Ten Growing International Destinations

By Nick June 6, 2007

Virtual Tourist made a new list naming the top ten up-and-coming travel destinations. Does Europe, Latin America, or Southeast Asia come out on top of the list?

Virtual Tourist sees these ten destinations as places that could / should see a great increase in travel interest from travelers worldwide. Will they? Sure. One or two may become overdeveloped tourist havens in the next couple decades, but they will be in the minority. I think several of these destinations will grow “healthily” as travel destinations, preserving the qualities that budget backpackers and independent travelers love to see.

So now for the list.. the Ten growing international travel destinations.

Salamanca, Spain
Kotor, Montenegro (pictured above)
Whistler, Canada
Tbilisi, Georgia
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mendoza, Argentina
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Lalibela, Ethiopia
Quedlinburg, Germany
Sihanoukville, Cambodia

It’s an interesting list, and it seems as though Europeanish countries are featured most often. I would have expected one or two Latin American countries before seeing the list, but I suppose they aren’t doing much compared to the Europeans in the attempt to attract new travelers. Only one Southeast Asian country in Cambodia seems to be underestimating their travel potential. Overall, it’s a good list though.
Here is the old, original article about the ten growing international travel destinations.

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3 Responses to “Ten Growing International Destinations”

Racquel June 11th, 2007 at 6:37 am
the list is very different from TripAdvisor.com's TravelCast list of emerging travel hotspot for 2007...
Nick June 15th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
interesting..i wasnt aware of that list
Geedos June 16th, 2007 at 4:25 am
Interesting that Whistler appears 3 on the list. I would have thought that it already does a burgeoning trade with international travellers - perhaps it is due to the upcoming Winter Olympics?