Bali is the most popular destination in the world, according to the 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. It has risen from fourth last year, dethroning London from the top spot to second place.
The awards reveal where travellers ventured in 2020, while travel was open, as well as where they dreamed of going while the pandemic kept them stuck at home. The other categories are Trending and Emerging destinations around the world. And at a time when travellers are enjoying the great outdoors more than ever, 2021 brings with it a new category – National Parks.
Here the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been named No1 in Europe and 11th-best in the world, with Serengeti in Tanzania claiming gold globally and Grand Teton National Park America’s top entry, in fourth place. Another notable accolade for the UK goes to Cornwall’s St Ives, named fifth in the worldwide Emerging Destinations ranking. Topping the list is the Caribbean island of Martinique, followed by Panama City Beach in Florida and Brazil’s Armacao dos Buzios in third place.
Bali has been revealed as the most popular destination in the world, according to the 2021 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards
London has been dethroned by Bali and knocked into second place on the Popular Destinations list
TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2021: MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS
WORLD
1. Bali
2. London
3. Dubai
4. Rome
5. Paris
6. Hanoi
7. Crete
8. Bangkok
9. Barcelona
10. Istanbul
11. Hoi An, Vietnam
12. Siem Reap, Cambodia
13. Marrakech
14. Phuket
15. New Delhi
16. Cancun
17. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
18. Florence
19. Dominican Republic
20. Tenerife
21. Lisbon
22. New York City
23. Edinburgh
24. Jaipur, India
25. Cusco, Peru
EUROPE
1. London
2. Rome
3. Paris
4. Crete
5. Barcelona
6. Istanbul
7. Florence
8. Tenerife
9. Lisbon
10. Edinburgh
11. Amsterdam
12. Corsica
13. Madrid
14. Prague
15. Majorca
16. Budapest
17. Rhodes
18. Krakow
19. Naples
20. Athens
21. Venice
22. Porto
23. Santorini
24. Berlin
25. Madeira
26. Dublin
27. Goreme, Turkey
28. Malta
29. Split, Croatia
30. Dubrovnik
31. Liverpool
32. Vienna
33. Reykjavik
34. Kas, Turkey
35. St Petersburg, Russia
UNITED STATES
1. New York City
2. Maui, Hawaii
3. Las Vegas
4. New Orleans
5. Key West, Florida
6. Oahu, Hawaii
7. Island of Hawaii
8. San Diego
9. Savannah
10. Kauai, Hawaii
11. Nashville
12. Sedona, Arizona
13. Charleston
14. Orlando
15. Chicago
16. Branson, Missouri
17. Asheville, North Carolina
18. Miami Beach
19. Washington DC
20. Austin
21. San Francisco
22. Seattle
23. Los Angeles
24. Denver
25. Boston
SOUTH PACIFIC
1. Sydney
2. Queenstown, New Zealand
3. Auckland, New Zealand
4. Melbourne
5. Gold Coast, Australia
6. Port Douglas, Australia
7. Bora-Bora, French Polynesia
8. Christchurch, New Zealand
9. Hobart, Australia
10. Cairns, Australia
11. Rotorua, New Zealand
12. Brisbane, Australia
13. Margaret River, Australia
14. Wanaka, New Zealand
15. Nelson, New Zealand
16. Airlie Beach, Australia
17. Paihia, New Zealand
18. Adelaide, Australia
19. Taupo, New Zealand
20. Noosa, Australia
21. Moorea, French Polynesia
22 Kerikeri, New Zealand
23. Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand
24. Byron Bay, Australia
25. Viti Levu, Fiji
ASIA
1. Bali
2. Hanoi
3. Bangkok
4. Hoi An, Vietnam
5. Siem Reap, Cambodia
6. Phuket
7. New Delhi
8. Jaipur, India
9. Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Beijing
11. Ho Chi Minh City
12. Chiang Mai, Thailand
13. Chengdu, China
14. Singapore
15. Shanghai
16. Da Nang, Vietnam
17. Hong Kong
18. Goa, India
19. Udaipur, India
20. Colombo, Sri Lanka
21. Bophut, Thailand
22. Lombok, Indonesia
23. Tokyo
24. Kyoto
25. Pokhara, Nepal
Source: Tripadvisor. The Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards honour travellers’ favourite destinations worldwide based on reviews and ratings for hotels, restaurants, and things to do in destinations worldwide over a 12-month period (December 1, 2019 – November 30, 2020) from Tripadvisor travellers. The awards take into account the quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings.
