We’ve written articles on Google Search metrics and the Near Me phenomenon now that everyone is mobile. In the “Near Me article” we highlighted the fact that most people search for things near them when they travel. The most common “near me” search is restaurants. This is the companion article of our research on the top travel destinations in the US.
The Top US Travel Cities
Like golf, the lowest score wins. Add ranking of top 10 on all sites. If un-ranked on a site the default score is 15. Any entry must rank at least 10 or higher on one of our sampled sites to appear on the list. Destinations must be a city not a region.
San Francisco, California (34)
#5 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#6 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
n/a Lonely Planet
#3 – Thrillist, March 2016
#5 – US News, February 2016
Search Metrics (December 2016):
restaurants san francisco… 90,000
best restaurants in san francisco … 27,000
restaurants in san francisco… 18,000
New York City, New York (39)
#1 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#8 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#9 – Thrillist, March 2016
#6 – US News, February 2016
Search Metrics (December 2016):
restaurant new york… 74,000
restaurants in new york city… 22,000
restaurants in nyc… 14,000
restaurants nyc… 14,000
nyc restaurants… 14,000
Charleston, South Carolina (41)
#9 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#1 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#5 – Thrillist, March 2016
#11 – US News, February 2016
Search Metrics (December 2016):
charleston restaurants… 27,000
New Orleans, Louisiana (47)
#10 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#2 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#2 – Thrillist, March 2016
(15) n/a US News, February 2016
Nashville, Tennesse (51)
(15) n/a Trip Advisor
#5 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#1 – Thrillist, March 2016
(15) n/a US News, February 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada (52)
#2 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
(15) n/a Travel & Leisure
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#7 – Thrillist, March 2016
#13 – US News, February 2016
Asheville, North Carolina (55)
(15) n/a Trip Advisor
#10 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
#1 – Lonely Planet, December 2016
#14 – Thrillest, March 2016
(15) n/a US News, February 2016
Chicago, Illinois (55)
#4 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#7 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#13 – Thrillist, March 2016
#16 – US News, February 2016
San Diego, California (55)
#6 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
(15) n/a Travel & Leisure
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#10 – Thrillist, March 2016
#9 – US News, February 2016
Honolulu, Hawaii (55)
#7 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
#11 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
(15) n/a Thrillest, March 2016
#7 – US News, February 2016
Savannah, Georgia (56)
(15) n/a Trip Advisor
#3 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
(15) n/a Lonely Planet
#8 – Thrillist, March 2016
(15) n/a US News, February 2016
Austin, Texas (58)
n/a Trip Advisor
#9 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
n/a Lonely Planet
#4 – Thrillist, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016
Orlando, Florida (58)
#3 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
n/a Travel & Leisure
n/a Lonely Planet
n/a Thrillest, March 2016
#10 – US News, February 2016
Lincoln, Nebraska (63)
n/a Trip Advisor
n/a Travel & Leisure , July 2016
#3 – Lonely Planet, December 2016
n/a Thrillest, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016
Sante Fe, New Mexico (64)
n/a Trip Advisor
#4 – Travel & Leisure , July 2016
n/a Lonely Planet
n/a Thrillest, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016
Washington DC, District of Columbia (65)
#8 – Trip Advisor, February 2016
n/a Travel & Leisure
n/a Lonely Planet
#19 – Thrillist, March 2016
#8 – US News, February 2016
Atlanta, Georgia (66)
n/a Trip Advisor
n/a Travel & Leisure , July 2016
#6 – Lonely Planet, December 2016
n/a Thrillest, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016
Miami, Florida (66)
n/a Trip Advisor
n/a Travel & Leisure , July 2016
n/a Lonely Planet, December 2016
#6 – Thrillist, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016
Denver, Colorado (69)
n/a Trip Advisor
n/a Travel & Leisure , July 2016
#9 – Lonely Planet, December 2016
n/a Thrillest, March 2016
n/a US News, February 2016