TripAdvisor Announces 2012 Travelers' Choice Destinations

London and New York City Named World's Best Travel Spots Based on Opinions from the TripAdvisor Community of Millions

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May 01, 2012, 06:00 ET

NEWTON, Mass., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel site*, today announced the winners of its 2012 Travelers' Choice^®Destinations awards. In the fourth year of its awards, TripAdvisor has honored 440 outstanding destinations in 37 markets across the globe, including lists for Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Central America, China, Europe, India, Mexico, the Middle East, South America, the South Pacific, and the United States.

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The Travelers' Choice Destinations awards honor top travel spots worldwide based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from TripAdvisor travelers. Award winners were determined based on the popularity of destinations, taking into account travelers' favorites and most highly rated places.

Top 25 Travelers' Choice World Destinations:

London, England
New York City, New York
Rome, Italy
Paris, France
San Francisco, California
Marrakech, Morocco
Istanbul, Turkey
Barcelona, Spain
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Berlin, Germany
Chicago, Illinois
Florence, Italy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sydney, Australia
Beijing, China
Prague, Czech Republic
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Shanghai, China
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cape Town, South Africa
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dublin, Ireland

Top 25 Travelers' Choice U.S. Destinations:

New York City, New York
San Francisco, California
Chicago, Illinois
Las Vegas, Nevada
Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles, California
New Orleans, Louisiana
Seattle, Washington
San Diego, California
Orlando, Florida
Washington, D.C.
Portland, Oregon
San Antonio, Texas
Savannah, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
Branson, Missouri
Atlanta, Georgia
Houston, Texas
Sedona, Arizona
Napa, California
Lahaina, Hawaii
Austin, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

"The TripAdvisor community has once again helped pinpoint hundreds of the most amazing and beloved travel destinations of the year," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. "For travelers planning their big annual vacation or just a weekend getaway, these awards highlight awe-inspiring travel locations of all varieties around the globe."

For the complete list of 2012 Travelers' Choice Destinations winners, sponsored by LAN Airlines, go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Destinations.

About TripAdvisor
TripAdvisor^® is the world's largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and have the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers trusted advice from real travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor-branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors*, and over 60 million reviews and opinions. The sites operate in 30 countries worldwide, including China under daodao.com. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to TripAdvisor's millions of monthly visitors.

TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) manages and operates websites under 19 other travel media brands, and together the sites attract more than 69 million unique monthly visitors**. TripAdvisor's travel media brands include www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.everytrail.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.independenttraveler.com, www.onetime.com, www.seatguru.com, www.sniqueaway.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.travel-library.com, www.travelpod.com, www.virtualtourist.com, www.whereivebeen.com, and www.kuxun.cn.