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Travelers today are more than enlightened than e'er of all the globe has to offer. Information technology's thrilling to be confronted with so much possibility — but daunting, too. Each year, we curate a list of the all-time places to travel in the months ahead.

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Our travel experts — from travel writers around the earth to T+Fifty's A-List travel advisors to our ain editors — offer their recommendations. And then, nosotros take a look at what places are now at the forefront of the global conversation, whether for new hotels and museums or major international events. In any given year, the cities and countries nosotros recommend as the best places to travel in the world take a lot going on. And of form, we think well-nigh those travel destinations that are perennial favorites to determine which ones are reinventing themselves, ensuring there's always something new to explore.

Whether you lot're later on heart-stopping adventure, a close-upward expect at history, or the perfect meal, these are the 50 best destinations to discover in 2018. Take a await at the All-time Places to Travel in 2019 for additional inspiration and if you already know where yous're going this coming year, share your plans with us on social media with #TLBestPlaces.

Šolta, Croatia

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The jewel of the Adriatic Sea, Republic of croatia is home to more than 1,200 islands, but travel between them has long been dictated past expensive yacht charters and sluggish public ferries. In 2018, that's set to change, now that UberBOAT, from the pop ride-sharing app, has launched on-demand transfers and private tours along the Dalmatian Declension. Hit the high seas in the direction of Šolta, a hilly isle a mere nine nautical miles from Dissever (the 2d-largest urban center in Croatia).

Frequently overlooked in favor of more than-developed, splashier neighbors similar Hvar or Brač, Šolta's under-the-radar nature has proved a benefaction: The stony islet has become synonymous with pristine nature (pebbly beaches, turquoise waters, lush greenery), medieval villages, winemaking (try the indigenous Dobričić diverseness), and family unit-run olive oil purveyors like Olynthia, a fourth-generation producer. Afterwards watching the dominicus set at Maslinica bay, check out the island's peppering of stylish embankment clubs, seaside confined, and open-air restaurants — so drib your bags at the Heritage Hotel Martinis-Marchi, built within an 18th-century Venetian fort-castle and ideally situated for those who want to explore Šolta'due south ancient villages and crystal-clear bays. —Kate Springer

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Greenville, South Carolina

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Once a sleepy 2nd fiddle to Southern culinary powerhouses like Charleston and Nashville, Greenville is stepping into the limelight with hot new restaurants. The town will soon be home to an outpost of Sean Brock'due south heirloom-crop-focused Husk and a food-centric market hall called the Commons. Other recent additions include mod Italian spot Jianna from Michael Kramer (the opening executive chef of McCrady'southward in Charleston, pre-Brock) and the moody speakeasy lounge Vault & Vator. Information technology's an impressive collection of quality restaurants for a city of but over 67,000.

Those with a predilection for high-thread-count sheets volition soon be able to luxuriate at the Grand Bohemian Hotel, a ritzy bazaar property with Carolina charm. In the meantime, discerning visitors tin can bunk at the swank Westin Poinsett, a historic hotel that was rescued from the wrecking ball in the late '90s, laying the groundwork for Greenville's peachy Southern revival. —Rachel Tepper Paley

Grenada

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Grenada, known as Spice Island, remains ane of the Caribbean's under-the-radar gems, even though it's got what every traveler wants: uncrowded beaches, preserved rain forests, and a lively local culture and cuisine. The island, which was spared from last fall'southward brutal hurricane season, is poised to concenter new luxury travelers when the Silversands Hotel opens in March 2018. The first major resort to open on Grand Anse Beach in 25 years, Silversands will offer 43 rooms and suites, ix villas, and the longest pool in the Caribbean. Subsequently a recent renovation, the beloved Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel is at present part of Relais & Châteaux, only the 5th hotel in the Caribbean to be invited to join the celebrated hotel group. Getting to the isle is a cinch — JetBlue added daily service from New York City last year, and Grenada is now a port of call for 33 new cruise ships — and visitors will soon have even more options for high-terminate stays, with Kimpton Kawana Bay and the Levera Beach Resort both in the works. —Devorah Lev-Tov

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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This year, Buenos Aires becomes a hub for art, sports, and politics: the inaugural Art Basel Cities program, the Youth Olympic Games, and the G20 will all take place in the city, beginning with the multi-twelvemonth Art Basel initiative. Though the Argentinean capital is already abode to an eclectic collection of galleries, Fine art Basel Cities promises to elevate Buenos Aires' reputation in the global fine art scene by offering professional support for local artists, every bit well as lectures and workshops throughout the twelvemonth to draw fine art lovers to the city.

The projection culminates in September with a week of public arts programming developed by Cecilia Alemani, chief curator of the High Line in New York. So, in October, 4,000 teen athletes from more than 200 countries volition flock to the city for the Youth Olympic Games. The southern Villa Soldati neighborhood has seen significant development in anticipation of the events, with new housing, parks, and sports venues that will breathe life into the expanse well afterward the Olympians return home. Should you miss out on the globe-form athletes, drown your sorrows in a world-class repast. Tegui, an eight-year-old restaurant in trendy Palermo, was recently named i of the Earth's 50 All-time Restaurants — the commencement time an Argentinean spot has made the list in fifteen years. —Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Los Cabos, Mexico

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Located at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, the two minor colonial towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo accept become the hottest vacation destinations in Mexico in recent years. With wide, pristine beaches, lively nightclubs, glam resorts, and a farm-to-tabular array food scene, the oasis of Los Cabos is drawing tourists in record numbers. Every bit a result, the hotel scene is booming, with a clutch of new developments and renovations completed this year along the Tourist Corridor, including the sleek Chileno Bay, an Auberge Resort, and a stunning beachfront Solaz resort.

A new ingather of five-star brands are coming in 2018, including the Zadún, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, the Four Seasons Los Cabos at Costa Palmas, the Montage Los Cabos, 1 Hotel & Homes, and the first Nobu Hotel in Mexico. Foodies volition want to make a reservation at Acre, a restaurant-farm from executive chefs Kevin Luzande and Oscar Torres, who are set up to unveil 12 new treehouse guest rooms on site. —Christopher Tkaczyk

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Walla Walla Valley, Washington

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With more than 300 days of sunshine each year, the southeastern corner of Washington state is domicile to three flourishing viticultural regions: the Columbia, Walla Walla, and Yakima Valleys. But in contempo years Walla Walla has come into its own every bit the adjacent must-visit destination for oenophiles, golfers, and cyclists. With more than 140 wineries producing European-fashion Syrahs, Cabernets, and Merlots, there's no shortage of tasting rooms in the valley, which hosts iv weekend-long wine events each year. The region gets its first high-end resort in February, when Va Piano winemaker Justin Wylie and James Bristles Laurels–winning chef Jason Wilson open the 10-suite Eritage on a 300-acre plot north of the city of Walla Walla.

