Singapore top destination for Australians

SINGAPORE has been crowned the Aussies’ top holiday destination for 2017 recently revealed by Booking.com are Australia’s top booked destinations both domestically and internationally in 2017. 

Based on international bookings from Australian travellers, Asian locations feature in six of the top ten top booked destinations, with Singapore holding the number one spot as many flock to the city for its renowned culture and shopping while it also remains a leading gateway to Europe. 

Victoria and South Australia are the only states where their most popular international destination of choice falls outside Asia-Pacific with London being each state’s most popular top booked destination. England’s capital also ranks as the second most popular international destination for Aussies overall.

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Sydney makes it to the top

IT'S official – #Sydney is one of the best places to visit in the world, according to global travel magazine, National Geographic Traveler, which today revealed its hotly anticipated ‘Best of the World’ list of 21 unmissable global destinations for 2018. Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall said the accolade cemented Sydney’s reputation as Australia’s most exciting and vibrant visitor destination. 


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Top 3 best islands in the world

THE islands of Boracay, the Cebu and Visayan Islands, and Palawan in the #Philippines have been named the first, second and third (respectively) in its ‘Best Island in the World’ category of Condé Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards 2017. The publication asked its readers to rank the 30 best #islands in the world, outside of the U.S., from far-flung gems in Southeast Asia to volcanic outcrops in the Mediterranean.


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It's a hat trick

THE Lodge at Kauri Cliffs is the number one hotel in Australia & New Zealand, as voted by Travel + Leisure readers in the publication’s World’s Best Awards 2017. With this most recent award coming more than 15 years after Kauri Cliffs first opened, it stands as a testament to the enduring style and timeless elegance of this much-loved #NewZealand lodge.

Kauri Cliffs’ sister properties, The Farm at Cape Kidnappers and Matakauri Lodge were also named in the Top 5 Resorts in Australia & New Zealand, at #2 (Cape Kidnappers), and #5 Matakauri Lodge. The trio are the only New Zealand properties in the top five.

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Top holiday destinations for 2017 . . .

SKYSCANNER has released its lists of the top seven #holiday #destinations for 2017 with #Malta topping the list at number 1 with Cornwall at number 4.

Skyscanner’s Top Seven Hotspots for 2017 

1. Malta 

2. Asturias, Spain 

3. Barbados 

4. Cornwall, UK 

5. Romania 

6. Okinawa, Japan 

7. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

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London: Top global sports city

THE Global Sports Cities Index 2016 was revealed during the Global #Sports #Tourism Summit at the World Travel Market in London on Monday.

London has hosted, or is set to host, 13 world championships and multi-sports games over the analysed period (2010-2023). Only Moscow (16) and Paris (14), and a 2024 Olympic Games candidate city will host more events during this period. However, these do not score as highly as the events taking place in London.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “London has rightly retained the title of sporting capital of the world following a great year hosting NFL at Wembley and Twickenham, Andy Murray's great win at Wimbledon and‎ the European Aquatics Championships at the London Aquatic Centre, to name but a few. The Global Sports Cities Index confirms that London is open to the world for staging spectacular events."

Top ten global sports cities were:

1. London
2. Rio de Janiero
3. Tokoyo
4. Moscow
5. Doha
6. Paris
7. Budapest
8. Copenhagen
9. Beijing
10. Kazan

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Cornwall top holiday favourite for summer 2016

HOLIDAY rental specialist holidaycottages.co.uk has revealed the top 10 most popular parts of Britain, based on its bookings for July and August. 

They are:

Cornwall (86%)

Northern Highlands & Islands (80%)

Devon (77%)

Central Scotland (76%)

Central Highlands and Islands (75%)

Norfolk (75%)

Isle of Wight (73%)

Dorset (69%)

Northumberland (66%)

Mid Wales (65%)

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Fiji best for beaches

FOR the second year running, Australian readers of International Traveller magazine have voted #Fiji as the best place in the world for beach and #familyholidays.

In the magazine’s second annual Readers’ Choice Awards, Fiji led the voting ahead of Hawai’i, Bali, Thailand, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Greek Islands, Mauritius, and the Philippines.

Fiji was also voted once again the best destination for a family holiday, ahead of runners-up Disneyland, Bali, Hawaii, and New Zealand.


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NZ voted world’s top country … again

#NEWZEALAND has been named ‘favourite country’ for the fourth consecutive year in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph’s annual travel readers’ awards. 

Kevin Bowler, Chief Executive Tourism New Zealand, said: ‘This award is a real honour to receive and a tribute to the work done by all of those in the New Zealand community. It’s great to know that, even though there are so many wonderful countries to visit around the globe, New Zealand still ranks as number one.’

New Zealand beat off competition from the Maldives and South Africa to take the top spot.

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Barbados ‘top’ Caribbean destination for 2016

#BARBADOS has been named as the top #Caribbean #destination for 2016 by Expedia, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) reports. 
 
The selection was based on the opinions of travelers in major tourism markets such as the US., Britain, and Canada.

The CTO pointed out that Barbados was chosen as Best Destination by the Caribbean Journal, and ranked third among Caribbean islands by Trip Advisor in 2015.

‘Each award we have received over the past 12 months has been confirmation for us that we are moving in the right direction with our destination marketing and product development, which continues to be a team effort across the public and private sector,’ Barbados Tourism Marketing CEO William Griffith said.

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Paris wins top spot in best-city survey

#PARIS has pushed London off the top spot to win back the number one place as the highest rated city in 2015, out of a total of 50 cities. Sydney, which had been in the top three since 2011, falls back to fourth place, overtaken by New York as well as Paris. 

These are the findings of the latest Anholt-GfK City Brands Index, a bi-annual study conducted in September of last year, two months before the terrorist murders in Paris.

Simon Anholt, creator of the Index, says: ‘Our survey was conducted before the November attacks in Paris, but if past experience is anything to go by, such attacks do not change people's perceptions of the city in any significant or long-lasting way. There may be a temporary change in people's behaviour towards Paris, but the attacks do not affect the reasons why people might admire the city's beauty, cultural life, opportunities, etc. and this is what index measures.’

The study evaluates the power and appeal of each city's image, giving a holistic and detailed perspective based on six key dimensions: Presence (the city's international status and standing); Place (its physical outdoors aspect and transport); Prerequisites (basic requirements, such as affordable accommodation and the standard of public amenities); People (friendliness, cultural diversity, how safe one feels); Pulse (interesting things to do); and Potential (the economic and educational opportunities available).

Those top cities …

• Paris 
• London 
• New York 
• Sydney 
• Los Angeles 
• Rome 
• Berlin 
• Amsterdam 
• Melbourne 
• Washington DC

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