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Englewood, Florida Named Top Ten Emerging Hotspot by TripAdvisor

Englewood Beach on Manasota Key in Englewood, Florida

TripAdvisor®, the world's largest travel community, unveiled its TravelCast list of emerging hotspots for 2009, and Englewood, Florida holds the number two place in the U.S.

TripAdvisor™ TravelCast is a barometer of what's hot in travel destinations. TripAdvisor engineers have developed a proprietary algorithm that looks at several criteria including changes in search activity and postings throughout the world's largest travel community, www.tripadvisor.com. The TravelCast then predicts the rising stars in travel.

TripAdvisor TravelCast Top Ten U.S. Destinations for 2009
1. St. George, Utah
2. Englewood, Florida
3. Keauhou, Hawaii
4. Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
5. Haines, Alaska
6. Bainbridge Island, Washington
7. New Buffalo, Michigan
8. Pahoa, Hawaii
9. Gurnee, Illinois
10. Ruskin, Florida

TripAdvisor TravelCast Top Ten World Destinations for 2009
1. Budoni, Sardinia
2. Agia Galini, Crete
3. Petra, Jordan
4. Ardmore, Ireland
5. Peschiera del Garda, Italy
6. Protaras, Cyprus
7. Torre del Mar, Spain
8. Hanioti, Greece
9. Wadduwa, Sri Lanka
10. Goslar, Germany

TripAdvisor's Press Release