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TripAdvisor Announces Best Beach Awards

Earlier this month TripAdvisor announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 Travelers' Choice Beaches awards.  Award winners were determined based on the most highly rated beach destinations by travelers in TripAdvisor reviews. The Caribbean fared particularly well in the major category “Travelers' Choice Beaches Award-winning World Beach Destinations.”

Here are the Top Ten according to TripAdvisor’s survey:

  1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
  2. Boracay, Philippines
  3. Palm/Eagle Beach, Aruba
  4. Negril, Jamaica
  5. Tulum, Mexico
  6. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  7. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
  8. Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
  9. Cape May, New Jersey
  10. Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

According to a recent TripAdvisor survey of more than 2,100 U.S. respondents, 68 percent are planning a beach vacation in 2011, and twenty-six percent are planning a beach trip to the Caribbean or Mexico in 2011.