As Christmas fast approaches, it’s time to deck the halls and get the advent calendars ready, for the long-awaited day is only around the corner.
You’re likely to already find your social media feeds saturated with Christmas content, from decorated trees and festive markets to winter baking and gift wrapping tips galore.
But, like many others, you may use social media to sate your appetite for travel – from videos of popular hotspots to travel tips.
So, with Tiktok being the world’s hottest social media platform right now, Unforgettable Travel has found out which destinations are the most popular when it comes to festive getaways should anyone be looking for destinations to visit at Christmastime.
The company has also offered some useful tips about how to spend time in some of the world’s most far-flung, popular and lesser-visited destinations during this time of year.
Korea
Korea dominates the list as the most popular Christmas destination, weighing in at over 10 million views.
Whilst most Koreans do not celebrate Christmas for religious reasons, residents of the country will often spend the day with family and friends celebrating, but the holiday is not that important to travel home for.
This is why it’s so surprising that the destination weighs in at the top of the TikTok list. However, the country does make for a spectacular Christmas destination, both on an aesthetic, and atmospheric, level.
With visits to Santa Haraboji, often donning green or blue, and ice-skating all over the country on the cards, visiting Korea for Christmas is utterly festive.
For something particularly special, the Herb Island Light Festival in Pocheon is a visual display guaranteed to please. It’s famous for its light displays, which erupt in an array of festive colours, twinkly lights, and delicate ornaments. And at Christmas time, it features a beautiful Santa Village with plenty of photo opportunities.
Finland
Like a number of countries in the Northern Hemisphere, Finland has developed a reputation of being synonymous with festivity.
Known for fantastic reindeer sleigh experiences and sleeping beneath the northern lights, the country even sees over 90 days of snow each year in its Northernmost regions. And with 3.5 million views on TikTok, it’s no surprise that this is one of the platform’s most popular Christmas destinations.
You’ll find Christmas in Finland to most often be spent with loved ones and large shared feasts and, most importantly, one of its residents’ favourite pastimes is enjoying a sauna to melt away all stresses and soothe the mind, body and soul.
And in Rovaniemi in Finland, Christmas doesn’t come just once a year but is instead an everyday festivity. You can meet Santa all year-round and even cross the Arctic Circle for the ultimate Christmas spirit-enhancing experience.
Canada
Coming in as the third most popular Christmas destination is Canada. At a count of 2.1 million views, the country is often pictured with snow-capped mountains, verdant alpine forests, and crystal blue lakes.
Canada is a real Western Hemisphere gem when it comes to offering blissful winter scapes and one of the most wintery experiences one can have in Canada is onboard the Snow Train to Vancouver.
Journeying through the picturesque Rocky Mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the most atmospheric of Christmas destinations, as you’ll visit alpine settlements en route for the ultimate glimpse into these quintessential winter locations.
Australia
Whilst visions of snow drifting from the sky and wintery landscapes may not be what comes first to mind for this Southern Continent, Australia comes fourth on the list of the most popular Christmas destinations in the world.
Having clocked over 1.9 million views for its unique hashtag, Australia is evidently a firm favourite for a Christmassy getaway. Although Australians celebrate their Christmas in the depths of summer, you’ll find most of its major cities still donned with festive decorations and embracing traditions galore.
Melbourne at Christmas time is a fantastic choice. The city’s streets ignite with festive spirit and are some of the most mesmeric in the country. The Moomba Festival is one of the most anticipated at this time of year, with epic firework displays that light up the sky and streets filled with festive parades – a truly joyous occasion.
Mexico
A country drenched in nearly 2600 hours of sunshine every year, Mexico is one of the cities in the world where Christmas is not merely celebrated to the full for one day but instead offers month-long celebrations, festivities, and traditions spent with loved ones.
This country ranked fifth, with 1.7 million views for its hashtag. Christmas is the most important holiday on the calendar for Mexicans, and if any culture knows how to do it best, it’s this one.
With phenomenal firework displays, fantastic processions, and uplifting Christmas carolling, if you love Christmas festivities, you’ll more than love a trip to Mexico over Christmas time.
Christmas in Oaxaca is one of the best places to stay for the festive season, which is packed with celebrations. From processions through its main streets, to piñatas, candlelit concerts, and even festive breakfasts, spending Christmastime here will continue to surprise and leave you in awe at the wondrous displays created to celebrate this favourite holiday.
Unforgettable Travel has rounded up the ten most popular Christmas destinations below, which can be found ranked in order based on their number of views on TikTok.
- Korea – 10,000,000
- Finland – 3,500,000
- Canada – 2,100,000
- Australia – 1,900,000
- Mexico – 1,700,000
- Dubai – 1,500,000
- Germany – 802,000
- Austria – 679,500
- Philippines – 547,700
- Greece – 386,300
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