Change is afoot in boondocks, too: There are new tasting rooms from Barons, Bledsoe Family, and Nocking Point, and a historic edifice is prepare to open as the Penrose Walla Walla Hotel & Spa next year. —Christopher Tkaczyk

Uzbekistan

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Although the former Soviet republic might seem remote, Uzbekistan one time sat at the very center of the earth. In the first millennium, no traveler could pass from Asia to Europe without stopping in the Silk Road strongholds of Bukhara and Samarkand, and every bit a result these cities evolved into rich cultural centers. For intrepid travelers, today's Uzbekistan is a promised country: a Muslim-majority nation that's both safe and affordable, with few tourists and an abundance of well-preserved mosques and harems. And since the death of authoritarian president Islam Karimov last year, the new regime has taken steps toward reform that have given both Uzbeks and the international community reason for optimism. Improving relations with Islamic republic of iran could soon bring a rail link to the Persian Gulf, and in 2016, the Afrosiyob high-speed-railroad train line began connecting the country'southward major cities. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan should benefit from the then-called Fe Silk Road, or Trans-Asian Railway — a Chinese-funded network of routes knitting together Beijing and Europe — in one case a segment connecting the country through Kyrgyzstan is completed. Volume a customized journeying with Exeter International, which specializes in the region. —Heidi Mitchell

Egypt

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Political strife and economic woes accept taken a toll on Egypt's tourism industry in recent years, simply travelers will soon accept a new reason to visit. On the arid plains of Giza not far from the Smashing Pyramids, a modernistic monument is under construction that's more 2 decades and nearly $i billion in the making. The Grand Egyptian Museum will showcase the finest treasures of the pharaohs — including the body and golden funeral mask of Tutankhamen — in a structure spanning nearly 650,000 square feet.

In add-on to more than 100,000 artifacts, including pieces currently stored in the vaults of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, the new museum will sport a Modernist design courtesy of Heneghan Peng Architects. Chosen from more than than one,550 design proposals from architects in 82 countries, the final building will echo both the geography of the plateau on which it rests equally well as the Pyramids themselves. When the museum partially opens in 2018, visitors in the immense atrium can soak in the purple sight of both the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Pyramid of Khufu from a floor-to-ceiling drinking glass wall. —Diana Hubbell

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Marrakesh, Kingdom of morocco

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The Moroccan urban center has attracted an creative crowd since the 1960s, when everyone from Yves Saint Laurent to Mick Jagger fell for its vibrant sensory landscape. Now the metropolis's cultural scene is existence reinvigorated, cheers to two landmark happenings in the world of art and blueprint. First came last October's launch of the YSL Museum — a hit geometric edifice adjacent to the Jardin Majorelle, which Saint Laurent and his partner, Pierre Bergé, bought and restored in the 1980s. So, in February, the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair volition debut at the storied hotel La Mamounia. Marrakesh has had an art biennial since 2005 — the next is slated for 2020 — and the city is home to a number of well-regarded galleries. Only the arrival of i:54, which has editions in London and New York and draws names like Billie Zangewa and William Kentridge, is set to position the city equally a hub for African art. There's also hotel news. Oberoi is poised to open its tertiary African property hither, a lakeside resort surrounded by citrus orchards. And Regal Mansour has added a vi,450-square-foot pool flanked by seven air-conditioned cabanas.—Flora Stubbs

Fiji

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It's no secret that Fiji is abode to some of the earth's nearly spectacular scenery — powdery beaches fringed with palms, crystalline waters with colorful reefs, and rugged coastlines covered in greenery. But the islands' new crop of luxury accommodations is making a example for the archipelago's man-made phenomena as well. At the exclusive, family unit-owned Kokomo Individual Island Resort, which is spread across 140 acres of dense tropical rain forest and white-sand beaches, guests will take their pick of 21 beach villas (among the most spacious in Republic of the fiji islands) and four hilltop residences featuring infinity pools and walled tropical gardens. If you're a diver, yous're in luck: the Great Astrolabe Reef, which is teeming with kaleidoscopic corals and exotic marine life (like reef sharks, rays, and dolphinfish), is in the resort's lawn. The luxury ante will only exist upped in March when a 6 Senses debuts on Malolo Isle. Prepare on a private beach, the boutique property will offer the brand'southward namesake spa and wellness offerings (including yoga, meditation, and nutrition and sleep counseling), plus a restaurant with ingredients sourced from the resort garden. Too slated to open in 2018: Nihi Fiji, from hotelier James McBride and Christopher Burch — the aforementioned duo behind Nihi Sumba Island, which Travel + Leisure readers named the best hotel in the world for 2017. —Melanie Lieberman

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Ascent above its associations with the annual hot-air-balloon festival, Albuquerque will this year set out to prove itself every bit a fully-fledged destination. The Sawmill Commune, just north of the historic Quondam Town, is beingness revived every bit a artistic centre, anchored by the arrival of the Hotel Chaco. The design of this bazaar belongings, which opened in April, is inspired past the country's indigenous civilization, with handmade Navajo wool textiles and pueblo-inspired motifs. Come spring, downtown ABQ volition besides see the arrival of a new amusement hub: the $twoscore million I Central, which will have a sleek bowling lounge, also every bit upscale stores and restaurants. And only exterior town, visitors will soon be able to experience the hit Sandia Mountains in a nail-biting new way. The proposed Mountain Coaster, an alpine sled-manner ride that plunges riders downwards the mountainside in a total vertical drop of 380 feet, is due to open this fall. Getting to Albuquerque is becoming fifty-fifty easier, thank you to new nonstop flights from major U.S. cities via Southwest, United, and Alaska Airlines. —Melanie Lieberman

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Zambia

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Until now, Zambia has had little recognition every bit one of Africa's great safari destinations. Nonetheless experts know it as the birthplace of the walking safari — as well as the home of some of the most highly trained guides on the continent. In Southward Luangwa National Park, visitors tin expect to see more than animals than baobab trees, while Liuwa Apparently National Park is the setting for the world's second-largest wildebeest migration, when tens of thousands of the creatures head across the plain from neighboring Angola. Concluding year saw the arrival of Liuwa's first permanent campsite: King Lewanika Lodge, a half dozen-villa safari lodge overlooking a watering pigsty where hyenas and antelope get together.—Mary Holland

