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It’s one thing to gawp at the stunning beauty of some real-life show sets: the meringue-crowned mountain peaks, the ice-rimmed fjords, the stubborn ruins, the beckoning blue of a dead-calm sea.

Which shows are inspiring us to actually heave off the couch and start dreaming up travel plans?

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The Screen Tourism Forecast Index uses their four-weight formula to predict which destinations are most likely to see screen-inspired travellers. Their  top picks for 2026?

Top 10 screen-inspired travel destinations for 2026. Screen Tourism Forecast
i.     South Korea. Inspired by ‘All of Us are Dead’ season two
ii.    Spain. ‘House of the Dragon’ season three
iii.   Ireland. ‘Wednesday’ season two
iv.   Thailand. ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’
v.    Greece. ‘The Odyssey’
vi.   Sicily. ‘The Odyssey’
vii.  Glasgow. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
viii. South Africa. ‘Mission: Impossible 8’
ix.   Jordan. ‘Dune: Prophecy’ season two
x.    Czechia. ‘Blade Runner 2099’

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In 2024, Skyscanner surveyed 2,000 adults about which shows and movies were inspiring their next trips, What were their top 12 sites?

Top 12 screen-inspired trips. Skyscanner. 2024
i.     Castleton, Derbyshire, UK. ‘House of Dragons’
ii.    Bowen Island. ‘Virgin River’
iii.   London. ‘The Crown’
iv.   New York.  ‘Only Murders in the Building’
v.    Fiji. ‘Love Island, US’
vi.   Chicago. ‘The Bear’
vii.  Sardinia. ‘The Little Mermaid’
viii. Mallorca, Spain. ‘ Love Island UK’
ix.   Barbados. ‘Outer Banks’
x.    Playa del Carmen. ‘Love is Blind’
xi.   Copenhagen. ‘The Bear’
xii.  Rome. ‘Fast X’

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