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The Emerging Destinations list is based on spots around the world travellers are ‘saving’ on Tripadvisor.
Hayley Coleman, Tripadvisor spokesperson, said: ‘These are destinations that travellers want to visit next – whether an existing tourism gem, or an off-the-radar spot not yet firmly on the map for international travellers. It is no secret that St Ives is a well-loved and long-established tourist haven, with its picturesque harbour, beautiful beaches and buzzing art scene, but its place on this list shows just how much travellers are missing it and longing to visit again, once Covid-19 restrictions ease.’
The rest of the top 10 in this category comprises Holbox Island, Mexico (fourth); Mazatlan, Mexico (sixth); Colorado Springs, U.S (seventh); Shoalhaven in New South Wales, Australia (eighth); Wroclaw, Poland (ninth), and Mudgee, New South Wales (10th).
TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2021: TRENDING AND EMERGING DESTINATIONS, AND MOST POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS
TRENDING DESTINATIONS – WORLD
1. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
2. Corsica
3. Doha, Qatar
4. Sanya, China
5. Gatlinburg, Tennessee
6. Queenstown, New Zealand
7. Tulum, Mexico
8. Natal, Brazil
9. Kas, Turkey
10. Guadeloupe
11. St Thomas, Caribbean
12. Cairo
13. Colombo, Sri Lanka
14. Goreme, Turkey
15. Chengdu, China
16. Amman, Jordan
17. Matera, Italy
18. Shenzhen, China
19. Udaipur, India
20. Campos Do Jordao, Brazil
21. Abu Dhabi
22. York
23. New Delhi
24. Hurghada, Egypt
25. St Augustine, Florida
TRENDING DESTINATIONS – UNITED STATES
1. Gatlinburg, Tennesee
2. St Augustine, Florida
3. Fort Myers Beach, Florida
4. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
5. Moab, Utah
6. Marco Island, Florida
7. Estes Park, Colorado
8. Hilton Head, South Carolina
9. Clearwater, Florida
10. Jackson, Wyoming
11. Breckenridge, Colorado
12. Eureka Springs, Arkansas
13. Palm Springs, California
14. Scottsdale, Arizona
15. Camden, Maine
EMERGING DESTINATIONS – WORLD
1. Martinique
2. Panama City Beach, Florida
3. Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil
4. Holbox Island, Mexico
5. St Ives, Cornwall
6. Mazatlan, Mexico
7. Colorado Springs, Colorado
8. Shoalhaven, Australia
9. Wroclaw, Poland
10. Mudgee, Australia
11. Annecy, France
12. Jeju Island, South Korea
13. Tromso, Norway
14. Ubatuba, Brazil
15. Dresden, Germany
16. Elba Island, Italy
17. Maastricht, Netherlands
18. La Rochelle, France
19. Lugano, Switzerland
20. Male, Maldives
21. Miyakojima, Japan
22. Tobermory, Canada
23. Alexandria, Egypt
24. Mar del Plata, Argentina
25. Dunedin, New Zealand
POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS – WORLD
1. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
2. Jim Corbett National Park, India
3. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
4. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
5. Kruger National Park, South Africa
6. Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
7. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
8. Zion National Park, Utah
9. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
10. Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
11. Yorkshire Dales National Park
12. Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
13. Bandhavgarh National Park, India
14. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
15. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
16. Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
17. Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland
18. Freycinet, Australia
19. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
20. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
21. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
22. Westland National Park (Te Wahipounamu), New Zealand
23. Banff National Park, Canada
24. Peak District National Park
25. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil
POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS – EUROPE
1. Yorkshire Dales National Park
2. Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland
3. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
4. Peak District National Park
5. New Forest National Park, Hampshire
6. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Spain
7. Sierra Nevada National Park, Spain
8. Uludag National Park, Turkey
9. Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park, Spain
10. Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park, Italy
POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS – UNITED STATES
1. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
2. Grand Canyon National Pak, Arizona
3. Zion National Park, Utah
4. Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
5. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
6. Glacier National Park, Montana
7. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
8. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
9. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
10. Yosemite National Park, California
Source: Tripadvisor. The Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards honour travellers’ favourite destinations worldwide based on reviews and ratings for hotels, restaurants, and things to do in destinations worldwide over a 12-month period (December 1, 2019 – November 30, 2020) from Tripadvisor travellers. The awards take into account the quality and quantity of traveller reviews and ratings.
