Dubai top city for Americans seeking a break from election shock

Dubai - Considering stress of draining election cycle, US citizens could indeed use a vacation

Distraught Americans - surprised by billionaire Donald Trump's victory in the recent presidential elections in the United States - are now seeking a getaway to unwind and maybe consider immigrating elsewhere.
Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor on Saturday announced the top 10 international destinations with the greatest hotel booking activity among US travellers on November 9, the day after the US presidential election.
America's neighbours drew the greatest interest, with Mexico seeing the most booking activity, followed by Canada.
In the Middle East, the UAE was the pick of the countries in the Middle East for American citizens, while Dubai was the overall top city of choice.
"After this long and intense election, travelers were out in full force researching and booking on TripAdvisor after placing their votes," said Brooke Ferencsik, senior director of communications for TripAdvisor.
"Whether your candidate won or lost, we think all Americans would vote for a vacation so we're giving one lucky US traveller the chance to win a relaxing election escape booked on TripAdvisor."
The top 10 countries where US travellers booked hotels after the election were Mexico, Canada, the UAE, the UK, Italy, Japan, France, India, Thailand and Spain.
The top 10 cities, meanwhile, where US travellers booked hotels after the election were Dubai, London, Paris, Cabo, San Lucas, Rome, San Juan, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta, Toronto and Bangkok.
In a release issued by the company, considering the stress of this draining election cycle, TripAdvisor believes Americans could use a vacation.
- business@khaleejtimes.com