Geneva tops poll of Valentine's Day destinations

 
10 February 2013

Those flying off for Valentine's Day seem to be shunning traditional romantic destinations, according to a survey.

Venice, Rome and Paris all fail to make it into the top 10 of Valentine destinations, the poll by Gatwick airport showed.

Instead, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin all feature in the most popular Valentine spots list.

The most popular destination for Valentine travellers flying from Gatwick this week is Geneva followed by Amsterdam, with Edinburgh third, Belfast seventh and Dublin eighth.

Other top destinations include Barcelona, the French city of Grenoble and Dubai.

Valentine's week is forecast to be the busiest yet at Gatwick, with around 476,000 passengers expected to pass through the West Sussex airport.

Gatwick's terminals operations chief Nick Henderson said: "As usual, European mini break destinations are proving popular but it's interesting to see less traditional cities, like Belfast, hitting the spot for Valentine's breaks this year."

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