Madeira has been named the world’s primary trending vacation spot for 2026 by the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Selection Awards*, topping the worldwide rankings, forward of different thrilling locations together with Quy Nhon in Vietnam, Recife in Brazil and Puerto Escondido in Mexico.
The awards replicate 12 months of persistently robust traveler evaluations submitted to TripAdvisor in 2025, recognizing the island for the standard and amount of customer suggestions on motels, points of interest, eating places, experiences, excursions and family-friendly experiences. TripAdvisor’s findings present that the most important attracts are the gorgeous structure and delicate year-round local weather, along with the dramatic surroundings and outside way of life.
This recognition comes because the island turns into extra accessible than ever to British travellers, with a 17% enhance in flight capability between March 2025 and March 2026. Whereas London stays a key hub – with providers from Gatwick, Luton and Stansted accounting for greater than half of weekly departures – regional connectivity continues to broaden. Vacationers can now fly from Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, making Madeira straightforward to achieve throughout the nation, and never simply from the capital.
Madeira gives vacationers a rare pure and cultural expertise. Identified for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, deep valleys and hovering mountains, the island is an out of doors fanatic’s paradise, with miles of coastal, mountain and levada trails winding by the plush inside. Guests may take pleasure in whale and dolphin watching, golden seashores at neighboring Porto Santo, world-class gastronomy and a thriving wine tradition.
Along with its pure magnificence, Madeira additionally gives a different cultural calendar all 12 months spherical, with standout moments akin to Carnival in February, the Atlantic Pageant in early summer season, the Madeira Wine Pageant in September and the well-known New Yr’s Eve fireworks.
* TripAdvisor Travellers’ Selection Awards are based mostly on evaluations from vacationers worldwide posted to the platform between January and December 2025. Extra info is obtainable here.
For extra details about what to see and do in Madeira, go to: https://visitmadeira.com/en/