The Eurosummer season is getting longer and more popular. These 4 charts show how and where Americans are vacationing.
Source: Business Insider ·
North Americans are packing Europe-bound flights for another big summer. Airline data shows the countries and cities gaining capacity fastest.
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Naples, Italy, has seen the fastest growth in flight capacity from North America over the past three years.Alessandro Tortora/Getty ImagesMore North Americans are flocking to Europe for summer vacation.Business Insider analyzed flight data to identify the trendiest, most popular destinations.Over 1.5 million seats were added on flights to Italy, while capacity doubled for Czechia and Croatia.Eating gelato under the Mediterranean sun or exploring a medieval city, North Americans can't get enough of summer trips to Europe.Business Insider analyzed data from Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, to create four charts that show how Eurosummer is on the rise — and which destinations are the trendiest.We looked at the number of seats on flights from North America to Europe. Unlike just measuring the number of flights, this also accounts for the airplanes' capacity.In July 2026, airlines scheduled 69% more seats than in July 2010. Meanwhile, the number of flights went up 59%, from roughly…
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