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Groupies and Destination Weddings - Top Events to be Combined with Travel

Research from Booking.com's Travel Trends 2025 survey show just how integral experiences have become to travel decisions. In 2024, more than half of global travelers took a trip to attend a music festival, concert, or tour. Two in five traveled for a wedding or cultural event, and roughly a third for a sporting event. These shared moments—whether with friends, family, or fellow fans—reinforce travel’s evolving role as a vehicle for connection, celebration, and collective memory.

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This infographic shows the share of global travelers who took a trip for an event in 2024, by event type.

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Events that travelers would be more likely to travel for in the following year worldwide as of August 2024
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Share of sports tourists worldwide who are likely to take more trips which include sporting events in future as of February 2025
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Share of travelers who plan to take a trip to attend concerts, sporting events, or other cultural experiences in 2024 as of July 2023, by generation
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Share of global sports tourists planning a trip to a sporting event in the next 12 months as of 2025
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Increased likelihood to travel for an event compared to the previous 12 months worldwide as of August 2025, by generation
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Most common travel companions for sports tourists worldwide as of 2025

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