Fodor’s Travel: Newport County top destination ‘on the rise’

NEWPORT – With the largest increase in page views on Fodors.com year over year, Newport County and the East Bay ranks as the top U.S. destination ‘on the rise,’ according to Fodor’s Travel.

This was the second year that the travel guide released data regarding its page views.

“Our editorial team is constantly monitoring destination trends, to ensure that the content we publish stays relevant as travelers’ tastes change,” Arabella Bowen, editor in chief of Fodor’s Travel, said in a statement. “Analyzing visitors’ searches allows us to see where travelers intend to visit, giving us insight into what destinations are hot right now.”

Newport County, which includes Newport, known for its mansions, and the East Bay, which includes Bristol, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Warren, experienced the biggest increase in page views year over year at 689 percent, earning the distinction of being the top United States destination on the rise, Fodor’s said.
The rest of the top 10?
Washington took second and third places for its Olympic Peninsula and coast, as well as Spokane and the eastern portion of the state. The Oregon coast, Maryland’s eastern shore, Death Valley National Park in California, Hilton Head and the low country in South Carolina and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee comprised the rest of the top 10.
The top world destination, according to Fodor’s, is Paris. And the top world destination on the rise is Croatia.

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