Expedia just named Sedona one of its Destinations of the Year for 2027. In fact, it made the top 5. That means demand is about to increase, and the rooms and dates will go first. Whether you’re planning a romantic getaway, a micro wedding, or you want to elope among the red rocks, now is the time to get the rooms booked — before everyone else reads that headline.
What Expedia Actually Said
Expedia’s annual Unpack ’27 report names Sedona fourth on the list for the 2027 Destinations of the Year, based on real search data. Flight and hotel searches for Sedona rose 55% year over year. Expedia’s own description: “Red-rock vistas, spiritual calm, adventure under endless blue skies.”
Sedona also earned Expedia’s Smart Travel Health Check, its mark for destinations managing tourism responsibly without overcrowding. Six destinations on the list earned it.
Searches aren’t bookings. But searches are the line that forms before the bookings do, and a 55% jump means the line is getting longer. The things with the least supply go first, and in a town of small inns and boutique stays, that means rooms and dates. The famous trails can absorb a crowd. A 10-room inn cannot. The dates that disappear first are the ones everyone wants: spring weekends, fall weekends, and the Saturdays in between.
Planning a Romantic Getaway in Sedona in 2027
Start with the room, not the itinerary. Book the stay first, then the flights, then the restaurant reservations and the tours. It’s the room that sells out, not the sunset.
Then plan the trip around the quiet, not the crowds. Weekdays instead of weekends. Shoulder season instead of peak. Early mornings on the trail instead of midday. Sedona is a Dark Sky Community, so the night sky is part of the trip too, and it’s best after the day-trippers have gone home. You might even want to plan a trip around the new moon for the best stargazing.
A romantic getaway here isn’t a packed schedule. It’s slow mornings in the garden, a long walk among the red rocks, dinner in town, and a sky full of stars. That’s the Sedona people fall in love with, and it’s the Sedona that disappears first when demand jumps, because the small inns and the quiet corners are the first things to fill.
If Sedona is your 2027 getaway, the move is simple: pick your dates, book the room, and build the rest around it. The red rocks don’t change. The crowds around them do.
Planning a Wedding or Elopement in Sedona in 2027
A wedding date is the least flexible thing you’ll plan. You can change a florist, a menu, a playlist. You can’t move a Saturday in October once it’s gone.
That’s why the couples who get the date they want book the micro wedding venue first and build the rest around it. At Lantern Light Inn, that means a garden ceremony, a micro wedding with your smallest circle, an elopement with just the two of you among the red rocks, or a full buyout of all 10 rooms, and your own vendors, your way.
If you have a 2027 date in mind, check it now. Book a call or tour with us, and we’ll get you set up for the garden wedding of your dreams. Even those lucky wedding dates in 2027 are going to go fast. Not because Sedona is running out of weddings, but because a small inn only has so many Saturdays, and 55% more searches means more couples looking at the same ones you are.
Check Dates While the List Is Still News
Expedia’s list is fresh, and the rush it brings hasn’t fully arrived yet. That’s the window. If Sedona is on your 2027 list, for a wedding, an elopement, or a weekend away, check dates now, while the list is still news and not yet everyone’s plan. You’ll get the lowest rate when you book a romantic getaway directly through the Lantern Light Inn reservation page.
