Travel demand isn't static. Our timeline lets you scrub through all 52 weeks of the year — or hit play to watch crowdedness patterns animate across the globe in real time.
Every week, we recalculate the crowdedness score for all 700+ destinations. The inputs change week by week: which regions are on school holiday, which events are active, and how the monthly seasonality model modulates demand. The result is a continuous, evolving picture of global tourism pressure.
Peaks June–September when European summer holidays overlap with Bali's best weather. Monsoon season (Dec–Feb) brings a dramatic drop.
A dominant winter ski season (Dec–Mar) and a quiet period before a brief late-summer hiking bump. The seasonal swing is extreme.
A smooth bell curve peaking in late July when beach season, summer holidays, and warm weather all align. Winter is notably quiet.
Key insight
By animating through the weeks, you can watch demand "flow" around the globe — from Northern Hemisphere ski resorts in winter, to European beaches in summer, to Southern Hemisphere destinations during their peak seasons. It reveals the global choreography of tourism.
On the map, you can interact with the timeline in two ways:
Scrub
Drag the week slider to jump to any week of the year. The heatmap updates instantly, showing you exactly how crowded each destination is during that specific week.
Animate
Press play to auto-advance through all 52 weeks. Watch the heatmap colors shift across the map as seasons change and holiday waves sweep the globe.
Congestion relative to capacity
Month-by-month peak season data
Each with tuned capacity
1.5x multiplier during school breaks
Global school holiday coverage
Sports, festivals, and more
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