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The one trip we think would be the most soul-satisfying one in 2014, also happens to support one of the more progressive tourism business ecosystems in the world.
Every travel media brand comes out with its annual recommendations on where to travel in the year ahead. The biggest list of them all, both in size and mainstream impact is the New York Times' annual "Places to Go" list. This year the size of the list has ballooned to 52 places. It's up every year over the last few years: there were 31 picks in 2010, 41 in 2011, 45 in 2012, and 46 last year.
For the average reader of the New York Times, lusting over all of these places far and wide -- plus some in our own backyard -- the giant list overwhelms. From a media perspective, this is more of a shock and awe strategy to get maximum impact, namely pageviews and share-ability.
Related Read: How the New York Times Travel Section Makes its ‘Places to Go’ List
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