This US town just 90 minutes from NYC beat Greece and Spain hotspots for fall’s trendiest destination

Forget nan aureate foliage of nan Catskills aliases nan cozy cottages of nan Adirondacks, nan trendiest autumn getaway adjacent New York City is…New Haven, Connecticut?

According to Skyscanner‘s yearly Travel Trends report, nan New England municipality is 1 of nan places pinch nan biggest summation successful searches complete nan past 12 months — and nan shortest travel from NYC.

While jet-setters typically flock to nan tropical beaches and tiny cobblestone streets, New Haven — a metropolis champion known for its Ivy League assemblage and its proud pizza joints — has made its measurement to beryllium nan 8th trending recreation destination.

The town, located astir a two-hour thrust aliases train thrust from Manhattan, hit retired Mykonos, Greece, and Bilbao, Spain, which came successful arsenic 9th and 10th, respectively.

However — making much consciousness — Limon, Costa Rica, Jaipur, India, Bodrum, Turkey, and Madeira, Portugal topped nan database successful that order.

The European-inspired skis municipality of Vail, Colorado, made nan database arsenic nan astir desired American spot, coming successful astatine No. 5.

And nan far-off places of Zadar, Croatia and Olbia, Italy, classed 6th and 7th.

New Haven — which is thing but new, being 1 of America’s oldest cities — has apparently appealed to travelers successful nan past year.

The assemblage municipality allure of Yale — Rory Gilmore really did waste a procreation connected that cozy vibe — and nan basking but not caller statement of historic “apizza” joints, Frank Pepe’s and Sally’s, successful nan self-proclaimed “pizza capital” whitethorn beryllium cheesy, but apparently has bully pull.

And that’s not each New Haven has to offer.

It’s nicknamed Elm City acknowledgment to each nan trees lining nan streets, filled pinch charming trade breweries, java shops and bookstores. The jazz and indie euphony venues person ever gathered a decent crowd and nan Shubert Theater is known for being a awesome rehearsal abstraction for shows aiming to make their Broadway debut.

Despite nan overwhelming options for awe-inspiring destinations, New Haven has managed to drawback nan oculus of Skyscanner’s algorithm. 

The tract reported that New Haven has seen a 39% summation successful searches. 

Lourdes Losada, Director of Americas for Skyscanner, noted that this aligns pinch Americans’ liking successful “lesser-known leisure destinations.”

However, New Haven whitethorn beryllium a spot excessively lesser-known and leisurely for america to beryllium considered a trendy picnic spot.