IT IS SUMMER TIME!

Are you still in the U.S. or back in your country?    If you are still hanging around in the U.S., get out of your boring college town and take a trip to one of these 9 cities that most Americans are visiting now.

UPROXX.com just published

Summer Is Here!  Meet The Top Nine U.S. Cities Americans Are Visiting This Year

This article states that American Express Travel booking data indicates “the domestic U.S. travel is on the rise.”   America’s domestic traveling business has gone up 17% this summer.

One may wonder “Why are more Americans traveling within the U.S. instead of visiting other tourist attractions in other countries.”    We think that “It’s all about controlling the travel budget.”

The most popular presidential candidate in this year’s U.S. election is Bernie Sanders who asserts health care and public college education as a right, not a privilege to an American citizen.  From his campaign, we have learned more Americans now are aware of the facts why 90% of Americans are poorer than 1987 and why most Americans now earn less than 40 years ago.  It is not difficult to figure out why more Americans would like to take domestic trips than visit foreign destinations.  Enjoying the summer with a limited budget is the goal for most Americans.

Top Sumer Time Traveling Destinations in the U.S.

“That’s great for cutting down on long-haul flight carbon emissions, and ticket prices,” according to the article.  Now let’s take a look at which of the 53 most populous metropolitan areas make the TOP Nine spots that Americans are visiting now?  Below is the list:

  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Dallas, TX
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Jackson Hole, WY: Unlike the other 8 metropolitans on the list, this is a small town with a population of 10,100 as of 2013.  However, it has been constantly ranked as one of the most popular tourist attractions within the U.S. for its magnificent mountain resort.
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Miami, FL
  • New York, NY

For more detailed description of the TOP Nine spots, click this link.