Tripadvisor’s Most Popular Destinations For 2022

According to Tripadvisor, a 20th-century fishing village that has boomed into a 21st-century global hot spot for high-end travel is its most popular destination in the world for 2022.

The travel platform has just released its Travelers’ Choice Awards for 2022: The Best of the Best Destinations. While the ultramodern, futuristic desert megacity that is Dubai snags the top spot, it’s not the only Middle Eastern entry. In fact, this year’s list runs the gamut from tried and true European classics to coveted tropical and desert getaways.

Tripadvisor’s Top 10 Most Popular Destinations in the World for 2022

Check out Tripadvisor’s highest-rated, most-loved overall places

1. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2. London, United Kingdom
3. Cancún, Mexico
4. Bali, Indonesia
5. Crete, Greece
6. Rome, Italy
7. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
8. Istanbul, Turkey
9. Paris, France
10. Hurghada, Egypt

How Dubai Reached the Top #1 Spot

Dubai took the number one spot after slowly rising in the ranks over the last several years. According to Tripadvisor’s Director of Media, Destinations, and Travel Justin Reid: “Dubai is an ultramodern city that has it all: golden beaches, world-class dining, and gorgeous hotels. Since the Travelers’ Choice Awards are based on reviews of places to go, stay and things to do in destinations, to rank as the world’s best means a destination has obtained stellar traveler reviews across all of its tourism sectors.”

Eligible travelers looking to enter Dubai must apply for a tourist visa; they’ll also have to present a negative PCR test either 72 or 48 hours before departure.

Explore Dubai

Tripadvisor’s Top 10 Trending Destinations for 2022

Tripadvisor also released its list of trending destinations for the new year. This category is for locations that showed the greatest year-over-year increase in a combination of positive traveler reviews and ratings for accommodations, restaurants, as well as things to do.

1. Mallorca, Spain
2. Cairo, Egypt
3. Rhodes, Greece
4. Tulum, Mexico
5. Dubrovnik, Croatia
6. Ibiza, Spain
7. Natal, Brazil
8. Arusha, Tanzania
9. Göreme, Turkey
10. Santorini, Greece

Tripadvisor’s Top 10 Most Popular U.S. Destinations

In the United States, the gambling mecca known asSin City reigns supreme, as do other destinations that offer warm weather, beautiful beaches, and plenty of R&R.

1. Las Vegas, Nevada
2. Oahu, Hawaii
3. Maui, Hawaii
4. Key West, Florida
5. New York City, New York
6. New Orleans, Louisiana
7. Savannah, Georgia
8. Miami Beach, Florida
9. Nashville, Tennessee
10. Sedona, Arizona

Explore Las Vegas

Source link