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Pictured here is Martinique in the Caribbean, the top-ranked Emerging Destination
Panama City Beach in Florida, pictured, is No2 on the worldwide Emerging Destinations list
Brazil’s Armacao dos Buzios, pictured, takes the bronze podium position in the Emerging Destinations category
Cornwall’s St Ives is named fifth in the worldwide Emerging Destinations ranking. ‘St Ives is a well-loved and long-established tourist haven, with its picturesque harbour, beautiful beaches and buzzing art scene,’ Tripadvisor said
Sixth on the Emerging list is Mazatlan in Mexico, pictured. It boasts 20km (12 miles) of inviting sandy beaches
The Popular Destinations category ‘honours the locations that are the most popular among Tripadvisor reviewers’. The methodology ‘takes into account quality and volume of reviews to surface destinations that consistently deliver the best overall experience for travellers’.
In third place in this category is Dubai, followed by Rome (fourth), Paris (fifth), Hanoi (sixth), Crete (seventh), Bangkok (eighth), Barcelona (ninth), and Istanbul (10th).
The highest-placed U.S destination on this list is New York, in 22nd.
The Trending Destinations category ‘honours the locations that showed the greatest year-over-year increase in positive traveller reviews and ratings for accommodations, restaurants, and things to do’. Cabo San Lucas in Mexico (pictured) tops the world list
The French island of Corsica, pictured, is No2 in the global Trending Destinations ranking
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is the top U.S Trending destination and comes fifth on the global list
Queenstown in New Zealand, which sits amid truly jaw-dropping scenery, is sixth in the Trending ranking worldwide
Matera in Italy comes 17th on the worldwide Trending list. It’s regarded by many as one of Italy’s most breathtaking places
The Trending Destinations category ‘honours the locations that showed the greatest year-over-year increase in positive traveller reviews and ratings for accommodations, restaurants, and things to do’.
In another victory for Yorkshire this year, York ranks 22nd on this list. Cabo San Lucas in Mexico tops the world list, while Corsica in France and Doha in Qatar take second and third place respectively.
Fourth on this list goes to Sanya in China, with Gatlinburg in Tennessee – home to a ski resort and the longest footbridge in the U.S – claiming fifth.
The rest of the list comprises Queenstown, New Zealand (sixth); Tulum in Mexico (seventh); Natal in Brazil (eighth); Kas in Turkey (ninth) and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean (10th).
Serengeti National Park in Tanzania claims gold in the National Parks list
Grand Teton National Park is ranked No1 in the National Parks category for America, and fourth globally
The Yorkshire Dales National Park (pictured) has been named the No1 national park in Europe and 11th-best in the world
And looping back to the National Parks category, Tripadvisor reveals that the Peak District National Park places fourth in Europe and 24th in the world, with the New Forest National Park in Hampshire taking the fifth spot among Europe’s best.
The rest of the world top 10 National Parks category is made up of the Jim Corbett National Park in India (second); the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya (third); Kruger National Park in South Africa (fifth); Arenal Volcano National Park in Costa Rica (sixth); Grand Canyon National Park in the U.S (seventh); Zion National Park in the U.S (eighth); Torres del Paine National Park (ninth) and Fiordland National Park in New Zealand (10th).
Hayley Coleman said: ‘With indoor activities mostly off the table in 2020, travellers headed for the great outdoors and according to a recent survey of Tripadvisor travellers, more than half (52 per cent) say they are more likely to take an outdoor or nature trip than they were before the pandemic. With this in mind, it seemed timely to introduce this year’s new category, National Parks. While the pandemic has been incredibly tough in lots of ways, one positive that we can take away is that it has unleashed a newfound love of getting back to nature for many of us.’
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