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| Bondi Beach, Australia |
TripAdvisor has announced the winners of its inaugural 2011
Travelers’ Choice Beaches awards. Top beach spots were named in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada,
the South Pacific, the Caribbean and Mexico,
and Central and South America.
Award winners were determined based on the most highly rated
beach destinations by travelers in TripAdvisor reviews. Unlike any other honours,
TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice winners are based on millions of real and
unbiased reviews and opinions from travellers around the world.
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| Manly Beach, Australia |
According to a recent TripAdvisor survey of more than 2,100 U.S.
respondents, 68 percent are planning a beach vacation in 2011. Fifty-four
percent are planning a trip to a U.S. beach destination. Seventeen
percent intend to visit the U.S. southeast coast, 13 percent expect to explore
the northeast coast, 12 percent plan to go to the gulf coast and 10 percent
plan to visit the west coast. Twenty-six percent are planning a beach trip to
the Caribbean or Mexico
in 2011.
“It’s that time of year when travellers are dreaming of
getaways to warm beach destinations. To provide inspiration on where to go,
we’ve named some amazing hot spots around the world, based on millions of real
and unbiased reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travellers,” said Barbara
Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. “In addition to the
outstanding beaches, these destinations also feature top-rated options for
hotels, vacation rentals, attractions, and restaurants.”
Travelers’ Choice Top 10 World Beach
Destinations:
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| Providenciales |
1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
2. Boracay,
Philippines
3. Palm/Eagle Beach, Aruba
4. Negril,
Jamaica
5, Tulum,
Mexico
6. Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
7. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
8. Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic
9. Cape May,
New Jersey
10. Santa Teresa,
Costa Rica
Top 10 Beaches in the South Pacific:
It is pleasing to see that Australia has been awarded 8 of the
top 10 Beach Destinations in the South Pacific. After all, Australia is a
land of sand, surf and sun. It is intriguing that some of the destinations
refer to the one beach, such as Noosa, and Broadbeach, while others refer to a
whole city, such as Sydney,
which has many good and not-so-good beaches.
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| Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
1 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
2 Byron Bay, Australia
3 Noosa, Australia
4 Aitutaki, Cook Islands
5 Surfers Paradise, Australia
6 Port Douglas, Australia
7 Broome, Australia
8 Broadbeach, Australia
9 Sydney, Australia
10 Mooloolaba, Australia
Top 10 Beaches in Asia
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| Boracay, Philippines |
1 Boracay, Philippines
2 Maldives
3 Koh Phangan, Thailand
4 Koh Samui, Thailand
5 Khao Lak, Thailand
6 Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand
7 Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
8 Krabi Town, Thailand
9 Ko Lanta, Thailand
10 Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam
Top 10 Beaches in the United Kingdom
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| St Ives, United Kingdom |
1 St Ives,
United Kingdom
2 Newquay, United
Kingdom
3 Bournemouth, United Kingdom
4 Weymouth, United Kingdom
5 Tenby, United
Kingdom
6 St. Brelade, United Kingdom
7 Woolacombe, United Kingdom
8 Padstow, United
Kingdom
9 Shanklin, United
Kingdom
10 Swanage, United
Kingdom
Top 10 Beaches in the U.S.A.
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| Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
1. Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
2. Cape May,
New Jersey
3. Panama City
Beach, Florida
4. Miami Beach,
Florida
5. Sanibel Island,
Florida
6. Clearwater,
Florida
7. Honolulu,
Hawaii
8. Captiva Island,
Florida
9. Poipu,
Hawaii
10. Siesta Key, Florida
Top 10 Beaches in Europe
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| Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
1 Ayia Napa, Cyprus
2 Skiathos,
Greece
3 Protaras,
Cyprus
4 Mykonos, Greece
5 Oludeniz, Turkey
6 St Ives,
United Kingdom
7 Alcudia, Spain
8 San Vito lo Capo,
Italy
9 Calvia, Spain
10 Villasimius,
Italy
For a complete list of award winning beach destinations go
to the web site
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Beaches
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