Turkish resort top for sun and sand

Sunday, 04 May, 2010 0

 

 
Oludeniz in Turkey is ranked best sun and beach destination in Europe.
 
Providenciales in Turks & Caicos is voted the best in the world followed by Australia’s Byron Bay.
 
Other European beach and sun finalists in a poll by online travel community TripAdvisor were Mykonos and Aya Napa.
 
The 2010 Travellers’ Choice Destination Awards, spread across multiple categories, reveals that London fails to even finish as one of the world’s top 25 destinations.
 
But the Dorset seaside resort of Weymouth in Dorset has seen a dramatic increase in popularity and is identified as an ‘Emerging Hotspot’ and Bath beats off exotic and tropical destinations in the best spa category.
 
Not one single English destination made it into the Global or European Top 25 list.
 
The only UK city to make the grade is Edinburgh, coming in at number 17 in Europe.
 
Monte Carlo is the European destination most favoured, with Heidelberg in Germany second and Salzburg third.
 
The top three destinations remain the same for the global list with Edinburgh coming in at number 21.
 
Scotland steals the show in the favourite UK destinations category, as chosen by European travellers, taking four of the top 10 spots.
 
In addition to the winning city of Edinburgh, the Isle of Skye takes seventh position, Loch Lomond eighth and the island of Islay ninth.
 
Second place goes to Brighton with York clinching third and London fourth. Wells in Somerset beat many larger rivals to sixth place.
 
A TripAdvisor spokeswoman said: “Millions of travellers around the world have spoken and this will serve as a stark wake-up call to London in particular.
 
“London is one of the greatest cities in the world but with the Olympics just two years away there is clearly still work to do to convince travellers that England’s capital is a world-class tourist destination.”
 
TripAdvisor’s TravelCast identifies up-and-coming travel destinations based on increases in search activity for the past year, with Weymouth a surprise entry at number four.
 
The figures show a growing number of travellers searching for holidays to the resort.
 
“It’s fantastic to see travellers appreciating the town’s beautiful beach and old-fashioned English hospitality. What’s more, Weymouth will soon secure its place on the global stage when it hosts the sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games,” the spokeswoman said.
 
TRIPADVISOR TOP 25 UK DESTINATIONS (ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS):
 
 
 
    1. Edinburgh
 
 
 
    2. Brighton
 
 
 
    3. York
 
 
 
    4. London
 
 
 
    5. Liverpool
 
 
 
    6. Wells, Somerset
 
 
 
    7. Isle of Skye, Scotland
 
 
 
    8. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Scotland
 
 
 
    9. Islay, Scotland
 
 
 
    10. St Ives, Cornwall
 
 
 
    11. Cardiff
 
 
 
    12. Bath
 
 
 
    13. Fort William, Scotland
 
 
 
    14. Isle of Wight
 
 
 
    15. Tenby, Wales
 
 
 
    16. Belfast
 
 
 
    17. Yorkshire Dales
 
 
 
    18. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
 
 
 
    19. Windermere, Cumbria
 
 
 
    20. Padstow, Cornwall
 
 
 
    21. Glastonbury, Somerset
 
 
 
    22. Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire
 
 
 
    23. Hope Cove, Devon
 
 
 
    24. Durness, Scotland
 
 
 
    25. Salisbury, Wiltshire
 
 
 
 
 


 

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