Overview
- Trip.com said searches for cooler trips have risen 74 percent year over year since the start of 2026, based on its platform data.
- The company reported that search volume for June through August last year was 237 percent higher than the same months in 2024, signaling a summer spike in heat-escape planning.
- Interest has tilted toward temperate destinations, with flight searches up about 85 percent for Iceland and 44 percent for Kunming in Yunnan, according to Trip.com.
- The Copernicus Climate Change Service reported February 2026 as one of the warmest months on record, providing a clear climate backdrop for the shift in travel behavior.
- Trip.com also reports growing uptake of lower-impact choices, with electric and hybrid car rentals rising more than 10 percent on average each month over the past year and bookings increasing for hotels with sustainability labels.