The picturesque location boasts rugged coastlines, beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters - so it's no surprise that people are so happy to be there. When you're travelling somewhere new and exciting on holiday , all you want to do is capture the moment with a flurry of pictures that'll help you remember your trip in the years that follow. And whether it's a couple of selfies or larger group pictures, it's likely you'll be beaming away in them.
And now, the 'happiest' travel destinations in the world have been revealed - with only one Scots location making the shortlist. Travel Insurance experts at InsureandGo have analysed thousands of photos posted on Instagram in order to reveal which holiday hotspots are home to the happiest tourists. And according to the findings, the Isle of Skye boasted a huge amount of delighted visitors, earning it a coveted spot in the top 10 destinations.
The researchers analysed 100 popular global holiday destinations, collecting a sample of pictures from famous tourist attractions within each location, before using facial recognition technology to analyse the expressions of visitors and in turn, give each an average ‘smile score’. The stunning Scottish island came in seventh place, with a score of 79.1/100.
And it's certainly not hard to see why - there's so much to see and do that draws in tourists from all over the world. Arguably the best known island of the Inner Hebrides, the isle of Skye is home to some epic landscapes that really n.