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There's little as stressful, or as special, as holiday travel. Whether you're going home for Christmas (or taking a relaxing beach vacation far away from home), Travel + Leisure knows how to navigate the best and worst of holiday travels. We can even help you nail down the perfect reservation for Valentine's Day or discover the best place in the nation to grill on the Fourth of July.

May 4, 2025 · 1 min · 6 words · Jaime Bray

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Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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String of lights and palm trees at dusk

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A Christmas tree made of legos

The village of Santa Claus is a big tourist attraction in Rovaniemi

The lobby of Orlando International Airport with a large Christmas tree surrounded by palms. Aiport security officwers stand by the entrance to the passenger screening area as travelers wait

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Fourth of July Independence Day Celebrations National Mall Washington monument Washington, DC fireworks

Young women enjoy her vacation. She is using laptop in holiday villa, shopping online. It is winter time.

Christmas stocking on palm tree at Crandon beach, Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida

A holiday market outside of Notre Dame in Paris

A family of four wearing Santa hats while at the raining of a Princess Cruises ship

Passenger traffic during the holidays at Leipzig-Halle Airport

edinburgh castle scotland

Sunset on Sassopiatto and Sassolungo from wood chalet in the snow, Alpe di Siusi / Seiser Alm, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy

Biltmore Estate in winter

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The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel decorated for the holidays

Canadian actress Emily Hampshire

A person pours mulled wine at a market in Basel, Switzerland

Halloween decor is taken down and replaced with holiday decorations all in one night along Disney’s Main Street.

Santa leans out of a train and waves

Paddington Bear float at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Lunar New Year Festival Disneyland

Christmas lights are strung zigzagging from one side of the street to the other, heading to a giant Christmas tree at the intersection.

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Confetti falls by the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball during 2021 New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 2020 in New York City.

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Aerial view of the Christmas Market Vienna, traditional market at Vienna Town Hall in December

Downtown Solvang at Night During Christmas Time

The Best Three Days in Manchester, Vermont

Los Olivos Santa Barbara California

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View of Broadway

Charleston, South Carolina

Three Day Weekend in the Catskills

The Perfect Three Days in Pittsburgh

Downtown Portland Maine

restaurants in Alexandria, Virginia covered in Christmas decorations

holiday reefs hanging on outdoor windows

people ice skating on a rink

People walking at the Cologne Christmas Market, Germany

Lights and Christmas trees line a street in Zurch during Christmas

winter decorations on the streets of Tokyo

Mickey in a christmas parade

The Best Places to See Christmas Lights in Every State

Rothenburg at Christmas

A tree decorated on the grounds of the Montage Laguna Beach hotel

Christmas Eve at Travelle at The Langham

The Christmas Lobby tree at The Dorchester

Dogs taking part in a sausage dog festive walk in Hyde Park, London.

A view of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree during the 89th Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

La Befana, Italy

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Pertonas Twin Towers at right seen from a hanging restaurant suspended by a crane overlooking the skyline of Kuala Lumpur inspired by Santa Claus travelling on a sleigh with reindeers for a Christmas season promotion.