Travel Awards 2011 winners ★Favourite overseas city 英国人が選んだ、欧州以外の都市の人気ベスト5 1 Tokyo 2 Sydney 3 Cape Town 4 San Francisco 5 New York Tokyo proved that its meteoric rise to the top of the city charts was no fluke by hanging on to the title for the second year running. Now the dynamic city is facing one of its biggest challenges yet, trying to persuade tourists to return in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that hit the north-east of the country in March. Though Tokyo is 200km from the site of the disaster, visitor numbers have taken a big hit. This prompted hoteliers to cut hotel rates by as much as 50%, with the result that this notoriously expensive city is affordable for many visitors for the first time. ★Favourite long-haul country 英国人が選んだ、遠隔地の国の人気ベスト5 遠隔地の定義は不明 1 Japan 2 Maldives 3 Peru 4 New Zealand 5 Vietnam At the start of this year, Japan was anticipating that 2011 would be one of its most successful ever for tourism – a fact reflected in our survey results. But on 11 March, disaster struck: a devastating earthquake and tsunami in the north-east of the country. Though much of the country's infrastructure has returned to normal, it is feared the damage to Japan's tourism industry will take longer to repair, despite enticing discounts being offered by hoteliers and tour operators to encourage visitors to return. ★Favourite European country 1 Switzerland 2 Sweden 3 Austria 4 Germany 5 Italy ★Favourite UK city 1 Edinburgh 2 Durham 3 Bath 4 Newcastle 5 Liverpool
