Hoi An takes the TripAdvisor crown for most number of top hotels

Top hotels are more likely to be found in Hanoi and Hoi An, Vietnam. Three each of the top 10 hotels that received TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards in 2015 for Vietnam are in Hanoi, with another three in Hoi An. There are a further two Hoi An-based hotels in the top 25. Here's a look at the top 10:

Source: TripAdvisor. The Hanoi Elegance Diamond Hotel.

1. Hanoi Elegance Diamond Hotel, with 1,832 ratings of 'excellent' out of 2,064 reviews.
2. The Nam Hai Hoi An - a GHM hotel, Hoi An
3. JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi
4. Mia Resort Nha Trang
5. Essence Hoi An Hotel & SPA
6. Fusion Maia Da Nang
7. Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
8. Evason Ana Mandara Nha Trang
9. BEST WESTERN PREMIER Indochine Palace, Hue
10. Little Hoian Boutique Hotel & Spa, Hoi An

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It's all about beaches in the Philippines

Source: TripAdvisor website. The Atlantis Dive Resorts Dumaguete.

TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards 2015 for accommodation in the Philippines are almost split evenly between hotels in Manila and beach resorts. The following are their top 10:

1. Atlantis Dive Resorts Dumaguete, Dauin, Philippines, which garnered 189 'excellent' scores out of 235 reviews.
2. Amanpulo, Palawan Island
3. El Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island

4. Fairmont Makati, Manila
5. Shangri-La's Boracay Resort & Spa
6. Raffles Makati
7. Makati Shangri-La Manila
8. Huma Island Resort and Spa, Coron, Palawan Island

9. Radisson Blu Cebu
10.Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay

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Tour the top 25 travel destinations in the world, beginning with Turkey

The top 25 TripAdvisor destinations in the world for 2015 include a number from the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.

Source: TripAdvisor website. Istanbul.

• Turkey is the only country with two locations listed, Istanbul (no. 3) and Goreme (no. 14). 
• French Indochina has two entries in the top five, Siem Reap, Cambodia at no. 2 and Hanoi, Vietnam in 4th place.  
• Mainland Southeast Asia is represented by Bali's Ubud, Indonesia (no. 15), and Bangkok, Thailand (no. 18). 
• The Pacific sees Queenstown, New Zealand at no. 22, and Sydney, Australia at no. 25. 
• No. 19 is Kathmandu, Nepal; no. 23 is Hong Kong, China, and No. 24 is Dubai, UAE.

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Langkawi hotels well-represented in TripAdvisor's top 10 Travelers' Choice awards

Four of the top 10 hotels that received TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards in 2015 for Malaysia are on the island of Langkawi, while two of the top 10 are Shangri-La properties (a third ranks no. 11). Here's a look at the top 10:

Source: TripAdvisor website. The Danna Langkawi Malaysia.

1. The Danna Langkawi Malaysia, Pantai Kok, rated 5 out of 5 in 1,777 reviews. It is rated 'excellent' by 1,508 of those reviews, with a further 203 calling the hotel 'very good'.
2. Casa Del Mar Langkawi, Pantai Cenang
3. The Datai Langkawi
4. The Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
5. Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort & Spa, Kota Kinabalu
6. Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
7. Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
8. Sama-Sama Hotel, Sepang
9. Four Seasons Resort, Langkawi
10. The Majestic Malacca, Melaka

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Two JW Marriott hotels are top 10 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choices for Korea

Source: TripAdvisor website. The Lotte Hotel Seoul.

TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards 2015 for Korean hotels have the following as their top 10:

1. Lotte Hotel Seoul. This hotel scored 4.5 out of 5 in 1,849 reviews.
2. The Plaza
3. Conrad Seoul
4. JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul
5. Park Hyatt Seoul
6. The Shilla Seoul
7. Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel
8. The Westin Chosun Seoul
9. The Ritz-Carlton, Seoul
10. The JW Marriott Seoul

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