Sometimes, it’s tiresome to plan a vacation. Sometimes, it’s best to let the algorithm do it for you.

Stepping up to help is travel-booking site Skyscanner, which this October released its top-searched destinations for U.S. travelers in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. “The not-so-obvious (places) are stealing the spotlight,” Skyscanner writes. “U.S. travelers are turning their attention to smaller, lesser-known destinations that fly further under the radar but offer something fresh beyond the big-name spots.”

Goodbye, Hawaii and Disney World. Hello, Limon, Costa Rica, a coastal city that saw a 286-percent increase in flight searches this year. Other hot spots include Bodrum, Turkey; Zadar, Croatia; and in the United States, New Haven in Connecticut (great pizz

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