{"id":6385,"date":"2022-01-20T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T11:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzzing.com\/?p=6385"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T09:34:35","slug":"confirmed-dubai-is-the-worlds-most-popular-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=6385","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed: Dubai is the world\u2019s most popular destination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai has come a long way.<br>From a minuscule fishing village, the city has evolved into a sprawling, magnificent oasis. And now, this evolution has placed Dubai as Tripadvisor\u2019s most popular destination in the world for 2022.<br>The awards honour travellers&#8217; favourite destinations, hotels, restaurants, things to do, and beyond, based on the reviews and opinions collected over 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlybgetq2uip.i.optimole.com\/tf1vXHs-pmgBrtYd\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:auto\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/buzzzing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/yayayay.gif?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6387\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that\u2019s not all. Dubai won over cities like London, Rome, and Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Dubai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Dubai<\/a> named most popular destination of 2022 by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tripadvisor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Tripadvisor<\/a>&#39;s Travellers&#39; Choice Awards <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3PpFQmVF9Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/3PpFQmVF9Q<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#travel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tourism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tourism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iGMtE2K2Kv\">pic.twitter.com\/iGMtE2K2Kv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dubai Tourism (DET) (@dubaitourism) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dubaitourism\/status\/1484039176190595076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"duh-of-course-it-would\">Duh. Of course, it would.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Writing about Dubai\u2019s first place, Tripadvisor called the city a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c destination that mixes modern culture with history, adventure with world-class shopping and entertainment. Catch a show at the Dubai Opera, see Downtown from atop the Burj Khalifa and spend an afternoon along Dubai Creek exploring the gold, textile, and spice souks.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full top 10 looks like this\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES<\/li><li>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM<\/li><li>CANC\u00daN, MEXICO<\/li><li>BALI, INDONESIA<\/li><li>CRETE, GREECE<\/li><li>ROME, ITALY<\/li><li>CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO<\/li><li>ISTANBUL, TURKEY<\/li><li>PARIS, FRANCE<\/li><li>HURGHADA, EGYPT<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai has come a long way.From a minuscule fishing village, the city has evolved into a sprawling, magnificent oasis. And now, this evolution has placed Dubai as Tripadvisor\u2019s most popular&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-feel-good"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mlybgetq2uip.i.optimole.com\/tf1vXHs-R-0knD_z\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:auto\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theflint.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dubai-main.jpg?fit=700%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3645,"url":"https:\/\/theflint.me\/?p=3645","url_meta":{"origin":6385,"position":0},"title":"Ready to take your clubbing to the highest level?","date":"December 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"After the tallest building, the largest observation wheel, and the highest infinity pool, Dubai has a new lit destination for epic Thursday nights. 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