After the hustle and bustle of the winter vacation season, Valentine’s Day presents the brand new yr’s first alternative for {couples} to essentially reconnect with a romantic getaway. And, after virtually three years of pandemic-related stress, evidently People are feeling the necessity for a bit of additional love and a spotlight in 2023.

That’s, in keeping with journey insurance coverage supplier Allianz Companions’ new ‘Prime Valentine’s Day Locations’ report, which reveals that U.S. vacationers’ plans across the amorous vacation have jumped by 45 % in comparison with final yr.

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Primarily based on an evaluation of over 700,000 roundtrip flights departing U.S. airports between early to mid-February, 71 % of the itineraries reviewed are for home journeys and 29 % are for worldwide ones, which the journey insurance coverage and help firm indicated is typical for this season.

The report additionally revealed the highest home and worldwide locations for Valentine’s Day vacationers. And, it seems one factor that hasn’t modified this yr is the kind of spot that lovebirds are selecting for his or her romantic rendezvous, searching for out sunshine and seashores.

With a lot of the nation caught within the grip of winter, {couples} are heading to the perennially well-liked Florida cities of Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, which took the highest three spots on the listing of home U.S. locations. The twin Hawaiian paradises of Honolulu and Kahului (Maui) spherical out the highest 5, adopted by metropolitan places like Phoenix, Los Angeles, Salt Lake Metropolis, Las Vegas and Denver.

Internationally talking, seashore locations additionally high the charts, with People choosing seaside spots like Mexico’s Cancun, San Jose del Cabo and Puerto Vallarta, which took first, second and third place. The remainder of the highest 10 consists of Caribbean (or Caribbean-adjacent) locations, together with the tropical locales of Oranjestad, Montego Bay, Punta Cana and—for the primary within the 10 years Allianz has been assessing Valentine’s Day journey plan— St. Thomas, one of many U.S. Virgin Islands. These are adopted by San Jose and Liberia in unique Costa Rica, and Providenciales in Turks and Caicos.

“Love is certainly within the air this yr, with flight itineraries hovering across the Valentine’s Day vacation,” says Daniel Durazo, director of exterior communications at Allianz Companions USA. “For individuals who select journey over chocolate and roses, it’s necessary to contemplate buying journey insurance coverage to guard pre-paid journey investments from unpredictable occasions like journey cancellations or interruptions, journey delays, and baggage points.”

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