8 of the best up-and-coming travel destinations for fall

Summer may (unofficially) be over, but that doesn't mean you've missed your chance to explore a new destination.

Fall is a great time to travel - there are often fewer crowds, lower prices, and milder weather in some of the most popular tourist destinations around the world.

If you're looking to take a vacation this fall but aren't quite sure where, take these suggestions from Jamee Lubkemann, vice president of American Express Travel.

The rewards-focused travel portal provided us with a list of some of the most popular destinations for fall travel this year, using internal booking data to compile it. The platform focused on destinations that saw a large increase in customer interest over the last year, comparing bookings for September through December 2016 to the same months this year.

Here are some of the most popular places to travel this season: