Where to go in the year ahead?
To make it on our list requires more than just a hotly anticipated opening or two.
Who knows, maybe well see you out there?
From left: the lobby atrium of Detroit’s Book Tower; the exterior of the building.Courtesy of Bedrock
The city has its swagger back, as adaptive-reuse and ground-up projects are bringing new energy to its neighborhoods.
TheSelman Marrakech, meanwhile, was recently voted theNo.
Now there are new, enticing reasons to visit this laid-back Pacific Northwest city.
The ever-changing skyline of Shenzhen, China.luxizeng/Getty Images
Helping that cause will be a number ofremarkable new hotels.
The 36-roomCasa Monticelebrates and honors art and Romes bohemian lifestyle.
One other opening to watch is that ofLa Minerva, a landmark thats now part of Orient Express.
From left: The roof of Rosemary, a riad in Marrakesh; one of the guest rooms at Rosemary.Marina Denisova/Courtesy of Rosemary
And so when people arrive…they feel like theyve been let in on a secret.
With its punchy contemporary design, the hotel has become a calling card for a more cosmopolitan Budapest.
Art-world insiders are already marking their calendars.
The new main terminal building at Portland International Airport.Ema Peter/Courtesy of Port of Portland
I’m excited to see the amazing art and dialogue that emerges from this project.
United has a seasonal nonstop route from Newark Liberty International Airport to Faro in the pipeline for 2025.
It boasts a very specific mixture of Mediterranean-Atlantic culture with a bit of a Moroccan flavor, he said.
The Trevi Fountain.Andrea Wyner/Travel + Leisure
Then theres the super-stylishBeit Sabee, a 15-room guesthouse operated by Nour El Nil.
His recommended area for the year ahead?
Kanchanaburi, a town in west Thailand.
The Crest Theatre in downtown Sacramento.Courtesy of Visit Sacramento
It has everything you want: beautiful scenery, cool places to stay, fascinating history, Ekelund said.
Sure, but why go it alone while youre looking for adventure?
Now is the time to visit, confirmed Stefanie Schmudde, a senior vice president at Abercrombie & Kent.
Városliget, or City Park, in Budapest.Manuel Obadia-Wills/Travel + Leisure
Greenland is huge, an Intrepid spokesperson said, metaphorically.
Off the coast of the mainland,Voaarais a new oasis on the island of Sainte Marie.
It feels like youre traveling back in time.
The Kalyan Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan.Francesco Lastrucci
Airlines have noticed the momentum.
A cosmopolitan capitalbuzzing with restaurants,art galleries, andcool nightlife.
Thousand-year-old rice fields carved into a mountain.
The College of Charleston campus.iStockphoto/Getty Images
(A new nonstop Philippine Airlines flight from Seattle is another boost.)
Case in point?Nay Palad Hideaway, a stunning rebuild on the island of Siargao.
The island also has some of the most dramatic topography in Greece.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, along the River Ness in Inverness.Alessandra Amodio/Travel + Leisure
Around the same time, the citys first Waldorf Astoria should open, with 252 rooms and three restaurants.
Wineries including Perinet and the family-run Clos de lObac are turning out world-class reds.
The city also welcomed its first omakase yakitori restaurant, Yakitori Tsuta, this year.
The Jerónimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon.Gautier Houba/Travel + Leisure
Theres an undeniable energy here creativity and passion are coming from all the chefs, Monsod told T+L.
The city is buzzing to be recognized as a true culinary destination.
Also off a refresh isWine Paradise Glavinic, a collection of cabins and villas in the Jeruzalem Hills.
The Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt.Anton Aleksenko/Getty Images
This island promises an unforgettable experience, said Kim Clarke, a manager at The Sandpiper.
But, just like the Mediterranean lapping at the sand, these things come in waves.
But many of them dont get much further than the capital of Reykjavik and the Southern Region.
From left: A temple in Chiang Mai; a golden Buddha in Bangkok.From left: Susmita Baral/Travel + Leisure; Christopher Wise/Travel + Leisure
Cruise line Viking, for example, will offer several weeklong circumnavigations in 2025, aboardViking Mars.
But Nova Scotia, one of the country’s Maritime Provinces, is just as deserving of fame.
A four-hour drive from Halifax is Cape Breton Island, which T+L readers voted theNo.
The Gergeti Trinity church and Mount Kazbek in Georgia.Stefan Cristian Cioata/Getty Images
2 island in Canada.
That is, until now.
But the states largest city is also on the rise and worthy of a closer look.
Kayaking in Greenland, with the HX cruise ship Fram in the distance.Mads Pihl/Courtesy of Visit Greenland
The energy is palpable, said Kimberly Y. Waller, the chief equity officer for the Municipality of Anchorage.
The city is busting open with innovation.
TheHilton, one of the citys mainstays, is getting a glow-up.
Hikers at Khaliya Top, in India’s Kumaon Division.iStockphoto/Getty Images
And the year-old BlueWater BaseCamp offers cabin living in the nearbyEklutna Valley.
Inventive and earning raves.
Plans also call for morehigh-end lodging, private chalets, restaurants, and shops.
Masoala Forest Lodge.Louise Jasper/Courtesy of Masoala Forest Lodge
One thing that wont change?
But until recently, the only reliable way to reach the area was an eight-hour bus ride from Lima.
Since then andin spite of Hurricane Miltonin 2024 this Gulf Coast destination has made a remarkable comeback.
Mombacho, a towering volcano, as seen from the waters of Lake Nicaragua.James Jackman/Travel + Leisure
Nature, too, is thriving.
The beaches, known for their abundance of seashells and sand dollars, are once again filled with treasures.
Sea turtles are nesting.
Nay Palad Hideaway.Courtesy of Nay Palad Getaway
Rip Saw Falls, a flume ride at Universal Orlando.Elizabeth Rhodes/Travel + Leisure
A vineyard in Palisade, in the Grand Valley AVA of Colorado.Alessandra Amodio/Travel + Leisure
Lunch at Kafeneio Fix, in the town of Chania, Crete.Thomas Gravanis/Travel + Leisure
Bota Bar, at the Four Seasons Hotel Osaka.Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Perinet, a winery in Priorat.Alba Rodriguez/Courtesy of Perinet Winery
San Antonio’s Pullman Market.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure
Le Coq, one of many new restaurants in San Diego.Courtesy of Le Coq
Vineyards in western Slovenia.Courtesy of Black Tomato
From left: A tasting at a winery in Valle de Guadalupe; the view from a tasting room.Luis Garcia/Travel + Leisure
Paddling in the Apostle Islands.JMichl/Getty Images
Bridgetown.Shunyu Fan/Getty Images
From left: A guest room with a view at Arev, in St.-Tropez; nautical details in the dining area of an Arev Suite.Courtesy of Arev St. Tropez
Cruising the coast of Iceland.Irjaliina Paavonpera/Travel + Leisure
The coast of Nova Scotia.Melissa Cherry/Travel + Leisure
On Board’s Odalisque III ship in Bathurst Harbour, Tasmania.Tim Grey/Courtesy of Luxury Lodges of Australia
Boats along the Canal Grande in Trieste, Italy.Getty Images
Windstar’s forthcoming Star Seeker ship.Courtesy of Windstar Cruises
An Explorer Suite veranda on the Viking Vela.Anthony Weller/Courtesy of Viking
Chugach State Park in Anchorage.Taylor McIntyre/Travel + Leisure
From left: A temple in the Bumthang District; walking the Dochula Pass.From left: Matt Dutile; Marcus Westberg/Courtesy of Department of Tourism Bhutan
The Ruby Express Chairlift at Deer Valley Resort.Eric Schramm/Courtesy of Deer Valley Resort
A Fijian landscape.Irjaliina Paavonpera/Travel + Leisure
Paddling Orconcocha Lake, near Huaraz, Peru.Martín Bustamante/Courtesy of PROMPERÚ
From left: Lençóis Maranhenses National Park; the view from Oiá.Marta Tucci/Travel + Leisure
Tombstone Territorial Park, one of eight such protected areas in Yukon.edb3_16/Getty Images
The Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo, in Mexico’s Costalegre region.Anne Menke/Travel + Leisure
Grand Anse, a popular beach in Grenada.Christopher Churchill/Travel + Leisure
Sanibel Island.Courtesy of Visit Fort Myers
Santa Monica Pier.Adrian Rudd/Travel + Leisure
The Tobago Cays, an archipelago in the Grenadines.David LaHuta
Beachcombing in Turks and Caicos.Heather Durham/Travel + Leisure
