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Tripadvisor and Viator Partner to Reveal Travelers' Choice Awards for Experiences and Attractions
Dubai camel riding and desert BBQ is #1 experience worldwide; Chicago Architecture River Cruise ranks #1 in the US NEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dubai camel riding and desert BBQ is #1 experience worldwide; Chicago Architecture River Cruise ranks #1 in the US\n\n\nNEEDHAM, Mass., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tripadvisor®, the world's largest travel platform, together with Viator, the world's leading tours and activities platform and a Tripadvisor company, today announced the 2020 Travelers' Choice® Awards for Experiences. The awards recognize the world's top bookable experiences - tours and activities - as decided by Tripadvisor and Viator travelers. Tripadvisor also released its winning list of top attractions as a part of this promotion, a list of the top 199 globally. \nThis year, Tripadvisor and Viator are partnering to announce the Travelers' Choice Awards for Experiences. Bookable experiences on Tripadvisor are powered by Viator, combining Tripadvisor's power and influence as the biggest travel guidance platform in the world and Viator's expertise providing the world's largest selection of high-quality experiences, making this truly the definitive list of experiences that travelers love. \nThe Travelers' Choice Awards for Experiences recognize 375 experiences, tours, and activities globally, highlighting the world's best experiences. They're also broken down by country, and by category, including day cruises, cultural tours, day trips, multi-day tours, hop-on-hop-off tours, and food, beer, and wine experiences. Winners were determined using an algorithm based on reviews and ratings for bookable experiences over a 12-month period.\n\"Viator's global partnership with Tripadvisor ensures that more of the incredible experiences bookable on our site are also available to the world,\" said Ben Drew, president of Viator. \"No one simply travels to a destination to stay in their hotel room and calls it 'memorable.' Viator and Tripadvisor give more travelers the opportunity to experience the richness that a destination can offer, making memories that will last a lifetime -- whether you're sandboarding in the Arabian desert, or making pizza in a Tuscan farmhouse. This year's winners illustrate travelers' appreciation for experiences that are truly unforgettable, and that they'll remember and talk about for years to come.\"\nThe top global winner this year is a Dubai camel riding and desert BBQ experience, and a Chicago architecture river cruise captured the top spot in the U...