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Travel Match 72: Where Would You Rather Go

With more than 20 destinations left, the final Travel Match of round one is below. Some options like Dominica are bonafide countries, while others like Spitsbergen are popular adventure travel destinations.

Take your pick! Voting for the final spot to move on to round two runs from October 18th to 24th, 2011. For a list of the 71 previous winners, visit the Travel Match Showdowns post.

Signpost in Ushuaia, Argentina
Where would you like to go?

Travel Match 72: Where would you rather go?

  • Tasmania (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Niue (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Iraq (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Hawaii (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Azores (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Pitcairn Island (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Montserrat (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Tristan da Cunha (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Spitsbergen (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Hong Kong (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Ascension Island (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Abkhazia (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Bosnia & Herzegovena (3%, 1 Votes)
  • New Caledonia (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Somaliland (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Cayman Islands (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Crete (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Bonaire (3%, 1 Votes)
  • South Ossetia (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Anguilla (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Saint Helena (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Northern Cyprus (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Norfolk Island (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Naura (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Chechnya (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Dominica (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gibraltar (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 40

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Travel Match Showdowns – Which Destination Will Win?

Sixteen months in the works, Travel Match (#TravelMatch) was first posted on Twitter back in early 2010. Every Tuesday since then, at least three destinations have squared off in a battle of the best. After 70 Matches, more than 200 destinations  and countries have been featured.

Only two matches remain before we move on to round two and begin the winner vs. winner matches. Up for grabs? Bragging rights as the most desired destination in the world.

Tourism boards, travel agents and fans of travel chats on Twitter such as #TNI, #TravelTuesday, #TRAVEX, #NUTS#TravelBL and #TTOT have all chimed in over the past year and a half. There have been some big surprise wins and some huge blowout victories. If you’ve just discovered what the Travel Matches (#TravelMatch on Twitter) are all about, here is a recap of all the competitions so far.

Round two begins in a couple of weeks, watch @redhunttravel on Twitter every Tuesday to vote for the weekly winner. Round two will have some surprises coming your way, we’re only getting started!

What destinations are moving on to round two?

Here are the results from past matches. Round one already wiped out two continents, with Australia and all North American countries losing their battles.

Travel Match 1:

Mozambique defeated Mongolia and Morocco.

Travel Match 2:

Guyana defeated Greece and Guatemala.

Travel Match 3:

Nepal defeated New Zealand and Namibia.

Travel Match 4:

Sri Lanka defeated South Africa and Sweden.

Travel Match 5:

Kazakhstan defeated Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Travel Match 6:

Pakistan defeated Uzbekistan and Afghanistan.

Travel Match 7:

Jordan defeated Japan and Jamaica.

Travel Match 8:

Ethiopia defeated Egypt and El Salvador.

Travel Match 9:

Bhutan defeated Bolivia and Botswana.

Travel Match 10:

Lebanon defeated Libya and Liberia.

Travel Match 11:

Panama defeated Poland and Paraguay.

Travel Match 12:

Rwanda defeated Russia and Romania.

Travel Match 13:

China defeated Chile and Chad.

Travel Match 14:

Hungary defeated Honduras and Haiti.

Travel Match 15:

Vanuatu defeated Vietnam and Venezuela.

Travel Match 16:

United Kingdom defeated United States and United Arab Emirates.

Travel Match 17:

Faroe Islands defeated Fiji and France.

Travel Match 18:

Argentina defeated Austria and Australia.

Travel Match 19:

Cameroon defeated Canada and Cambodia.

Travel Match 20:

India defeated Iceland and Israel.

Travel Match 21:

Turkey defeated Tuvalu and Tunisia.

Travel Match 22:

Madagascar defeated Mexico and Malaysia.

Travel Match 23:

Papua New Guinea defeated Peru and Portugal.

Travel Match 24:

Colombia defeated Costa Rica and Croatia.

Travel Match 25:

Iran defeated Italy and Indonesia.

Travel Match 26:

Samoa defeated Suriname and Spain.

Travel Match 27:

Nigeria defeated Nicaragua and The Netherlands.

Travel Match 28:

Brazil defeated Belize and Burundi.

Travel Match 29:

Denmark defeated Djibouti and Dominican Republic.

Travel Match 30:

Slovakia defeated Singapore and Saudi Arabia.

Travel Match 31:

Laos defeated Lesotho and Lithuania.

Travel Match 32:

Belgium defeated Bahamas and Bangladesh.

Travel Match 33:

Cuba defeated Cyprus and Congo.

Travel Match 34:

Greenland defeated Gambia and Grenada.

Travel Match 35:

Norway defeated Niger and North Korea.

Travel Match 36:

Seychelles defeated Senegal and Serbia.

Travel Match 37:

Uganda defeated Ukraine and Uruguay.

Travel Match 38:

Burma defeated Burkina Faso and Bulgaria.

Travel Match 39:

Tonga defeated Thailand and Tanzania.

Travel Match 40:

Brunei defeated Belarus and Benin.

Travel Match 41:

Malawi defeated Monaco and Mauritania.

Travel Match 42:

Zanzibar defeated Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Travel Match 43:

Ecuador defeated Estonia and Eritrea.

Travel Match 44:

Maldives defeated Mali and Malta.

Travel Match 45:

Kenya defeated Kuwait and Korea.

Travel Match 46:

Antarctica defeated Antigua and Azerbaijan.

Travel Match 47:

Saint Lucia defeated Sierra Leone and San Marino.

Travel Match 48:

Oman defeated Qatar and Yemen.

Travel Match 49:

Switzerland defeated Sudan and Swaziland.

Travel Match 50:

French Polynesia defeated Finland and Falkland Islands.

Travel Match 51:

Equatorial Guinea defeated Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.

Travel Match 52:

Cape Verde defeated Comoros and Czech Republic.

Travel Match 53:

Albania defeated Angola and Algeria.

Travel Match 54:

Trinidad & Tobago defeated Taiwan and Tokelau.

Travel Match 55:

Latvia defeated Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.

Travel Match 56:

South Georgia defeated Slovenia and Saint Kitts & Nevis.

Travel Match 57:

Montenegro defeated Moldova and Macedonia.

Travel Match 58:

Tibet defeated Timor-Leste and Togo.

Travel Match 59:

Cook Islands defeated Canary Islands and Christmas Island.

Travel Match 60:

Armenia defeated Aruba and Andorra.

Travel Match 61:

Gabon defeated Guam and Germany.

Travel Match 62:

British Virgin Islands defeated U.S. Virgin Islands and Vatican.

Travel Match 63:

Syria defeated South Sudan and Somalia.

Travel Match 64:

Barbuda defeated Barbados and Bahrain.

Travel Match 65:

Curaçao defeated Congo (Democratic republic of) and Côte d’Ivoire.

Travel Match 66:

Mauritius defeated Micronesia and Marshall Islands.

Travel Match 67:

Galapagos Islands defeated Ghana and Georgia.

Travel Match 68:

Philippines defeated Palau and Palestine.

Travel Match 69:

Cayman Islands defeated Cocos Islands and Central African Republic.

Travel Match 70:

Soloman Islands defeated St. Vincent & Grenadine and Sao Tome & Principe.

Travel Match 71:

Kiribati defeated Kosovo and Kaliningrad.

Travel Match 72:

Tasmania beat out 28 other entries for the final spot in round two.