| 2008 SUMMER HOT SPOTS SURVEY ASTA | | | | Top international hot spots are London, Rome, Cancun, |
| (American Society of Travel Agents) announced the | | | | Paris, Jamaica, Punta Cana (DR), Florence, Puerto |
| results of its survey conducted on the most popular | | | | Vallarta, Venice and Frankfurt. |
| domestic and international destinations being booked | | | | Western European destinations are the most popular |
| for Summer Travel in 2008. | | | | overall with six cities in the top 10. Destinations in the |
| For the Sixth year in a row Orlando, Las Vegas and | | | | Caribbean are the other major category in the |
| New York City remain the most popular summer | | | | international top 10. |
| destinations booked by travel agents. | | | | Coastal vacations along the beach shores are |
| Orlando came out on top with a 21 percent share of | | | | becoming a very popular getaways as you can see |
| responses. | | | | from the results, most of the top destinations have |
| Las Vegas maintained the second spot, with 19.1 | | | | beach front access and safe parks for the kids to |
| percent of the votes. | | | | play at. |
| New York City maintained its place in the top three, | | | | Travelers can find the best rates, when they use the |
| posting an 11.8 percent share. | | | | web, or even better rates when they book through |
| The top 10 domestic hot spots are Orlando, Las | | | | wholesale travel clubs or organizations. |
| Vegas, New York City, Honolulu, San Francisco, Los | | | | Remember that resorts in the Summer, start to fill up |
| Angeles, Miami, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, | | | | and book in the Spring. Don't wait till the last minute, or |
| D.C. | | | | you'll end up at Mom and Pop's Roadside Roadkill Inn! |