Every year, Tripadvisor puts together a list of their user's favorite everything when it comes to travel. That can and does include categories covering hotels, destinations, restaurants, experiences, and more. What makes this interesting is that it's compiled using the ratings from Tripadvisor's own listings over the 12-month period of the previous year. For the 2025 awards, that means the data for the Travellers' Choice Awards Best of the Best list was collected over the calendar year of 2024.
The number one spot under destinations went to London, England, which seems to have been pretty popular in 2024. That's not really a surprise being that the city was expected to receive nearly 40 million visitors last year. It is one of the most visited city in the world. And according to Tripdvisor users, it delivered in a big way. Other names on the top destinations list include Bali, Dubai, Sicily, Paris, France, and Rome. Again, no surprises there. Any of them could have been number one.
When it comes to the top beaches, Australia, Hawaii, the Seychelles, and Turks and Caicos popping up aren't much of a surprise. Those are the kind of places you go to for the beaches. What is a bit more surprising is that first, second, and third place went to beaches in Portugal, Italy, and Spain respectively. That Mediterranean beach lifestyle never seems to lose its appeal.
Top experiences is where things get really interesting. According to Tripsided users, the Empire State Building is the number one tourist attraction in the world, beating out the likes of the Coliseum, the Louvre, and the Basílica de la Sagrada Familia. Even more shocking is that the top amusement and waterpark in the world according to this list is Disneyland Paris. If nothing else, it's a varied and interesting list that offers a variety of experiences to look at in 2025.