Readers of the prestigious travel magazine Travel + Leisure selected Charleston, South Carolina, as the No.1 leisure destination for the World Best Award 2016. Kyoto downgraded from the top for two years in a row to 6th. In Asia, Kyoto was ranked 3rd, and Tokyo 9th.
Top 10 popular destinations in the world are as follows:
1. Charleston (South Carolina, U.S.A.) 91.66 points
2. Chiang Mai (Thailand) 91.25 points
3. San Miguel de Allende (Mexico) 91.19 points
4. Florence (Italy) 89.85 points
5. Luang Phabang (Laos) 89.75 points
6. Kyoto (Japan) 89.75 points
7. New Orleans (Louisiana) 89.75 points
8. Barcelona (Spain) 89.60 points
9. Savannah (Georgia, U.S.A.) 89.57 points
10. Cape Town (South Africa) 89.46
Top 10 popular destinations in Asia are as follows:
1. Chiang Mai (Thailand) 91.25 points
2. Luang Phabang (Laos) 89.75 points
3. Kyoto (Japan) 89.75 points
4. Siem Reap (Cambodia) 88.96 points
5. Bangkok (Thailand) 88.96 points
6. Hoi An (Vietnam) 88.54 points
7. Ubud (Indonesia) 88.52 points
8. Udaipur (India) 87.19 points
9. Tokyo (Japan) 86.02 points
10. Lhasa (China) 85.56 points
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