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World Travel Awards Names Best Destination Cities of 2019

12:15 GMT, 30 November 2019
Sputnik

Moscow has for the first time won the main prestigious international award in the field of tourism — the World Travel Awards (WTA) — as "The Best Travel Destination. City," bypassing London, Paris, and St. Petersburg.

Besides Moscow, a total of 18 cities were nominated for the World's Leading City Destination 2019.

 

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