MALLORCA is the favourite holiday destination for Swedes and Ibiza (pictured) for the Dutch, according to data collated from online hotel search engine Trivago.
Brits' favourite is Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, with Benidorm second.
Spain crops up several times in the top 10 for the UK, with Barcelona coming fifth, Ibiza seventh and Salou (Tarragona province, on the Costa Daurada) eighth.
German holidaymakers opt for Barcelona first and foremost, but their interest in Mallorca for summer breaks is no great secret – whilst Magaluf, Palma Nova and other beach districts of Calvià are predominantly British-occupied in summer, Palma de Mallorca and its beach, the Playa de Palma, are mostly frequented by Germans, and both figure in their top 10, with the neighbouring island of Ibiza ninth.
Swedes are among Spain's most faithful customers – after Mallorca, their second choice is Barcelona, followed by New York, with Gran Canaria ninth – and, in fact, other than Dubai, most of their top 10 destinations are made up of Mediterranean beach towns, albeit more towards the east including Alanya (Turkey), Crete and Rhodes (Greece) and Dubrovnik (Croatia).
For the Dutch, too, Barcelona is in second place, behind Ibiza which comes out as the most-searched destination, and although their top 10 is very varied – New York third, the island of Bali in Indonesia fourth, and Albufeira in southern Portugal fifth – Spain features heavily, with their favourite 10 including Valencia and the S'Arenal beach resort in Mallorca.
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