Spring is in the air and holiday goers are looking for their next spring getaway, with searches for ‘spring holidays 2025’ up by +8,700% in the last 12 months.*
What better way to celebrate the warmer days than visiting locations to see the beautiful colors of the spring florals.
In light of this, researchers at Planet Cruise have released a new study to reveal the top destinations worldwide to visit this spring to see the flowers bloom. They have looked at a variety of factors such as:
- Search volume
- Social media mentions
- Social media sentiment
- Number of observed flower species
- Average amount of sun hours
- Average amount of monthly rainfall
From Taiwan to Northern Ireland to North Carolina, these are the perfect locations to celebrate spring arriving and the flowers starting to bloom.
The Top Ten Destinations To See The Flowers Bloom This Spring
| Rank | Festival/Location | Location | Search Volume | Social media sentiment | No of observed flower species | Avg Daily Sun Hours | Avg monthly rainfall (mm) |
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Tulip Festival | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 6600 | 59050 | 1671 | 9.5 | 73 |
| 2. | Calla Lily Festival | Yangmingshan National Park, Taipei, Taiwan | 9900 | 11610 | 1426 | 5.8 | 144 |
| 3. | National Cherry Blossom Festival | Washington DC | 8100 | 32410 | 1673 | 8.8 | 86 |
| 4. | Girona Flower Festival | Girona, Spain | 880 | 1050 | 2646 | 9.9 | 96 |
| 5. | Canadian Tulip Festival | Ottawa, Canada | 6600 | 16980 | 1384 | 10.6 | 101 |
| 6. | Floralia Brussels | Brussels, Belgium | 2400 | 28730 | 1471 | 8.7 | 67 |
| 7. | The Gardens of Versailles | Versailles, France | 90 | 16310 | 1233 | 8.6 | 69 |
| 8. | Biltmore Blooms | Asheville, North Carolina | 590 | 6840 | 908 | 9.3 | 93 |
| 9. | Springhill | Derry, Northern Ireland, UK | 390 | 4940 | 327 | 6.1 | 101 |
| 10. | Infiorata Flower Carpet Festival | Noto, Italy | 90 | 1740 | 414 | 10 | 44 |
