Top ten world destinations for this summer

Wednesday, 9 May 2007 12:00 AM

Airport passenger with luggage

Airport passenger with luggage

Long-haul trips to the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico and Thailand are among the top emerging holiday destinations for summer 2007.

That is according to new research from TripAdvisor, which finds Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic is the top emerging travel hotspot based on searches and postings on its website.

The fishing village is an ideal Caribbean getaway, offering long white sandy beaches to explore that are not overrun by resorts.

Also in the top three was Breaux Bridge in Louisiana - one of the American state's culinary capitals.

Famous for its crayfish (known in Louisiana as crawfish) and Cajun cooking, Breaux Bridge is also ideal for an active holiday - with the Atchafalaya Basin the place to go for walks and canoe trips where you can see cypress trees, water lilies, beavers, wading egrets and alligators.

In third place was the much better known top world destination of Bali in Indonesia. Seminyak in particular was a travel hotspot. The resort is known for being one of the most exclusive and priciest areas of Bali.

TripAdvisor top ten world travel destinations
1 - Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
2 - Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
3 - Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
4 - Los Suenos, Costa Rica
5 - Pula, Croatia
6 - Ko Lanta, Thailand
7 - Sayulita, Mexico
8 - Puerto Madryn, Argentina
9 - Can Tho, Vietnam
10 - Sapa, Vietnam

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