Revealed! The world's best tourist destination
Tripadvisor today released its 2011 Travellers' Choice Destination Awards - and Cape Town has been crowned the top getaway hotspot in the world.
The awards revealed three lists: The UK's Top 25 Destinations, Europe's Top Ten Desinations, and the World's Top Ten Destinations.
And it's good news for London as the capital prepares for the 2012 Olympics – travellers from across the globe have crowned it the UK's best destination. The English capital also placed well in the World and European categories – coming eighth and third respectively – but was beaten by European rivals Paris and Rome.
Edinburgh and Bath came in second and third respectively in the UK category, while Cape Town took the top spot overall, followed by Sydney and Peru's Machu Picchu. Paris and Rome were winner and runner-up in the European category.
TripAdvisor spokesperson, Emma O'Boyle, said: 'Cape Town is clearly the destination to beat. With beautiful scenery, great wine and gorgeous weather, it's easy to see why Cape Town, which also played host to last year's World Cup, has topped this year's list.'
For the full lists visit tripadvisor.co.uk/tcdestinations
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