TripExpert was founded in 2014 to provide a source for travel reviews that you can trust. We've expanded to cover hotels, restaurants and attractions in over 80 countries. The experts that we rely on for determining the winners of our Experts' Choice Awards are professional writers for leading travel outlets, like Frommer's , Travel + Leisure and The New York Times. For more information about our story, visit our about page.

Awards are based on TripExpert Scores, which are calculated using an algorithm that takes into account how many publications have recommended the relevant venue, what they've said about it, and what score they've given it, among other factors. In most destinations, a venue must score at least 75 to receive an Experts' Choice Award. In some destinations with a very large or a very small number of competing venues, the threshold is higher or lower.