this South American city. It must be the Shiraz.”

Source: Switchfly