Bali has once again been named the number one destination in Asia by travel review site Trip Advisor. The award comes as part of their annual Travelers Choice Awards.

The announcement comes hot on the heels of the world travelers choice awards which were announced last week.

You can read about those awards here.

Top 25 Asian Travel Destinations

In top place for the second year running was the party island of Bali a place that YPT visit as part of our tours to Timor-Leste, West Papua.

The biggest winner though was Vietnam who had an impressive four of the top ten destinations. Three of these area also on the iconic Reunification Express train line.

Thailand also scored well with four of the top 25 best places in the world to visit. Other YPT destinations include two in Cambodia, Nepal;, multiple in Indonesia, as well as Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Perhaps surprising to some were the relatively low finishes for Tokyo, as well as Hong Kong.

Top 25 best destinations in Asia

1. Bali – Indonesia
2. Hanoi – Vietnam
3. Hoi An – Vietnam
4. New Delhi – India
5. Bangkok – Thailand
6. Phuket – Thailand
7. Siem Reap – Cambodia
8. Kathmandu – Nepal
9. Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
10. Da Nang – Vietnam
11. Jaipur -India
12. Jakarta – Indonesia
13. Singapore – Singapore
14. Goa – India
15. Bengaluru – India
16. Chang Mai – Thailand
17. Bandung – Indonesia
18. Seoul – Republic of Korea
19. Colombo – Sri Lanka
20. Surabaya -Indonesia
21. Bophut – Thailand
22. Phnom Penh – Cambodia
23. Tokyo – Japan
24. Hong Kong – Hong Kong SAR
25. Dhaka – Bangladesh

What are the Trip Advisor Travelers Choice Awards?

The Trip Advisor Traveller’s Choice Awards are annual awards from the renowned travel review site TripAdvisor.com that recognize not just the best destinations, but also companies that excel within the travel industry.

Last week they announced their global awards while this week it was the turn for the continents with Asia getting it turns today.

For many a travel agent this means this means that getting a negative review comes with both stigma and fear. This has been recognized to such an extent that in Thailand people leaving negative reviews at various hotels have even faced arrest.

What cities do YPT feel were missed from 25 Best Asian Travel Destinations?

There are a number if Asian destinations that Young Pioneer Tours enjoy, but were not added to the list. These include the island if Palawan – although that did make a top islands list, as well as Yangon in Myanmar, not to mention numerous cities from China.

Still top of our most would undoubtedly be Pyongyang, although with North Korea now being closed for 4+ years we can certainly understand why it has been missed this tear.