The Trending category aims to recognise destinations that saw an upswing in searches, booking interest, and positive reviews, while the Emerging winners have been identified as up and coming hotspots that Tripadvisor users are adding to their saved Trips. Neela Pal, Tripadvisor Vice President of Brand, says, \u201cThe Trending and Emerging Destination winners are based on the feedback and growing interest from travellers on Tripadvisor and are therefore fantastic sources of inspiration and planning for discovering somewhere new.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe top three trending international destinations were named as Portugal\u2019s Porto, Luzon in the Philippines with India\u2019s Kochi taking first place, all of which appeal to nature lovers. Porto (the town after which port wine gets its name) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to various historical buildings, including a 14th-century church, as well as several cellars built along the banks of the Douro River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luzon is the largest Philippine island and home to the nation\u2019s capital, Manila. It\u2019s a natural paradise boasting some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world, including spectacular mountains, lush rainforests, bright coral reefs and pristine beaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nKochi, also called Cochin, is a collection of small fishing villages on India\u2019s south-west coast and is garnering a budding tourist industry as visitors enjoy sunset walks, boat tours through the various surrounding islands, and sampling the catches of the day. Kochi also has a rich heritage with Portuguese and Chinese influences on both the architecture and cornerstone fishing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the emerging destination top spots, Beirut and Albania\u2019s Saranda were narrowly beat by Kaliningrad in Russia. Lebanon\u2019s capital is often nicknamed \u201cthe Paris of the Middle East,\u201d and has thriving nightlife for locals and tourists alike. The city has been destroyed many times due to war and civil unrest, yet each rebuild contains traces of the preceding influences, including Ottoman and French colonial dispersed through the current modern architectural style of many buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saranda is definitely one of the next beach hotspots, with vast stretches of white sandy shorelines, crystal waters and dense forest groves. It also shares the Ionian Sea with the nearby island of Corfu, one of Greece\u2019s most popular tourist destinations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nKaliningrad is a small piece of land on the Baltic Sea belonging to Russia, despite only sharing borders with Lithuania and Poland. It\u2019s famed for its amber harvesting and product industry, and one of its top attractions is the 14th century K\u00f6nigsberg Cathedral. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neela Pal went on to further explain the new necessity of the new categories, saying, \u201cFrom the hot destinations our Tripadvisor travellers are currently loving, to fascinating new places whetting the appetite of more adventurous explorers, these winners are all ones to watch, and hopefully visit.\u201d We absolutely agree! Remember to view our local SIM packages<\/a> if you are planning your European holiday so that you can connect affordably and securely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sources: <\/em>https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/lealane\/2020\/02\/25\/tripadvisor-announces-2020-travelers-choice-awards-for-trending-emerging-destinations-from-key-largo-to-kahliningrad\/amp\/?__twitter_impression=true<\/em><\/a>, <\/em> https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/TravelersChoice-TrendingDestinations<\/a>, https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/TravelersChoice-EmergingDestinations <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n B4i.travel<\/em><\/a> simplifies your communication needs when travelling and takes the risk out of high international roaming costs. We offer a range of pre-loaded, pre-activated and pre-registered world travel SIM cards so you\u2019ll be connected when you arrive in the country you are visiting. Tourists, students and businessmen have been talking like a local in South Africa, USA, Europe with <\/em>B4I.travel<\/em><\/a> since 2010. It\u2019s time to \u2018Explore your world\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tripadvisor\u00ae remains the consigliere on all matters travel, and they recently announced their top destination picks in their annual Travellers’ Choice Awards. This year there were two new categories, showcasing the top Trending and Emerging destinations – a vital consideration considering the recent trend of holidaymakers traversing off the beaten track to seek more off-grid, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":20649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[326],"tags":[505,506,507,508,509],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20657,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19791\/revisions\/20657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webdev.b4i.travel\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}