Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island Selected as one of the
Top 10 Islands Beaches for Perfect Sand in the World by Conde Nast Traveler Readers
2015 Readers' Choice Awards Winners Announced
Beach Clinches No. 5 Spot, Is Only US Beach Included

Mumbai, 18th March, 2015  – The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is thrilled to announce that Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island has been named one of the world’s top island beaches for perfect sand, by Conde Nast Traveler Readers.

The popular travel magazine recently released the winners of its annual Readers’ Choice Awards, which ranks top cities, hotels, resorts, spas and cruiselines in the world, based on readers’ votes. The only U.S. islands beach on the list, Coquina clinched the No. 5 spot.

Coquina is described by Conde Nast Traveler as a “the opposite of South Beach: It’s laid-back, bordered by towering pines, and boasts perfect, unspoiled sand as fine as powder. It’s also the longest stretch of sand on Anna Maria—uninterrupted, but for remnants of old piers jutting out into the water.”

The complete "Top 10 Island Beaches for Perfect Sand” list includes:

1. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
2. Cayo de Agua, Los Roques, Venezuela
3. Cocoa Island, Maldives
4. White Beach, Boracay, Phillippines
5. Coquina Beach, Anna Maria Island
6. Shoal Bay East, Anguilla
7. Vamizi Beach, Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique
8. Kaihalulu Beach, Maui, Hawaii
9. Playa Falmenco, Culebra, Puerto Rico
10. Playa Negrita, Vieques, Puerto Rico

"This ranking confirms how special Coquina Beach is not only to our community, but to visitors as well,” said Elliott Falcione, executive director at the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. "Coquina is just one of the Bradenton Area’s beautiful sugar white-sand beaches, and we are thrilled that it continues to set us apart from others around the state, country and world while maintaining its authentic Florida charm.”

For a full list of all 2015 categories and winners, visit: http://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2015-02-26/top-10-island-beaches-for-perfect-sand

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