Aussie travellers head to Cuba, Mongolia

Aussie travellers head to Cuba, Mongolia
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Cuba, South Korea and Taiwan will top the list of destinations for Australian travellers in 2016, according to an analysis of flight searches.

Australians considering an overseas holiday next year will also be looking at Mongolia and Norway, Skyscanner Australia predicts.

The list of destinations is based on countries that have recorded strong and increasing interest among people using the global search engine.

Searches related to Cuba, which will also be getting more American tourists following the lifting of a US travel ban, increased by 94 per cent in 2015.

“After analysing millions of flight search data from the past three years, it is really interesting to see these new and exciting destinations such as Cuba and Mongolia on this list of upcoming favourites,” Skyscanner Australia and New Zealand spokeswoman Emily Callahan said in a statement.

Domestically, Uluru, Hobart and Proserpine in Queensland’s Whitsundays topped the list.

Predicted top international destinations for Aussies in 2016:

1. Cuba

2. South Korea

3. Taiwan

4. India

5. Sri Lanka

6. Mongolia

7. Norway

8. Samoa

9. Japan

10. Philippines

Predicted top domestic destinations for Aussies in 2016:

1. Uluru

2. Hobart

3. Proserpine

4. Launceston

5. Adelaide

Source: Skyscanner Australia

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