DESTINATIONS YOU HAVE TO VISIT BEFORE THEY GET OVERCROWDED

Now you can! Well, not exactly Bali or Croatia – but these destinations are definitely worth a visit before they’re on the rest of the world’s radar. Luckily, KAYAK.com.au has released its annual ‘Better-Now-Than-Later’ travel report, to help Aussie travelers discover up and coming destinations before the crowds pour in. Which means you can forget travel hotspots where you have to fight through the crowds. With 64 percent of APAC travelers opting to visit new destinations each time they travel, KAYAK.com.au has analyzed data from millions of searches to predict the upcoming popular destinations to visit before the crowds come rushing in.
The 2018 travel report reveals the top 10 emerging destinations deserving a spot in your travel checklist. The report looks outside of the top 30 most-searched list by Aussies and instead focuses on the lesser-known destinations which are seeing significant increases in searches by Australian travelers.
Asia dominates the top four spots of emerging destinations for Aussie travelers. Cities such as Kochi, India, Kathmandu, Nepal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Cebu, Philippines have seen search volume growths of over 100 percent since 2017. Whilst Asia has long been a popular region for Aussie travel, the increase in popularity of these lesser-known cities demonstrates that Aussies are looking to get off the beaten track and enjoy authentic travel experiences.