Lonely Planet says Island is a top-10 global destination for 2022

The Vancouver Island tourism business, struggling to get better from the pandemic over the previous two years, acquired an enormous increase Wednesday when one of many world’s hottest journey guides gave the Island a top-destination rating.

Vancouver Island was ranked the ninth-best area on this planet by Lonely Planet’s Finest in Journey 2022. It was the one Canadian location to make the lists of top-10 international locations, cities and areas.

“We’re honoured to obtain such constructive recognition for Vancouver Island at a time when our tourism business is embarking on a street to restoration,” mentioned Anthony Everett, president of Tourism Vancouver Island. “As worldwide guests start to journey once more, they’ll look to trusted journey authorities equivalent to Lonely Planet for route on which locations to decide on first.”

The seventeenth annual version places an emphasis on sustainable journey experiences. Every location is chosen for its distinctive experiences, the wow-factors and ongoing commitments to sustainable tourism practices.

“This standards is especially significant given Tourism Vancouver Island’s dedication to growing and selling accountable and sustainable journey,” mentioned Janet Docherty, chair of Tourism Vancouver Island. “We thank the residents of the Island for contributing to creating the area a particular place to dwell and go to.”

Lonely Planet accepts nominations from its employees, writers, bloggers and publishing companions. The writer’s panel of journey specialists then selects the top-10 lists.

Prime 10 Areas

1. Westfjords, Iceland

2. West Virginia, United States

3. Xishuangbanna, China

4. Kent’s Heritage Coast, United Kingdom

5. Puerto Rico

6. Shikoku, Japan

7. Atacama Desert, Chile

8. The Scenic Rim, Australia

9. Vancouver Island, Canada

10. Burgundy, France

Prime 10 Nations

1. Cook dinner Islands

2. Norway

3. Mauritius

4. Belize

5. Slovenia

6. Anguilla

7. Oman

8. Nepal

9. Malawi

10. Egypt

Prime 10 Cities

1. Auckland, New Zealand

2. Taipei, Taiwan

3. Freiburg, Germany

4. Atlanta, United States

5. Lagos, Nigeria

6. Nicosia/Lefkosia, Cyprus

7. Dublin, Eire

8. Merida, Mexico

9. Florence, Italy

10. Gyeongju, South Korea