Kuala Lumpur 10th most trending destination in the world - Tripadvisor

KUALA LUMPUR: Interest in major cities in Asia is projected to continue to increase this year, with Kuala Lumpur having secured a spot in the top 10 trending global travel destinations, according to reviews by global travellers on Tripadvisor.

According to Tripadvisor, Asia, with emerging travel hotspots for 2024, comes out top, securing the top five places in the global trending destinations, which identifies places which have seen the greatest year-over-year growth in interest, and making up an impressive eight out of the top 10 destinations.

This year, Kuala Lumpur stands as the tenth most trending destination in the world, while Tokyo, Japan, is named first on the list, followed by Seoul, South Korea (second), Halong Bay, Vietnam (third), Palawan Islands, Philippines (fourth), Sapa, Vietnam (fifth), Pattaya, Thailand (seventh) and Phnom Penh, Cambodia (ninth).

Bogota, Colombia in South America and Alajuela, Costa Rica in Central America are the only other regions to make the top 10, at sixth and eighth places, respectively.

Kuala Lumpur has also secured the sixth spot in the list of most visited cities, with a total of 13.79 million international visitors as of 2018.

This was according to the Global Destination Cities Index 2019, studied by global payment technology corporation, Mastercard, which ranks cities based on total international overnight visitor arrivals and cross-border spending.

Kuala Lumpur, the home to the headquarters of Petronas, is listed in the annual Fortune Global 500, ranking 139 as of 2023.

The Kuala Lumpur city centre is visually defined by the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, which at 88 stories high, are the tallest twin buildings in the world and a vision of modern architecture, while the Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia, with its facade, a colourful totem pole of iconography.

Tripadvisor announced its Travellers' Choice Best of the Best Destination Awards, which ranks the world's top trending destinations for 2024, last month.

The ranking was determined based on the quality and quantity of reviews from global travellers for accommodation, restaurants and 'things to do' which were posted to Tripadvisor from Oct 1, 2022, to Sept 30, 2023.

-- BERNAMA

Mesyuarat Khas WEF: Dunia perlukan persaingan sihat dalam transisi ke Orde Baharu - Menteri Luar Arab Saudi

Menteri Luar Negeri Arab Saudi, Putera Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud berkata dunia memerlukan persaingan sihat dalam transisi daripada Orde Dunia Lama kepada Orde Baharu. Jelasnya, persaingan ini akan memberi manfaat dalam bentuk kos pengeluaran lebih rendah, perkembangan inovasi dan pelaburan lebih baik. #MesyuaratKhasWEF #WEF

Mesyuarat Khas WEF: Dunia saling tidak percaya akibat kebergantungan dipersenjatakan - Naib Presiden Suruhanjaya Eropah

Naib Presiden Suruhanjaya Eropah, Josep Borrell Fontelles berkata fenomena hilang kepercayaan yang melanda komuniti antarabangsa ketika ini adalah akibat kebergantungan yang dipersenjatakan oleh beberapa pihak. Jelasnya, situasi ini boleh membawa kepada pengasingan negara-negara tertentu dari pentas global, seterusnya menghambat pelaksanaan agenda antarabangsa. #MesyuaratKhasWEF #WEF

Mesyuarat Khas WEF: Negara-negara selatan global hilang percaya akibat ‘leteran’ negara maju - Menteri Luar Sri Lanka

Menteri Luar Negeri Sri Lanka, Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry berkata negara-negara selatan global hilang percaya kepada inisiatif antarabangsa akibat campur tangan berlebihan dalam proses membuat keputusan di peringkat domestik oleh negara-negara utara global. Jelasnya, negara-negara maju perlu berhenti memaksakan penyelesaian kepada semua masalah yang timbul keatas negara-negara membangun. #MesyuaratKhasWEF #WEF

Mesyuarat Khas WEF: Hubungan China-AS kelam - Pakar

Pengasas dan Pengerusi Wusawa Advisory Inc., Qian Liu berkata hubungan China dan Amerika Syarikat tidak akan bertambah baik untuk tahun-tahun mendatang. Jelasnya, kedua-dua negara menggunakan momokkan imej negara pesaing dalam usaha menangani isu-isu domestik, yang secara tidak langsung merugikan dunia. #MesyuaratKhasWEF #WEF

Mesyuarat Khas WEF: China akan atasi AS, sedang belajar menggunakan kuasanya keatas dunia - Pakar

Pengasas dan Pengerusi Wusawa Advisory Inc., Qian Liu berkata China dilandasan yang betul untuk mengatasi Amerika Syarikat sebagai ekonomi terbesar dunia dalam masa beberapa tahun. Jelasnya, meskipun pertumbuhan ekonomi China perlahan, namun saiz pertumbuhan itu secara relatifnya lebih besar daripada keseluruhan ekonomi Arab Saudi dan Switzerland. #MesyuaratKhasWEF #WEF