For a majority of people, holidays are becoming much more than just a chance to relax on a beach, but they are now becoming the possibility of being able to experience something unique and different - with social media playing a large part in influencing people where to go.

The growth in the ‘off the beaten path’ tourism is positively contributing towards the economic development in many of the less conventional vacation countries.

This boost in tourism can make a massive impact on a country which doesn’t have many other ways of generating money. Although, even in developed nations the sector is extremely crucial.

Accordingly to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the destinations which are seeing the strongest tourism growth are Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Iceland, Cyprus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Costa Rica, Georgia and Sri Lanka.

Also, accordingly to Thomas Cook, the top 5 destinations with their customers this summer are:

• Spain
• Greece
• Turkey
• USA
• Cyprus

Where do you think you will be going this summer (or next)? Off the beaten track or somewhere more accessible?

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