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Top 10 rising travel destinations for 2015

A Buddhist beach sanctuary between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has been named the top rising destination of 2015 by TripAdvisor.

Jan 02, 2015 | By AFPRelaxnews

Da Nang, Vietnam

A Buddhist beach sanctuary between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam has been named the top rising destination of 2015 by TripAdvisor, in a new list that features unheralded travel hotspots.

Topping the list is Da Nang, Vietnam, which saw the greatest increase in positive feedback from the TripAdvisor community, year-over-year.

Da Nang beach

Above and beyond its luxury hotel-lined beaches, the city is renowned for being a hotbed of Vietnamese cuisine with authentic local dishes like fish ball noodle soup, fried chicken wings in fish sauce.

TripAdvisor visitors also recommend Marble Mountains (below), a cluster of five limestone and marble hills with peaks, caves, tunnels and temples.

Da Nang marble mountain

Top 10 destinations on the rise in the world according to TripAdvisor:

1. Da Nang, Vietnam (Average nightly hotel rate1: $51)
2. Sihanoukville, Cambodia (Average nightly hotel rate: $99)

Sihanoukville Cambodia

3. Limassol, Cyprus (Average nightly hotel rate: $146)

Limassol Cyprus

4. Ao Nang, Thailand (Average nightly hotel rate: $68)

Ao Nang Thailand

5. Bodrum City, Turkey (Average nightly hotel rate: $128)

 Bodrum City, Turkey

6. Naha, Japan (Average nightly hotel rate: $84)

Naha, Japan

7. Hurghada, Egypt (Average nightly hotel rate: $100)

Hurghada, Egypt

8. Kazan, Russia (Average nightly hotel rate: $108)

Kazan Russia

9. Manaus, Brazil (Average nightly hotel rate: $93)

Manaus Brazil

10. Eilat, Israel (Average nightly hotel rate: $290)

Eliat, Israel


 
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