Basseterre, St. Kitts (June 30, 2016) - St. Kitts, along with sister island Nevis, has been ranked #7 on a list of the Best Places to Visit in the Caribbean for 2016-2017 by U.S. News & World Report.
"I'm very pleased to see our twin-island Federation included once again in these prestigious Best Vacations rankings," said the Hon. Lindsay F.P. Grant, Minister of Tourism, International Trade, Industry & Commerce. "To consistently be selected as one of the top Caribbean vacations and to appear in more and more categories is a clear indication that we are succeeding in building awareness for our tourism product in the US, which is our largest source market for visitors."
U.S. News ranks travel destinations against one another in specific categories (e.g., Best Romantic Getaways in the USA). Including only places that are covered with in-depth analysis and travel guides, all destination rankings are updated once per year on a rolling basis and are based on the following components:
• Editor Score (50 percent weight): For each ranked vacation spot, U.S. News' editors evaluate factors reflecting the destination's qualities for different traveler types (e.g. family friendliness, romance, beach quality). The editors further inform this evaluation with analysis of travel experts and travelers' opinions, as expressed in travel guides and reviews. Each year, the editors analyze up-and-coming destinations to ensure each place included on any given list is relevant, insightful and offers compelling reasons to visit.
• User Score (50 percent weight): U.S. News' website visitors have the ability to vote on the destinations included on any ranking lists. Specifically, users are asked whether or not they believe a destination belongs on the list. The User Score for a destination is calculated from the percentage of "yes" votes and is specific to a given ranking list. For example, if 60 percent of voters say that "Anytown, USA" belongs on the list of Best Romantic Getaways in the USA, then the destination's User Score for that rankings list would be 6.0 out of 10.
St. Kitts is currently ranked by US News & World Report, with sister island Nevis, at #6 on a list of the Best Islands in the World, #4 on a list of the Best Beach Honeymoon Destinations in the World, #3 on a list of Best Caribbean Honeymoons, #5 on a list of Best Family Vacations in the Caribbean and #10 on a list of the Best Affordable Caribbean Destinations. It is further ranked at #7 among the Hottest Places to Travel this Winter by CNN Money based on bookings received by Virtuoso, #8 on a list of the Top 10 Best Islands for a Holiday byPlaces To See In Your Lifetime, #14 on a list of the 50 Travel Destinations That Will Be Huge In The Next 10 Yearsas well as #8 on a list of the 25 Best Caribbean Islands by Business Insider, one of the Top 12 Best Caribbean Vacations on FlipKey.com, the vacation rental company of leading travel website, TripAdvisor®. In 2016, St. Kitts has been ranked #15 ofThe Top 21 Destinations for 2016 by Robb Report and one of the Ones to Watch in 2016 byTravel Weekly. St. Kitts & Nevis have been named #13 on a list of the most popular Caribbean islands among the very rich by Bloomberg Business online, one of the Top 15 Emerging Travel Hotspots for 2015by The Huffington Post and has been ranked by The New York Times at #34 of the 52 Places to Go in 2015.
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