The travel platform Tripadvisor just released the Travelers' Choice Awards for 2022: The Best of the Best Destinations, showing Dubai as the most popular destination of 2022 worldwide. 

Lately Dubai has become a global hotspot for high-quality travel, rising to the ranks of Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards and taking the crown of the number one most popular destination in the world from classic destinations such as London and Paris. 

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Justin Reid, director of media, destinations and travel at Tripadvisor said that “Dubai is an ultramodern city that has it all: golden beaches, world-class dining, and gorgeous hotels. Since the Travelers’ Choice Awards are based on reviews of places to go, stay and things to do in destinations, to rank as the world’s best means a destination has obtained stellar traveller reviews across all of its tourism sectors”.

In the midst of the global pandemic that has changed the plans of many travelers throughout 2021, Dubai has managed to attract several visitors from around the world, possibly due to the Emirates' relaxed restrictions on COVID-19 and ease of access.

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TOP TEN HIGHEST-RATED DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD

According to the reviews and ratings of travelers collected during the period from November 2020 to October 2021, Tripadvisor’s most-loved locations for 2022 are:

1. Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2. London, United Kingdon

3. Cancún, Mexico

4. Bali, Indonesia

5. Crete, Greece

6. Rome, Italy

7. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

8. Istanbul, Turkey

9. Paris, France

10. Hurghada, Egypt

SPECIALITY CATEGORIES

In addition to highlighting the top travel options of the year, Tripadvisor's survey also  features the favorite destinations based on a number of broader categories. The best in their class are:

Food lovers: Rome, Italy
Outdoor enthusiasts: Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica|
Skiers: Zermatt, Switzerland
City lovers: Dubai
Sun seekers: Cancún