Archipelago Sea, Republic of finland

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Finland's Archipelago Sea is the world's largest, with 25,000 miles of shoreline and innumerable islands. Still off the beaten track for international tourists, who gravitate toward Helsinki in summer and Lapland in winter, the archipelago is the well-kept clandestine of the Finns, generations of whom flock to family-owned islands. And there's never been a amend fourth dimension to join them, with increased airlift — including transatlantic flights on Norwegian Air starting around $350 — and a burgeoning food and drink scene in nearby Turku, Republic of finland's medieval capital. (Get-go at the Kauppahalli, or market hall, where the salmon is equally fresh and flavorful as a summer love apple.) The archipelago has a subarctic glamour, with eerie, sunlit summer nights and nighttime wintertime days, its rocky, tree-lined islands dotted with storybook wooden cottages. Hike, bike, or drive the islands; or pigsty up on one all your ain. —Molly McArdle

Colombia'due south Pacific Coast

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Since the government's 2016 peace deal with the FARC paramilitary group, memories of Colombia'southward civil war accept begun fading. As a result, new parts of the country are becoming accessible — among them the Pacific coast, which contains a in one case-unsafe strip of virgin beach and rain forest known every bit El Chocó. Regular commercial flights at present connect travelers from Bogotá and Medellín to the fishing villages of Nuquí and Bahía Solano. From there, modest boats run along the shore to chic eco-lodges like Punta Brava, which sits above 2 private beaches, and El Cantil Ecolodge, which is near surf breaks and a thermal spring.—Nicholas Gill

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Iguazú Falls, Argentina and Brazil

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To meliorate adjust the millions who visit Iguazú Falls, a UNESCO site of 275 mighty waterfalls straddling the border of Argentina and Brazil, nearby Cataratas del Iguazú Airport is being modernized and enlarged. Inside Iguazú National Park, the Ecological Jungle Train, which takes visitors on a 25-minute journey to the ballsy Devil'due south Throat cascade, is converting from gas to environmentally friendly electric trains. Starting this Feb, travelers will be able to bed downwards at the long-awaited Awasi Iguazú resort where 14 rainforest villas volition each have plunge pools and guests will take access to a personal excursion guide and 4WD vehicles. Wait visits to native Guarani tribes, river kayaking, and jungle treks led by a resident biologist. Selvaje, an upscale 12-room lodge, volition also open early this year and volition offering a bill of fare of couple-friendly activities, from picnics to spa treatments. For the ultimate in romance, though, Argentinean travel outfitter Mai 10 (run by Travel + Leisure A-List Agent Maita Barrenechea) tin arrange private dinners alongside the falls nether the light of a full moon. —Nora Jean Walsh

Salina Isle, Italian republic

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Of all the islands that make upwardly Italy's Aeolian archipelago, Salina is arguably the almost attracting: it is not yet a glory oasis like its neighbor Stromboli, where Giorgio Armani, Domenico Dolce, and Stefano Gabbana have homes; and it'south not nonetheless overrun with the luxury yachts of affluent soccer players like nearby Panarea. That the isle has stayed blissfully unspoiled for this long eludes those who know of its imposing natural dazzler — steep mountains blanketed in blossoming trees and wildflowers, small villages speckled with olive and lemon groves, fig trees, and miles of terraced Malvasia vineyards. The Relais & Châteaux property Capofaro Malvasia & Resort is one of Salina's finest places to check in to, thanks to its secluded location, individual beach, Tasca d'Almerita wines, and restaurant spotlighting local flavors (think wild fennel, orangish, and caper leaves). Once you've settled in, skip on over to the boondocks of Lingua to watch the sun set up on the Marina Garibaldi, and social club the all-time almond granita of your life at the Da Alfredo waterfront café. —Rocky Casale

Montenegro

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Move over, Republic of croatia. Long overshadowed by its neighbor to the northwest, Montenegro is ready for the spotlight. The ancient city of Kotor is already attracting plenty of visitors, like the celebrities vacationing at luxurious boutique hotel Forza Terra, simply outside the medieval walls, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of cruisers who've arrived with companies like Viking, Celebrity, and Princess. The swank marina Porto Montenegro is thriving in the formerly sleepy coastal town of Tivat, and the complex'due south Regent hotel unveiled an expansion in 2017. Nearby, luxury development Luštica Bay is slated to open this summer, with plans for villas, a golf class, and a five-star Chedi hotel. Further west on the Bay of Kotor'due south jagged coastline is the site of the country's most anticipated inflow, the One&Merely Portonovi, which will be the brand's offset European outpost when it opens this summertime. Plans for the resort, situated on a 60-acre site overlooking the Adriatic, include 140 villas and residences, a tennis club, and a spa. —Meredith Bethune

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Toronto, Canada

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With its recent 150th anniversary celebration, pop-culture cred (Drake, Ryan Gosling, and Justin Bieber have Canadian roots), and charismatic prime minister, the Peachy White Due north has finally begun to receive the international recognition information technology deserves — and Toronto has been preening itself for this atomic number 82 role. Luxe properties and forward-thinking restaurants have been popping up across the urban center: there's Queen Street's historic Broadview Hotel, which reopened in the burgeoning East End with guest-room details like vinyl turntables and burgundy velvet drapes, and the fashionable Bisha Hotel downtown, where the likes of Lenny Kravitz and celebrity chef Akira Dorsum have lent their design and culinary expertise. In stereotypically modest Canadian fashion, Brothers Food + Wine — one of the urban center's most exciting new openings — is housed within a tiny, nondescript space merely higher up the Bay Street subway station, but dazzles with seasonal dishes like crispy steelhead trout with braised gem lettuce and yogurt-and-caper sauce. Next upwards: in Spring 2018, the Museum of Contemporary Fine art volition move into a century-sometime former manufactory in the Junction Triangle. —Jennifer Salerno

Pyeongchang, Republic of korea

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Over the past few years, South Korea's Gangwon Province has shed its sleepy past and come up into its own as a prime winter-sports destination — a transformation that will take center stage during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics (February 9–25). Ahead of the big event, the region volition debut a new high-speed rail line that will whisk travelers from Incheon International Aerodrome to the resort town in only 70 minutes, making it easier to admission the Taebaek Mountains' panoramic pistes and tourist-friendly attractions. Pulverisation hounds volition desire to lodge at the InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort, which commands a prime number location at the foot of the Alpensia ski slopes, steps from two Olympic-class runs, and is one of a scattering of hotels built for the games. Interruption from all the outdoor activity at the Ocean 700 indoor water park, complete with wave pools and tubing rides. —Talia Avakian

San Antonio, Texas

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This year is San Antonio's 300th anniversary, and the city is marking the occasion with events, activities, and new infrastructure. Ahead of the festivities, at that place's been a flurry of development: In the past few months, the botanical gardens completed an expansion; the city'south first food hall, the Bottling Department, debuted at the Pearl; and San Antonio's iconic rider barges got an upgrade, with colorful electric models replacing the old gas-fueled boats. In January, the city volition unveil Confluence Park, an expanse of trails and scientific discipline-focused instruction facilities almost the convergence of San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River. A commemorative week is planned for early May, with celebrations at each of San Antonio's five missions and the dedication of San Pedro Creek Culture Park, a once-unremarkable drainage ditch that's been transformed into a waterfront promenade with public art and performance spaces. Ruby City, a new David Adjaye–designed art center that volition business firm more than 800 pieces from the Linda Step Foundation Collection, is expected to be completed at the finish of 2018. And boutique stays however in the works — including a Thompson Hotel and the tertiary location of the Saint Hotel — hint that San Antonio'due south heyday is but outset. —Devorah Lev-Tov

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Valletta, Malta

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A picture-perfect trio of islands lapped by turquoise waters, the Maltese archipelago has all the charm of nearby Sicily with far fewer tourists. Valletta, the tiny nation's capital letter and a UNESCO Globe Heritage site, feels like something plucked straight from Westeros. The celebrated walled city dates dorsum to 1565, and has a vibe that's Mediterranean with a North African twist. This underrated destination is finally stepping into the global limelight every bit a 2018 European Capital of Culture. To celebrate the occasion, the city has planned more than 140 projects and 400 events throughout the year. The festivities brainstorm on January 20, with contemporary dance, a choral symphony, and acrobatic performances across the city'due south four master squares. Should you miss the yard opening, swing by in February for Carnival, or in June for the Malta International Arts Festival and the Valletta Film Festival. —Diana Hubbell

Ireland

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The Emerald Isle has seen a rush of American visitors recently, spurred by favorable exchange rates and increased airlift. If you haven't yet made the trip, now's the time to go. Adare Manor, a hotel set in a 1000 19th-century mansion on 840 acres of rolling Canton Limerick countryside, reopened in November after an xviii-month overhaul. The picturesque estate now has a new 42-room wing, a redesigned golf course, and the first La Mer Spa in the British Isles. Ireland'due south whiskey scene has been quietly blooming for the last decade, and recently historic estates have embraced the trend. In Baronial, Slane Castle in Canton Meath opened its new distillery to the public, and later this twelvemonth, the iconic Powerscourt Estate in Canton Wicklow will debut its own craft facility. In Dublin, Pearse Lyons, a wealthy Irishman with Kentucky-bourbon bona fides, recently opened his namesake distillery in the former St. James's Church building, and more whiskey destinations with visitor centers are shortly to come from the Dublin Liberties and Roe & Co. And now that Luas, Dublin'due south calorie-free track system, has finally completed its latest expansion, getting effectually the metropolis is a breeze — the $433-million project has linked two lines and added new stops nearly many of the metropolis center's most popular sights. —Lila Battis

Jordan

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History buffs and intrepid travelers have long been attracted to Jordan and its famous archaeological site of Petra, a "lost" citadel dating back two,000 years. And despite political unrest in the broader region, the state remains a rubber destination to discover the wonders of the Middle E. After playing out Indiana Jones fantasies among the rose-colored, rock-cut façades of Petra'south famous landmark, Al Khazneh (the Treasury), set out to unearth the nation's other historical attractions. In the lesser-known city of Jerash, 170 miles from Petra, yous can see the ruins of an ancient Roman settlement, including the second-century Hadrian'south Arch, while in the protected desert wilderness of Wadi Rum, you'll find some 25,000 stone carvings that trace the early development of the alphabet.

Beyond offering a glimpse into ancient history, Jordan is as well making a proper name for itself equally a luxury destination. Hilton opened the Expressionless Bounding main Resort & Spa in March 2017, making it the first Hilton in the country. Located at the lowest signal on earth, some 1,345 anxiety below sea level, the resort offers beach access, Eye Eastern cuisine, and treatments containing the mineral-rich black mud. —Jess McHugh

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Bangkok, Thailand

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Thai tourism is as robust as always: more than 21 one thousand thousand international visitors poured into the capital letter in 2016, making information technology the world's most visited city. To conform all those arrivals, the metropolis is welcoming a bevy of posh new hotels in the coming year. The Waldorf Astoria Bangkok volition have a spa, rooftop bar, and outdoor infinity pool overlooking the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, while the 155-room Bangkok Edition will open up this summer in MahaNakhon, a towering skyscraper with a swirl of cubical cutouts wrapping effectually the building. Four Seasons and Capella both have properties in the works on the Chao Phraya Estate, a lush riverfront development that'south role shopping and dining destination, part tropical escape. The Michelin Guide will make its long-awaited debut hither this year, drawing attention to one of the world's most dynamic culinary scenes. And for art lovers, there'southward a flock of brand-new multipurpose creative spaces to explore, including the Thailand Artistic & Pattern Center, which just relocated to a old General Post Office on historic Charoen Krung Road; Warehouse xxx, a serial of World War II-era warehouses revamped by starchitect Duangrit Bunnag; and ChangChui, an immense complex of bars, shops, and restaurants constructed out of upcycled materials, including an airplane salvaged from the scrap pile. —Diana Hubbell

Mauritius

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U.S. travelers have historically overlooked Mauritius in favor of other Indian Body of water destinations similar the Seychelles and Maldives. That could all change, though, now that this remote, idyllic isle some one,200 miles off the African declension has get easier to achieve. A flurry of new airline services launched at the end of 2017: KLM began servicing Mauritius from Amsterdam, and British carrier Thomas Cook Airlines introduced biweekly flights in November. Upon arrival, travelers can take in dreamy lagoon views from the newly reopened 1&Only Le Saint Géran, fresh off a multimillion-dollar renovation. Every room and suite at present has a private terrace or balustrade, marble baths with cascade showers, and sophisticated teak, rock, and leather accents. Guests tin too look forward to updated dining experiences — like lunch spot La Pointe, which grills fresh-defenseless seafood over firewood and coconut embers, or open-air restaurant La Terrasse, which offers Mauritian specialties. Unchanged at Le Saint Géran is its aura of exclusivity, cheers to the resort'due south unique position on a individual peninsula jutting out from the island'southward eastern shore. —Melanie Lieberman

The Peloponnese, Greece

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The Greek highway system has seen several contempo upgrades, with a new route making the 2,000-year-one-time olive trees and lesser-visited ruins of the Peloponnese, the country's southernmost swathe of mainland, more accessible. Completed in tardily 2016, the new A71 highway from Lefktro to Sparta shaves off two hours of driving time from Athens, and has also connected the Lefktro region to nearby Kalamata Drome, about 90 minutes away. Meanwhile, ports have been expanded at Gytheio and Katakolon — the latter a stopping point for the Viking Star, which launched in 2014. Farming is still integral to the region, and agritourism resorts similar Eumelia constantly refresh their nutrient and wellness-themed workshops, in improver to serving local dishes like maniatiki pasta with dry mizithra cheese, and moustokouloura, or cookies made with grape molasses. Goddesses seeking more temple-like accommodations should head to Porto Heli, on the eastern side of the Peloponnese, where everyone is talking about Amanzoe's new Villa 31, a serene infinite with grandstand views of the surrounding coastline that contains a unique installation by light artist James Turrell. —Adam Harney Graham

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São Paulo, Brazil

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While São Paulo's concrete sprawl doesn't offer the verdant dazzler or mythic beaches of Rio de Janeiro, its thriving art and nutrient scene has in recent years transformed what was once just Brazil'due south financial majuscule into its cultural epicenter. Stroll the metropolis's gritty alleyways and avenues to come across where historic street artists Os Gemeos and Eduardo Kobra got their start. São Paulo's Fine art Biennial, which is 2d to Venice'south in longevity, kicks off in September 2018 and showcases contemporary talent, both international and homegrown. For a truly immersive experience into Brazilian fare, don't miss Alex Atala's D.O.K., named one of the best restaurants in the world. Atala champions native ingredients — from priprioca root to ants, ofttimes foraged from the Amazon region by the chef himself — and weaves them into his inventive dishes. The arrival of luxe hotel brands is another point of the urban center's burgeoning cosmopolitan status. The prestigious Oetker Collection, with only nine other properties (in glitzy places like Seychelles and the Côte d'Azur), recently opened Palácio Tangará, a gorgeously appointed mansion prepare in leafy Burle Marx Park, a welcome oasis from the city'southward high-rises. The Four Seasons will also debut a new holding in mid 2018, marking the brand's first foray in the land. —Karen I. Chen

The Berkshires, Massachusetts

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Leafage-peeping and a thriving farm-to-tabular array food scene (the country'southward commencement CSA sprouted here) lure out-of-towners to the bucolic far western corner of Massachusetts. But the arts have long been their ain major depict: Tanglewood, the Clark Art Institute, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival all phone call the area home, as does MASS MoCA, a pop modern fine art destination housed in a circa-1800s fabric mill in North Adams.

Last summer, the museum expanded its artistic footprint past over 130,000 square feet, making it the largest contemporary fine art space in the land. The new Edifice 6 houses long-term installations by artists similar James Turrell, Louise Conservative, and Jenny Holzer. Two new museums are nevertheless in the works for North Adams, both spearheaded by former Guggenheim director Thomas Krens. At the Global Contemporary Art Museum, curators will work straight with artists to acquire and commission site-specific pieces, while the Extreme Model Railroad & Contemporary Architecture Museum will showcase works by the likes of Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, all congenital in miniature as part of an elaborate model railroad train system. Design is also top-of-mind at Tourists, a modern take on the roadside motel that's set to open this summertime. The resort — situated on 55 acres at the convergence of the Appalachian and Mohawk Trails — will have 48 rooms, each with floor-to-ceiling windows that put the focus on surrounding vistas. —Fiorella Valdesolo

Luang Prabang, Laos

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Landlocked Laos might be quieter than Southeast Asian neighbors like Vietnam and Thailand, but 2018 could transform the country into the region's next hot spot. Wattay International Aerodrome, in the capital of Vientiane, is prepare to complete a terminal expansion to accommodate more international links adjacent year, but the biggest changes are pes in the UNESCO World Heritage–inscribed boondocks of Luang Prabang, in central Laos. This serene riverside spot lures travelers to its gold Buddhist temples, French-colonial compages, hiking trails, nearby elephant sanctuaries — and now, glamorous new digs. Last year, the design-forward Azerai opened inside a century-old French-colonial edifice that was formerly an officer'due south quarters. The debut concept from Aman Resorts founder Adrian Zecha has blusterous, lite woods interiors that nod to local culture in their use of batik textiles and Laotian artwork. At that place's also an 80-human foot pond pool in a tree-shaded key courtyard. The upcoming Rosewood Luang Prabang aims to be a destination in itself. Opening in mid 2018, this highly anticipated resort will feature pavilion-fashion villas, luxury tents, and a spa that seems to float higher up the jungle. —Kate Springer

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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The Large Piece of cake turns the Big iii-0-0 this year, and in this city where the good times roll, the parties will exist ballsy — think citywide fine art shows, supersized Mardi Gras parades, and a festival of lights using landmark buildings as backdrops. Xiii years after Hurricane Katrina, there is much to celebrate: The Central Business organisation District, once a dead zone after dark, now crackles at all hours thanks to iv new hotels (the Ace, Troubadour, Catahoula, and NOPSI), each with its own rooftop bar. The neighborhood is also home to new restaurants like Maypop — a Vietnamese-Creole articulation from acclaimed chef Michael Gulotta. Another surface area coming to life is the three-mile riverfront, where a renovated Castilian Plaza will reopen this bound. More riverfront updates, including a new 4 Seasons Hotel, will scroll out in the next few years. Toast the tricentennial at the Sazerac House, a French Quarter museum defended to the official cocktail of New Orleans, opening later this year. —Allison Entrekin

