The Most Popular Tours and Activities in Each State

At Checkfront we like to think we’re dialed into tour and activity trends.

With over 1000 Trials coming in each month we get a first-hand look at what’s up and coming, and what’s always in season.

This naturally made us wonder what the most popular tours in America really are.

Have any guesses?

Turns out tourists in America love boat cruises. It was the top activity in 13 states, followed by ziplining, with 8 states, and food and beverage tours in 6.

We created a map to show the most popular tours and activities in each state that you can check out below.

In our analysis, we looked at TripAdvisor, Viator, and Expedia Local Expert to see what the OTA’s list as the most popular tour in each state. We excluded attractions such as museums, zoos, and amusement parks. For activities, we only included those that you purchase a ticket for and did not include natural attractions. For example hiking the grand canyon was not included.

An interesting finding is that TripAdvisor accounts for 96% of the top tours listed. The most popular tours on TripAdvisor had on average 87% more reviews than those on Viator, with Expedia Local Expert well behind that.

Here’s the map:

Here are the results by state:

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