\n Kevin\u2019s mum Kate McCallister\u2019s mission from Paris to Chicago sees her boarding planes from the French capital to Dallas and Scranton before hitching a memorable ride home in a van.\n<\/p>\n
\n A poll of 2,000 adults also placed the sequel in second spot, with Kevin\u2019s frantic sprint through the airport before boarding a plane alone to New York.\n<\/p>\n
\n Love Actually and the scene where Sam charges through departures to stop Joanna flying to the US came in third.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n It also emerged that 57 per cent of festive film fans believed travel scenes play a big part in what makes a good Christmas movie.\n<\/p>\n
\n Laura Lindsay, travel trends and destination expert for Skyscanner, which commissioned the research and has also created a map plotting some of these iconic routes, said: \u201cWhat\u2019s a Christmas film without a good airport scene?\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cFestive travel is a huge part of people\u2019s lives during the holiday season, whether it’s travelling home to be reunited with family and friends or heading off for a festive break.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSo, it makes sense these moments are captured on the big screen to help us get into the Christmas spirit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The research also found 63 per cent of those who see travel scenes as a key component in festive films think they add a sense of reunion and togetherness.\n<\/p>\n
\n Popular twists making them more exciting include festive miracles saving trips (32 per cent), strangers offering help (27 per cent) and snowstorms forcing overnight stops (25 per cent).\n<\/p>\n
\n With 22 per cent thinking a race-against-the-clock scene, where characters are dashing for flights or trains, only adds to the drama.\n<\/p>\n
\n As well as the thrill, festive flicks give viewers a sense of warmth (33 per cent) and nostalgia (29 per cent) through these travel moments.\n<\/p>\n
\n And 45 per cent find the thought of recreating a famous Christmas movie journey appealing, with 23 per cent even booking a trip to a destination after seeing it as a festive backdrop on the big screen.\n<\/p>\n
\n New York (48 per cent) topped the list of destinations synonymous with these films, followed by London (37 per cent) and Paris (21 per cent).\n<\/p>\n
\n With Edinburgh (18 per cent) and Vienna (14 per cent) also ranked among the cities most associated with Christmas movies.\n<\/p>\n
\n New York also led the list of destinations people would feature in a festive flick if they were the writer and was the place they\u2019d most like to spend the holiday season abroad.\n<\/p>\n
\n With half of those who have seen a city in a movie claiming the real-life sets look more appealing to visit when decked out for Christmas compared to any other time of year.\n<\/p>\n
\n And 77 per cent said watching Christmas films help them feel more festive, according to the OnePoll.com<\/a> data.\n<\/p>\n \n Laura Lindsay, from Skyscanner, added: \u201cIt\u2019s no surprise New York is the go-to destination when thinking about blockbusters set in December.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThere\u2019s movie magic everywhere, especially at Christmas time.\n<\/p>\n