Boise, Idaho

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With an exciting influx of new and revamped hotels, an up-and-coming restaurant scene, and a blossoming wine industry, Idaho's upper-case letter city—traditionally known as a convention destination — has started to attract the attention of leisure travelers. Boise'southward invigorated downtown is evidence of the trend, with the newly opened Inn at 500, a 110-room boutique holding whose perks include balconies overlooking the capitol, and its on-site restaurant, Richard'south, owned by James Beard Award-nominated chef Richard Langston, leading the way. (Meanwhile, Hotel 43 and The Grove both recently unveiled swank renovations.) The city'south craft-beer scene continues to impress; one noteworthy newcomer is White Dog Brewing, whose rustic taproom features a 24-foot "frost rail" that keeps your beer, well, frosty. In other toast-worthy news, Boise has become a hub for Idaho's growing wine industry. Oenophiles shouldn't miss a stop at the new downtown tasting room of Coiled Wines. Owner Leslie Preston — a native Idahoan who sharpened her skills at Clos du Bois and Stags' Leap in California — makes a spectacular dry out Riesling. Getting there is easier than ever: to meet rising need, American Airlines has launched new nonstop service from Chicago O'Hare, while Southwest now runs a nonstop from San Diego. —Blane Available

Mexico City, Mexico

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The urban center has cemented its reputation as a must-visit destination with its well-nigh recent honor: it's been named 2018 Globe Design Capital, the first ever in the Americas. It'south no wonder: despite challenges similar the contempo earthquake, young Mexican creatives are no longer searching for opportunities abroad but staying to build something meaningful at home. Their success is axiomatic in arts initiatives like Zonamaco and the Material Fine art Fair in February, Design Week Mexico in Oct, and the Condo Fair, which will debut in United mexican states'southward capital letter in April. Aesthetes have plenty of blueprint-forwards places to stay and eat, too. Bed downward at Downtown Mexico, the newest hotel past Grupo Habita, which plans to open up another property, Catedral Yard X, nearby in 2018. Or book a room at the Iv Seasons Hotel United mexican states City, which unveiled an aggressive redesign by Gilles & Boissier in 2016. Dine at Enrique Olvera's world-famous Pujol, which relocated terminal yr to a mid-century house and has a fresh, pared-downward look. The new space is outfitted in natural materials — a plumbing fixtures design for a restaurant that celebrates wood-fired cooking. —Laura Itzkowitz

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The Bahamas

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Those who think they've seen and done it all in the Bahamas should recall over again. Baha Mar, the multibillion dollar hotel and casino development on Nassau'southward Cablevision Beach, will be fully up and running when Rosewood resorts launches there this leap. (Baha Mar's Thou Hyatt and SLS properties are already cartoon visitors with their sophisticated, contemporary rooms.) On neighboring Paradise Island, the iconic Ocean Social club resort is under new direction with Four Seasons. And at Atlantis, the adults-focused Cove resort now has an outpost of Sip Sip restaurant, Julie Lightbourn'southward Harbour Island favorite, while the family-friendly Coral Towers debuted a new lobby, guest rooms, and puddle courtesy of star hotel designer Jeffrey Beers. And T+50'due south World'southward Best winner Kamalame Cay has added stylish beach bungalows — stand-solitary suites that start at a whopping 450 foursquare feet and characteristic individual verandas and outdoor showers. —Jacqueline Gifford

Abu Dhabi

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For proof of Abu Dhabi's burgeoning status as the cultural capital letter of the Middle E, look no further than Saadiyat Cultural Commune, which is quickly becoming a treasure trove of world-class art and groundbreaking architecture. The multibillion-dollar initiative has already resulted in one major project, the Jean Nouvel-designed Louvre Abu Dhabi, which opened in November. Though its construction was controversial, the museum has quickly become the premier creative beacon in the Emirates. Piece of work is under way nearby on the Zayed National Museum, past Norman Foster; the Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre, by Zaha Hadid Architects; and the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, which when completed will be the largest Guggenheim museum in the world. The urban center'due south hotel-building campaign is also in full swing: this year Marriott debuted a 400-room hotel in the Al Forsan sports middle, and next year will see the opening of the Abu Dhabi Edition and Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas. —Dylan Essertier

Shanghai, China

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A century ago, Shanghai was Mainland china'due south star metropolis, a cosmopolitan center of art, applied science, and finance. Today, information technology's reclaiming that mantle, parlaying the economic boom that began in the 1990s into a earth-class assortment of cultural and culinary attractions. On the West Bund riverfront, Tank Shanghai will transform disused oil tanks into a sprawling arts circuitous with a gallery, an educational activity center, and parks when information technology'southward completed after this year. Farther north, the Norman Foster and Thomas Heatherwick–designed Fosun Foundation, with its façade of shifting bronze cylinders, began hosting performances and art shows last fall. The North Bund is being redeveloped with a park linking it to a new lifestyle development that's anchored by the city's first Due west Hotel. In the residential Minhang commune, Cordis debuted in May, and Amanyangyun volition open nearby after relocating Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, every bit well every bit 10,000 ancient camphor trees, from Jiangxi province. More luxury stays are still to come in 2018, including the Centre Firm, the Bulgari, and the Edition. —Samantha Culp

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Travel to the Danish capital has jumped more than than 80 per centum in the past decade, thanks in part to René Redzepi's influential Noma restaurant (slated to reopen in its new location in February), as well every bit Scandinavian Airlines' ongoing flight expansion. Today, Copenhagen is teeming with inspiring places to swallow and drink, in add-on to a number of sleek new hotels — and so much so that the New Nordic nutrient, beverage, and blueprint motion has now spread worldwide. Even before information technology debuted in July, Restaurant Barr — the beer-centric boîte by Redzepi and chef Thorsten Schmidt that occupies the old Noma plot — was already garnering international attention. Then at that place's Apollo Bar & Kantine, the recently minted, design-focused restaurant in the Kunsthal Charlottenborg gallery from Frederik Bille Brahe, proprietor of hit café Atelier September. Brothers Mikkel Borg Bjergsø and Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, of Mikkeller and Evil Twin Brewing, respectively, have in the last couple of years introduced the globe to experimental Danish arts and crafts beer, and their brews can now exist sampled at confined and beer halls beyond Copenhagen and beyond. Stylish new places to stay, such equally Hotel Danmark and Sanders, likewise equally a revamp of the archetype, Arne Jacobsen–designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, reinforce the reasons the Scandinavian aesthetic is so popular right at present. —Kat Odell

