Lonely Planet Releases Best in Europe 2019 List
byCheryl Rosen/
当孤独的星球发表2019年欧洲最佳list last week, it offered up some interesting insights into hip destinations on the rise that travel agents might consider.
的确,历史已经证明,就被任命为the list makes a destination hot. Lonely Planet’s readers, who vote for their favorite destinations each year, are wealthy and well-traveled, with annual household incomes of about $135,000 and an average seven trips a year. Almost all (96%) have passports; 83% are college graduates; 95% have taken a vacation in the past 12 months.
在2019年,他们投票赞成以下目的地:斯洛伐克的高塔特拉斯;beplay银行卡西班牙马德里;冰岛北极海岸路;黑塞哥维那,波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那;意大利巴里;苏格兰设得兰群岛;法国里昂;Liechtenstein;瑞士Vevey;和克罗地亚的伊斯特里亚。
While some of the travel agents with whom Travel Market Report spoke questioned who the respondents were and what exactly went into their decisions, others agreed that some of the destinations are wonderful, if not magical.
旅行社回应
“These are the top destinations according to what criteria? Beauty remains in the eye of the beholder,” said Teri Hurley, owner of Endless Love Travel. But still, “there is much on the list to be excited about. If only we had enough vacation to see them all, and compare!”
Susan Williams, owner of Where2Now in Toronto, noted that despite the more “common” choices, she will be taking a second look at those that are “more off the beaten path and might inspire adventure and stepping out of your comfort zone.
埃克塞特国际(Exeter International)的格温·科兹洛夫斯基(Gwen Kozlowski)说:“这些是一些令人惊叹的目的地,beplay银行卡这些目的地是人迹罕至的地方。高塔拉斯很漂亮。伊斯特里亚是宝石。两者都没有被美国游客发现,因此他们仍然感到真实。”
赫尔利说,由于beplay银行卡目的地有着令人难以置信的不同,因此选择去哪里将永远是个人度假风格问题。“您想在像巴里(Bari)这样的大城市中,仅次于那不勒斯(Naples)作为繁忙的海滨地点;还是您喜欢设得兰群岛(我对这个岛上的我着迷)的偏僻美景,其崎coast的海岸线,丰富的野生动植物和维京历史?马德里,永远是赢家;您不喜欢在瑞士的哪里?克罗地亚,人们仍在发现。里昂有奉献者的份额。”
虽然Largay Travel Inc.的Betsy Bouche同意设设市是一个不错的选择 - “我是编织者,这是羊毛和编织的热点”,但她会称马德里为“旧标准,而不是前10名”,并且她说,清单上没有其他意见。
马德里(Madrid)是新旧的,是盖尔国际(Guyer International)的老板狄龙·盖尔(Dillon Guyer)的最爱,他说:“马德里是您可以在72小时内吸收的城市之一,或者在那里度过3周。食物超出了其他任何东西。文化本地化和安慰;城市内的风景具有历史性和内在价值。我会回去心跳。”
Just returned from “an amazing couple of days” in Madrid, Nancy Barkley, owner of Honeymoons and Getaways, recommended the Museo Nacional del Prado, which is celebrating its bicentenary — it contains 8,609 pianists, 700 sculptures and 54 masterpieces — and “an absolutely magnificent day trip to Toledo. My personal splurge is on professional tour guides; they make all the difference. The food and wine were wonderful as well, and the nonstop flights out of Philly are also a plus. I wish I had more time there.”
与此同时,在明尼阿波利斯的家乡旅行中,所有者希拉·米歇尔斯(Sheila Michels)表示,今年她对波斯尼亚,斯洛伐克和塞尔维亚的要求有所增加,并在那里预订了一些护送的旅行。
Ovation假期的Limor Decter也看到了“巴尔干,斯洛伐克和斯洛伐克的极大的兴趣和价值”,以及普利亚,西西里岛和撒丁岛的高档豪华市场;马耳他,挪威和瑞士;在非洲,摩洛哥,埃及,纳米比亚和乌干达/卢旺达。
在一个定制的三周,从威尼斯到黑山的自我驾驶,洛里·莫列斯基·福斯特(Lori Molesky Foster)于今年秋天预订,她的客户在伊斯特里亚(Istria)(特别是Rovinj)度过了很多时间。“这是一个浪漫的小镇,拥有葡萄园,崩溃的建筑物,蜿蜒的街道,悠久的历史和对亚得里亚海岸的威尼斯人的影响。”她的代理机构豪华旅行伙伴的梦想假期,今年对巴尔干地区也有很多询问,并将通过本月探索该地区来扩大她对该地区的知识。
Diane Frisch Destinations has had several requests for Madrid this year, and owner Diane DeWitt Frisch went there herself. “I love that it is a major European city with world-class museums, a beautiful park containing the Crystal Palace, a gorgeous castle, historic district, great food and culture … but generally at a lower price point than the other major European cities in Italy and France (my other big sellers),” she said. “I also love getting out of Madrid, for the easy trek down to beautiful Sevilla, and if at all possible, to visit the Alhambra. Usually we work in a side trip out of Madrid to see Sevilla and Granada ... and if time allows, of course, Barcelona. Trains are a great option in Spain for getting around.”
但是旅行超级英雄的Stef Katz指出,目的地的选择是个人的。“伦敦每年不在这个名单上?As Samuel Johnson said, ‘When a man is tired of London, he’s tired of life’ and I’d add ‘especially in the summer!’ An individual travelers’ preferences and interests are what determine his or her own hot list, nothing else.”
In short, Hurley said, “The world's a big place; I think everyone should make their own lists. And for travel advisors, as a profession, it should always be about properly matching the client to the right destination. That's part of our core skill set and responsibility.”