Every month, flight comparison website Skyscanner releases its search data for the UK. By ranking destinations based on the number of searches for flights with UK departures, it is able to demonstrate the locations in which the UK shows most interest.
April’s Top 50 Destinations list was released on Friday. It is dominated by beach resorts, but still includes TEN HouseTrip cities:
- London (7)
- New York (9)
- Amsterdam (10)
- Barcelona (12)
- Paris (17)
- Rome (21)
- Edinburgh (24)
- Prague (28)
- Berlin (29)
- Lisbon (39)
Expect to see more and more HouseTrip cities appearing in this list, as HouseTrip continues to add to our top destinations 
We continue with our weekly posting about local hosts in an exciting destination. This week: Prague in Czech republic.
View of the old city and the castle from Charles' bridge
A few words about Prague: undoubtedly one of Europe’s treasure, Prague has many wonderful highlights that one must see at least once in his lifetime. The castle is the city’s most impressive feature, certainly because one can see it from almost everywhere in the city: Franz Kafka’s famous book “The Castle” is for instance known to be inspired by the constant presence of Prague’s castle. Another fantastic – and fantastic is the word – sight of Prague is its old Jewish cemetery: when strolling around it, the chaotic entanglement of the tombstones always causes some sort of lugubrious feeling to the visitors. The alchemists’ street, right below the castle, is also a must-see: a lot of travelers still wonder if one alchemist ever found the “magnus opus” which supposedly grants immortality to its inventor as well as the ability to transform lead into gold…
This week, 2 hosts replied to the question “why would a guest stay in a rental rather than a hotel in Prague?”. Below are their answer.
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