Balinese Hindus walk along a beach during Melasti, a purification ceremony ahead of the holy day of Nyepi, in Gianyar, Bali, on March 25, 2017. (Reuters Photo/Agung Parameswara) |
Jakarta.
Travel app and website TripAdvisor crowned Bali as the "World’s Best
Destination in 2017," the first place in Asia to top its "Top 10
Travelers’ Choice Destinations" list.
TripAdvisor's
head of destination marketing for Asia Pacific Sarah Mathews handed the award
to Bali governor's economic and development assistant Dewa Putu Sunartha in a
ceremony at the Seminyak Beach Resort and Spa in Bali on Thursday (20/04).
The
Ministry of Tourism's resources development deputy Gede Pitana, who attended
the ceremony, said,"This award should attract even more tourists to Bali
and Indonesia. We expect 20 million foreign tourists in 2019."
Mathews
said the award was based on ratings and reviews written by travelers on the
TripAdvisor website. Bali was on top of a list of 419 outstanding tourist
destinations across the globe.
"Bali
offers the best experiences in food, culture and ecotourism. We want to share
them to the rest of the world," Mathews said.
Bali beat
London in second place and Paris in third to top the list.
TripAdvisor
also declared Ritz Carlton Reserve's Mandapa Resort in Ubud, Bali, as the
second best hotel in the world after Aria Hotel in Budapest, Hungary.
Bali's Nusa
Dua Beach was also declared one of Asia's Top 25 Beaches in TripAdvisor's 2017
Travelers' Choice list.
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