Top industry picks for where to go this year
Updated: 2016-01-04 07:43
(China Daily)
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Here's a look at some recommendations for where to go in 2016 from across the travel industry.
Here's a look at some recommendations for where to go in 2016 from across the travel industry.
US TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
Emerging and off-the-beaten path: Cuba, Myanmar, Iceland, Colombia, and Ethiopia and Japan (tied for fifth).
Most popular: Italy; United Kingdom; China, France and South Africa (tied for third); Peru and India.
In the US: New York and California (tied for first); Arizona and Hawaii (tied for second); Nevada; Florida and DC, (tied for fourth); and Alaska.
LONELY PLANET
Top 10 countries: Botswana, Japan, the US, Palau, Latvia, Australia, Poland, Uruguay, Greenland, Fiji.
Top 10 regions: Transylvania, Romania; West Iceland; Valle de Vinales, Cuba; Friuli's wine regions, Italy; Waiheke Island, New Zealand; Auvergne, France; Hawaii; Bavaria, Germany; Costa Verde, Brazil; St. Helena (island in South Atlantic Ocean).
Top 10 cities: Kotor, Montenegro; Quito, Ecuador; Dublin; George Town, Malaysia; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Mumbai, India; Fremantle, Australia; Manchester, England; Nashville, Tennessee; Rome.
Best value: Estonia; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam; East Africa; New Mexico; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Galicia, Spain; Quebec City, Canada; Costa Rica's Caribbean coast; East Timor; Western Australia.
AFAR
American Southwest; Nepal; Tasmania, Australia; Cuba; Portugal; Granada, Nicaragua; Mongolia; East Africa (safaris in Tanzania and Zimbabwe); Cabo, Mexico; Ireland.
FROMMER'S
Australia; Mendocino County, California; Cape Floral Region, South Africa; Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail, South Island, New Zealand; Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Charlottesville, Virginia; Shanghai; Abu Dhabi; Zamora, Spain; Hokkaido, Japan; Bogota, Colombia; Chianti, Italy; Mongolia; Wroclaw, Poland; Stratford-upon-Avon, England; national parks.
FODOR'S
Utah; national parks; Philadelphia; Maine; North Loop, Minneapolis; Palm Springs, California; Cuba; Haiti; Guadeloupe; San Sebastian, Spain; Stratford-upon-Avon, England; Sicily, Italy; Faroe Islands, Denmark; Lithuania; Bavaria, Germany; Normandy, France; St. Helena (island in South Atlantic Ocean); Fez, Morocco; Nepal; Philippines; Taipei, Taiwan; Guam; Adelaide, Australia; Abu Dhabi; Ecuador.
TRAVEL + LEISURE
Top 50 in alphabetical order: Aarhus, Denmark; Adelaide, Australia; Andaman Islands, India; Asbury Park, New Jersey; Bocas del Toro, Panama; Borneo; Bozeman, Montana; Canggu, Bali; Canouan, Grenadines; Casablanca, Morocco; Chiloe, Chile; Costa Rica; Denver; Detroit; Douro Valley, Portugal; Frankfurt, Germany; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; Galle, Sri Lanka; Georgia; Ghent, Belgium; Guadalajara, Mexico; Guatemala; Hangzhou, China; Havana; Ibera Wetlands, Argentina; Iran; Kochi, India; Lanai, Hawaii; Liege, Belgium; Lille, France; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Margaret River, Australia; Mie Prefecture, Japan; Okanagan Valley, British Columbia; Pittsburgh; Placencia, Belize; Richmond, Virginia; Rio de Janeiro; San Antonio, Texas; Seattle; Siberia; Sicily, Italy; St. Helena (island in South Atlantic Ocean); Taipei, China; Tanzania; Tasmania; Wales; Zagreb, Croatia; Zanzibar; Zimbabwe.
CONDE NAST TRAVELER
Australia named the destination for 2016.
TRAVEL LEADERS GROUP
Top US destinations:
Orlando, Florida; Maui, Hawaii; Alaska cruises; New York City; Las Vegas; Honolulu; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Chicago; Miami and Miami Beach, Florida.
Top international: Caribbean cruise; Cancun, Mexico; European river cruise; London; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Rome; European Mediterranean cruise; Florence and Tuscany, Italy; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Playa del Carmen and Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Xinhua - Associated Press
(China Daily 01/04/2016 page22)
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