LONDON - The Greek island of Rhodes was voted as the top
European location in a survey of the world’s 100 best travel destinations.
Seven European cities were in the top 20, according to
Internet travel advisory service TripAdvisor.
Experts said despite the current economic crisis, rising fuel
costs, environmental concerns and airport chaos, travelling was still as popular
as ever — particularly to Europe.
In its inaugural travellers’ choice survey, taking into
account the opinion of the world’s largest online travel community, the Greek
island was voted the fifth most popular world destination.
The Austrian capital Salzburg was the next most favourite
European destination while the spa resort town of Bath was the highest-ranking
British destination.
Five UK locations made the top 100.
New Zealand topped the international survey.
Milford Sound, a fjord located in the southwest corner of the
country’s South Island, was voted the most popular worldwide destination with
its beautiful mountains and scenery. The nearby adventure town Queenstown,
famous for its extreme sports, was second-favourite.
Italy, the survey found, was the most popular country with seven cities in
the top 25 European destinations — the southern city of Amalfi the highest
ranked at 15th on the worldwide list. —Reuters
