Cayo Largo among the best world holiday destinations

Cayo Largo was chosen the 4th best travel destination of the world according to a survey made by Trip Advisor. Two places in New Zealand got the numbers 1 and 2 of the list and one place in St Maarten took the 3rd position. The award and the decision honor the beauty and the quality of the resorts and services of this Cuban islet. The poll, released on May 2nd, 2008, by internet travel advisory service Trip Advisor, voted the top 100 hundred travel destinations of the world. Experts said despite the current economic crisis, rising fuel costs, environmental concerns and airport chaos, travelling was still as popular as ever. "What the destinations have in common is a something special that makes them truly exceptional in the eyes of travelers around the world," Trip Advisor European communications manager, Ian Rumgay, said. "Despite dire predictions about economic downturns, rising fuel costs, environmental concerns and airport chaos, travelers continue to beat a path to destinations such as these that have that 'X factor'." The locations were determined by an analysis from the website - the world's largest online travel community - that is visited by about 25 million users a month. The awards were determined based on the opinions of Trip Advisor's six million members worldwide. The website's inaugural travelers' choice survey, it combined input from travelers' favorite places, popular hits from the website's six million registered users as well as analysis of forums and summaries from about 15 million reviews. The top 20 travel destinations:

1. Milford Sound, New Zealand
2. Queenstown, New Zealand
3. Philipsburg, St. Maarten
4. Cayo Largo, Cuba
5. Rhodes, Greece
6. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
7. Cruz Bay, St. John, US Virgin Islands
8. Bridgetown, Barbados
9. Banff, Canada
10. Lake Tahoe, California
11. Salzburg, Austria
12. Cape Town, South Africa
13. Amalfi, Italy
14. Bath, England
15. Siena, Italy
16. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
17. Hamilton, Bermuda
18. Dingle, Ireland
19. Lake Louise, Canada
20. Bruges, Belgium

Reuters, Trip Advisor News posted on 5/13/2008 9:43:09 AM

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