A number of days ago, TripAdvisor®, The travel planning and booking site has announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice® Destination Awards, recognizing travelers’ favorite destinations world wide. This 12 months’s global winner is Bali, Indonesia.
Why is Bali considered the very best place on earth?
INWith white and black sand beaches, emerald rice terraces and a few of the very best spa hotels on the planet, Bali has been voted the world’s favorite destination.
TripAdvisor travelers praise the island that for a lot of is the epitome of exoticism, dripping with lush vegetation and permeated with a spirituality that’s as easy to bump into as the fragile petals laid on its sidewalks each morning.
Shrines to grimacing demon queens sit within the shadow of the island’s mystical volcanoes, and the golden beaches to the south are awash with waves that attract Australian tourists.
This was the primary time Trip Advisor took islands into consideration when compiling its Traveler’s Choice rankings.
Price can also have so much to do with Bali’s popularity, as Brits can enjoy a high standard of food and accommodation for his or her money.
Topping the list was excellent news for Indonesia’s economy, which relies heavily on revenues from the tourism sector.
The top ten destinations chosen by travelers
- Bali
- London
- Paris
- Rome
- New York
- Crete
- Barcelona
- Siem Reap
- Prague
- Phuket
The second hottest destination amongst TripAdvisor users was London. The favorites were chosen by an algorithm that evaluates the standard and quantity of reviews and rankings of hotels, restaurants and attractions posted by users during the last 12 months. It also takes into consideration travelers’ interest in bookings.
European cities performed well on the list of hottest destinations amongst travelers, with six of them making it to the highest ten. After London, it was time for Paris, which is calming down the town’s tourism sector after the wave of terrorist attacks in 2015, after which Rome. Crete was sixth on the list of favourites, followed by Barcelona and Prague in ninth place.
(This article was partially taken from Guardian TripAdvisor and Channel NewsAsia)
