World’s top 10 destinations

Published Apr 15, 2014

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Paris has been knocked off the number one spot of the world’s top destination – with Istanbul now firmly in first place.

Despite announcing record tourist figures for last year, the French capital lost out to Turkey, dropping to seventh in this year’s Travellers’ Choice Destinations awards, voted for by millions of holidaymakers.

A newcomer to the top 10, Istanbul swooped in to the number one position, just ahead of Rome, which itself rose two places from fourth last year.

New York was gazumped by Rome from second place, falling out of the top 10 of the TripAdvisor list to number 12.

This year’s list has Asian destinations climbing in the rankings. Four of this year’s top 10 are in Asia.

Travellers’ Choice awards are determined using an algorithm that takes into account the quality and quantity of reviews from TripAdvisor users. - Sunday Tribune

 

Top 10 cities:

1 Istanbul, Turkey

2 Rome, Italy

3 London, England

4 Beijing, China

5 Prague, Czech Republic

6 Marrakech, Morocco

7 Paris, France

8 Hanoi, Vietnam

9 Siem Reap, Cambodia

10 Shanghai, China

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