Brussels, Belgium

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Visitors may want to return to the Belgian capital in 2018 to visit two cutting-edge museums. The Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art opened in the once-infamous Molenbeek commune's old Belle-Vue brewery this past spring, to showcase contemporary art from around the world. There'southward as well the Citroën Cultural Centre, a new collaboration with Paris'due south Centre Pompidou, which will launch its outset exhibition in May. The edgy JAM Hotel, an industrial-chic property with exposed brickwork and concrete beams housed in a former fine art school, is the perfect place for culture-lovers to stay. Don't leave town without paying homage to Belgium's UNESCO-recognized beer civilization at youthful breweries like Brasserie de la Senne or Brussels Beer Project, both of which are shirking brewing traditions in favor of more experimental microbrewery techniques. —Meredith Bethune

Mornington Peninsula, Australia

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It's easy to see why this outcrop of land just an hr's drive from Melbourne has long been a weekend retreat for the city'southward well-heeled residents. Rolling vineyards in its interior give manner to seaside villages and sandy shoreline. Travelers tin can swim with wild dolphins, visit wineries on horseback, or soar to a higher place the landscape in a gondola. And with a new flurry of openings, the region has begun to concenter global attention. The latest addition is Point Leo Estate on the peninsula's southernmost indicate. Assail 330 acres, it combines a tasting room, a 110-seat fine-dining eating place, and a sculpture park, with more than fifty works by Australian and international artists similar George Rickey and Inge Male monarch. Its arrival follows the launch of Jackalope, a seductive, art-infused boutique hotel neighboring a working winery. Elsewhere, Peninsula Hot Springs, a mean solar day spa ready amid geothermal pools, is slated to unveil seven new pools and a new treatment list in 2018. —Carrie Hutchinson

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Mendoza, Argentina

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Information technology's one of the globe's great wine capitals, and similar any great vintage, Mendoza is only getting ameliorate with age. Starting time your tasting bout in the Uco Valley, where Casa de Uco's vineyard-view eco-villas will debut this twelvemonth. Head down the road to to Vines of Mendoza'south Winemakers' Village for small-production wines from the likes of Corazón del Sol and SuperUco, and to dine at winery Bodega Monteviejo, where renowned Spanish chef Nadia Harón cooks up Mediterranean-tinged fare inspired by the wines. In Maipú, wineries similar Club Tapiz and Trapiche are giving visitors a true taste of the local terroir, using produce grown on the vineyard grounds in their restaurants. Dorsum in town, plot your return trip over a pie at Francis Mallman'south year-old pizzeria, Orégano. With new direct flights from Lima, Panama Urban center, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air plotting dozens of new routes, tacking a Mendoza stop on to your next Due south American itinerary will be a breeze. —Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Big Sur, California

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When celebrated rainfall pummeled California last February, the damage to Large Sur was severe. Mudslides cut off access to Highway 1, the region's simply thoroughfare, from the south; then a crack ripped through the Pfeiffer Canyon Span, blocking the northern end. Nigh overnight, this xc-odd-mile stretch of craggy coastline — long beloved for its sense of remoteness — became an isle. Nearly a twelvemonth later, Big Sur is stirring back to life. The bridge has been replaced and a major slide has been cleared. After an elaborate renovation, the 160-acre Ventana Large Sur has reopened every bit the first Alila holding in the U.S. — and is a luxurious rival to Post Ranch. The place is a stunner, whether you're facing a forested canyon from the puddle or enjoying pink and orange sunsets from the terrace. In addition to the plush body of water-view suites, clad in weathered wood, at that place are now glamping tents nearby that marry rusticity and comfort, with civilities like luxury linens and fire pits. —Jonah Weiner

Tel Aviv, Israel

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Tel Aviv has attracted a lot of attention for its nightlife and creative culinary scene in recent years. These days its eye of gravity has shifted due south, to the site of the ancient port town of Jaffa (technically part of the city itself). This month, the Setai opens in a onetime Ottoman prison; a new W Hotel housed in a 19th-century former convent and pilgrims' hospice is scheduled to open up in March. It'southward simply the latest in a growing list of upscale hotels, restaurants, and boutiques to go far amid the winding streets of this former fishing village. Jaffa's once-shabby flea market is now populated by a number of high-end antiquarian dealerships, which sit alongside trendy cafés and confined — many offering live music into the night. Don't miss Maskit, an iconic Israeli manner firm known for its embroidery that has been recently reincarnated afterward closing in the 1990s. Numerous interesting chefs accept also ready store amid Jaffa's churches, mosques, and archaeological sites. Try Beit Kandinof, a restaurant housed in a 17th-century building, where creative dishes like artichoke-and-pesto bruschetta are served alongside local art exhibits. —Sara Toth Stub

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Washington, D.C.

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The upper-case letter may exist assail banks of the Potomac, but it'southward never had a reputation as a great waterfront city. That could all be almost to change, thanks to the $two.five billion, 24-acre District Wharf, which opened in Oct just south of the National Mall. The shiny new InterContinental Washington D.C.-The Wharf offers admission to the development's new parks, music venues, fifty-plus shops, and 20 restaurants — which include projects from area chefs similar Fabio Trabocchi, Mike Isabella, and wunderkind Kwame Onwuachi. This is too ready to be a banner year for culture: the Freer and Sackler galleries, sis museums that champion Asian art, recently reopened after a 20-month renovation, the National Gallery of Fine art volition host the first-ever show defended to Cézanne'due south portraits from March to July, and the Kennedy Center continues its countdown season of hip-hop programming curated by Q-Tip. —Brooke Porter Katz

Bali

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As Bali goes increasingly upmarket, it at present offers visitors access to a buzzing food scene in Ubud, its cultural capital letter, too as an island-wide luxury-hotel boom. The Ubud Food Festival, which is in its fourth twelvemonth, showcases the various flavors of the Indonesian archipelago in dozens of events, including cook-offs, demos, talks, food tours, and events in new restaurants. Notable newcomers on the town's food scene include Spice, a casual Asian-fusion restaurant from Chris Salans, formerly Bouley Bakery's chef de cuisine and head chef at Thomas Keller'due south Bouchon; Room4Dessert from Will Goldfarb, whose now-airtight avant-garde New York eatery of the same name won him a James Beard nomination; and Moksa, a vegan café, baker, and organic farm with its own grocery. Heading up the wave of new high-end hotels is luxury Japanese chain Hoshino Resorts, which unveiled Hoshinoya Bali, xxx thatched-roof villas in the rain forest exterior Ubud. Capella Ubud will launch 22 ultra-luxury tents, each with an outdoor saltwater Jacuzzi puddle, in early 2018. And Jumeirah Bali plans to debut 123 villas surrounded by tropical gardens in upscale Jimbaran in mid 2018. A ii-yr overhaul at Four Seasons Jimbaran Bay means its villas will at present have bigger bedrooms and better ocean views, while at Four Seasons Sayan in the Ubud pelting wood, guests are being offered a new activity: beingness rocked to sleep in a silk hammock in a bamboo hut by an former Buddhist nun, the resort's wellness mentor. —Sharon McDonnell

