Travel Weekly’s travel statistics: 1-7 October 2007
Top 10 African Destinations
- Johannesburg
- Cape Town
- Lagos
- Sharm el-Sheikh
- Accra
- Nairobi
- Marrakesh
- Dhaka
- Taba
- Monastir
Source: Cheapflights.co.uk searches
Top 10 US Flight Searches
- New York
- Orlando
- Las Vegas
- Miami
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- Chicago
- Atlanta
- Colorado
- Washington, DC
Source: Travelsupermarket.com results week commencing October 1
Top 20 travel search terms
1 | Ryanair | 11 | Cheap flights |
2 | EasyJet | 12 | AA |
3 | Multimap | 13 | First Choice |
4 | AA route planner | 14 | Travel lodge |
5 | Train times | 15 | Holidays |
6 | Google Earth | 16 | Maps |
7 | Thomas Cook | 17 | Thomson Holidays |
8 | Expedia | 18 | Thomson |
9 | AA route finder | 19 | British Airways |
10 | National Rail | 20 | Route Planner |
Source: Hitwise for week ending October 6
Norwegian Gem in statistics
- 965ft – the length of Norwegian Cruise Line’s new cruise ship
- 25 knots – the speed at which the ship can travel
- 93,530 tons -the total weight of Norwegian Gem
- 15 – the number of decks on board
- 2,394 – the number of passengers the ship can hold in its 1,197 rooms
Source: Norwegian Cruise Line