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Website Says South Carolina is the “Most Travel Obsessed” State

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3 years ago

February 2, 2023

A travel website says their research shows that South Carolina is the most traveled obsessed state in America. The website, Family Destinations Guide, says they came up with the rankings by analyzing Google Trends data from the last 12 months for search terms frequently used by travel enthusiasts and often associated with traveling, such as ‘cheap flights’ and ‘vacation packages.’ These search terms were then combined to give each state a total ‘travel score’ to discover America’s most and least travel-obsessed states.

The website says their study revealed that South Carolina is home to the biggest travel enthusiasts in America. With a total travel score of 582 out of a possible 800, South Carolina ranks highly across every keyword analyzed in the study. For instance, South Carolina is the state most interested in travel agencies, having the highest number of searches for the term ‘travel agent’ in the country, and is the state searching for the phrase ‘beach vacation’ the second-most in the country.

Florida ranks as the second state most obsessed with traveling in the country. With a total travel score of 561, Florida is mainly interested in budget-friendly holidays. For example, the Sunshine State has the second-highest level of searches for the term ‘cheap flights’ and the third-highest level of searches for ‘cheap hotels’ in the country.

Delaware ranks as the third most travel-obsessed state in the country. The study revealed that Delaware has the highest level of searches for both the key terms ‘cheap hotels’ and ‘travel insurance’ in the country, giving Delaware a total travel score of 557.

The top 10 most travel-obsessed states in the country
State	‘Cheap flights’	‘Travel insurance’	‘Travel agent’	‘Vacation packages’	‘Family vacation’	‘Beach vacation’	‘Plane tickets’	‘Cheap hotels’	Total travel score
1. South Carolina	60	44	100	87	79	83	57	72	582
2. Florida	83	63	82	75	62	50	52	94	561
3. Delaware	61	51	75	99	93	61	51	66	557
4.Mississippi	44	31	84	98	98	47	69	83	554
5. Nevada	100	59	63	74	64	22	63	93	538
6. Georgia	69	42	82	91	64	53	55	81	537
7. Wyoming	59	52	64	83	89	30	100	56	533
8. Louisiana	62	31	92	81	88	46	56	68	524
9. New York	59	81	51	100	82	44	34	72	523
10. Hawaii	67	100	67	40	55	38	44	100	511