Top-rated destinations by Chinese travelers in 2014

Updated: 2015-01-20 07:00

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Ctrip.com, China's leading online travel agent, recently released the best destination rating by Chinese travelers for the year of 2014.

It held an award ceremony in Yunnan's Lijiang on Jan 10, 2015, that recognized both domestic and abroad destinations based on 13 categories, including "Best Domestic Destinations", "Best Luxury Destinations" and "Best for Family Fun".

According to the online poll, Beijing was voted the favorite destination for Chinese students, and ranked fourth for family fun. Sanya took the lead by winning both "Best Domestic Destination" and "Best Best Family Fun Destination". Hong Kong is most popular for outbound travel; Dubai is the favorite luxury destination; and Chengdu the most favored by China's post-80s.

The Ctrip Best Tourist Destination of the Year Award was launched in 2009 to rank the popularity of tourist destinations by Chinese travelers. The 2014 results were based on more than 50 million feedbacks posted on Ctrip.com, and votes cast by 3.6 million travelers via various social media channels. The poll is widely recognized as the largest of its kind in the Chinese travel industry.

Best for domestic travel and family fun Boasted as "China's Hawaii", Sanya was voted the "Best Domestic Destination" and "Best for Family Fun" for the year of 2014, according to Ctrip's nationwide annual online poll.[Photo/IC]