Southern Sri Lanka

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Though decades of civil war fabricated parts of the isle unsafe, tourism is on the rise in Sri Lanka, where international visitors exceeded 2 one thousand thousand for the first time in 2016. The momentum is particularly potent forth the due south coast, which has the highest concentration of hotels and resorts after Colombo. The 172-room Amari resort recently opened on the beachfront in Galle (known for its UNESCO-protected Dutch fortress) with ocean views from every balustrade. Water besides plays a central role at Alila Koggala, a new luxury eco-resort with 36 suites and private villas, opening twenty minutes outside of Galle in June. The holding sits on the serene shores of Lake Koggala and will feature an ayurvedic spa where treatments tin can be taken on a platform floating on the lake. Further forth the due south coast, Mirissa Beach is attracting travelers in need of a full mind-trunk reset. The laid-back surfer town — think Venice Beach minus the tech crowd — comes alive at night with bars and barbecue restaurants overlooking the turquoise bay; when you're ready to turn in, there are earthy, depression-central lodges peppered throughout the jungle, such equally Surf & Yoga, which offers daily on-site yoga and individual surf lessons. —Alex Schechter

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Greenland

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Prowl ships and luxe lodges are familiar sights in western Greenland, simply more than recently, the untamed tundra of the east has begun opening upward. Natural Habitat Adventures is leading the push: two seasons ago it debuted Base of operations Camp Greenland, a seasonal eco-lodge comprising 8 rustic but cozy tented cabins, which visitors employ every bit a dwelling base for exploring Eastward Greenland by boat, helicopter, and on foot. When you've had enough of the wilderness, return to the western shore. Upscale additions there include the glamping retreat Camp Kiattua, which has tipi-like tents with fireplaces and fur-draped furnishings, and the new Ilimanaq Society, which feels like the Chill'south answer to the overwater bungalow. Each of fifteen Scandi-inspired cabins feature floor-to-ceiling windows and oceanfront terraces for whale-watching and iceberg-spotting. —Lila Battis

Nagambie Lakes, Commonwealth of australia

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Just an hour and a half n of Melbourne, Nagambie Lakes is one of Australia's oldest viticulture areas, with some vines dating back to the mid 19th century. This part of Victoria has long been considered a great day-trip destination for its outdoor activities — waterskiing, rowing, and sailing — and renowned wineries. At present there's reason to linger, thanks to the November debut of the Mitchelton Hotel, a 58-room resort and spa at Mitchelton Winery. With its fine-dining eatery, the Ministry of Chocolate, and 5½ miles of trails circumnavigating the vineyard, it's the perfect base for a weekend in the region. Start your trip with a tasting on-site — Mitchelton is known for its Riesling — before venturing to other nearby wineries like Tahbilk, which has been producing quality vintages since 1861, and Goulburn Terrace, which specializes in natural wines. Other popular local vintners include McPherson Wines, David Traeger Wines, and Box Grove Vineyard. —John Scarpinato

Slovenia

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E'er since Tolminc raw-milk cheeses and Slovene marbled trout were featured on an episode of the Netflix series Chef's Table with chef Ana Roš, Slovenia's culinary star has been on the ascent. Hiša Franko, the Soca Valley inn and restaurant that Roš runs with her sommelier husband, is now one of the region's hardest tables to get — prompting the pair to open a pocket-sized brewpub, Hiša Polonka. Surging demand for Slovenia's natural and orange wines has driven local winemakers similar Burja Manor and Movia to expand. And in the uppercase of Ljubljana, adventurous chefs at Monstera, Atelje, and Restavracija JB are helping redefine modern Slovenian cuisine, while the experimental farm and eating place Gostišče Grič has brought in a Swedish celebrity duck farmer and full-time forager to create 1 of Europe's near unexpected dining experiences. —Nicholas Gill

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Edmonton, Alberta

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As Canada's token middle child, Edmonton has long gotten curt shrift amongst its glitzier sisters (we're looking at you, Toronto and Vancouver). But no longer — food and museum news is casting a spotlight on Alberta's upper-case letter city. After stints at Noma in Copenhagen and Manhattan'south Daniel, chef Scott Downey returned to his hometown to open the Butternut Tree in September, with a focus on indigenous foods — grilled bannock with wild mushrooms and winged kelp; bison served with Saskatoon berry jus; maple-butter cake with black-currant jam. Nosotros're waiting to make our dinner reservations until the new Royal Alberta Museum opens its doors. Designed by Dialog architects on the site of a former Canada Post distribution center, the 419,000-foursquare-pes space volition include Water ice Historic period horse fossils and a dig pit for children. To experience Edmonton's indie side, stay at Crash Hotel, an homage to the Ace, which opened last winter. Its themed Hullo-Fi room walls are lined with vintage speakers, and hangover pills are at the ready in the mini-bar. —Kathryn O'Shea-Evans

Iya Valley, Nihon

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Known as the Tibet of Japan, the remote Iya Valley is tucked away in the mountainous interior of Shikoku, the least visited of the country's four main islands. Tourism to the region took a leap forrard when it hosted the World Rafting Championship in 2017 — putting its turquoise Grade Four rapids firmly on the hazard-travel map. New ziplines and hiking trails are sprouting up in the canyons, while upgrades have been fabricated to accommodations in the area'due south traditional thatched-roof farmhouses, or minkas. Chiiori House is the nearly luxurious; the holding too maintains an excellent portfolio of more affordable options. —Adam Harney Graham

Bayreuth, Federal republic of germany

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This German town lays merits to not one simply two of the earth's greatest opera houses. Most music lovers know well-nigh the acoustically perfect Bayreuth Festspielhaus, built in 1876 past composer Richard Wagner as the dwelling house for his summertime music festival. But the city likewise contains the grandest Bizarre theater in the world, the Margravial Opera House, built between 1744 and 1748 by Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia. Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, the theater has been closed for repairs for the by six years. It reopens in Apr 2018 with a performance of Artaserse by the 18th-century High german composer Johann Adolph Hasse (tickets get on auction in Feb). Bayreuth also makes an excellent starting point from which to explore the rest of the region, famous for its hundreds of Bavarian biergartens and vineyards producing internationally renowned Franconian wines. —Christopher Tkaczyk

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