Upstate New York Location Named Top Travel Destination in World

Why travel the world and spend TONS of money when you can just drive a few hours away?

AirBnB, a vacation rental site,recently named the Hudson Valley in its '19 Destinations to Visit in 2019.'

The Hudson Valley beat out amazing destinations like Italy and Spain to claim the #11 spot!

The Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley were ranked above places in Brazil, Georgia, Spain, and Taiwan.

The rankings were based on a combination of of AirBnB searches, bookings, and wish list growth.

The Hudson Valley saw a 100% increase in bookings through the vacation rental site. The Hudson Valley area also saw a 130% in searches for the destination as a potential vacation destination.

The rankings are as follows:

1. Kaikoura, New Zealand
2. Xiamen, China
3. Puebla, Mexico
4. Normandy, France
5. Great Smoky Mountains, US
6. Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
7. Accra, Ghana
8. Mozambique
9. Outer Hebrides, Scotland
10. Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
11. Catskill Mountains and Hudson Valley, US
12. Santa Catarina State, Brazil
13. Batumi, Georgia
14. Winnipeg, Canada
15. Pondicherry, India
16. Uzbekistan
17. Calabria, Italy
18. Andalucia, Spain
19. Taiwan

[via WPDH, AirBnB]