NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith
Corporation's (NYSE: MDP, http://www.meredith.com/) Travel +
Leisure today announced the 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020, the
annual list of the most anticipated places to visit in the year
ahead, according to the editors of Travel + Leisure. Now available
on TravelandLeisure.com, this year's global list includes seven
destinations across the United
States.
"Travel + Leisure's annual list of Best Places to Travel is the
ultimate resource for singling out the go-to vacation spots for the
new year," said Jacqui Gifford,
Editor in Chief of Travel + Leisure. "Whether you're exploring new
locations or seeing your favorite places in a new light, the
destinations on our list are some of the most compelling across the
globe right now. Each of this year's picks offers fresh reasons to
visit in 2020, from hotel openings and intriguing new adventures to
innovative culinary scenes and enhancements in transportation that
make them more accessible than before. This list is a welcome
reminder of all the things that inspire us to travel in the first
place."
To narrow each year's list to just 50 places, Travel + Leisure's
editors pool their up-to-the-minute industry knowledge and consult
trusted travel experts, from writers around the globe to the
brand's A-list travel advisors. The editors identify the places
that are at the forefront of the global conversation and also
consider perennial favorites that are reinventing themselves in
exciting ways.
The Travel + Leisure 50 Best Places to Travel in 2020 are
as follows:
ASIA
Beijing, China
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kyoto, Japan
Singapore
Songyang County, China
Sri Lanka
Rajasthan, India
Taiwan's Mountains
AUSTRALIA &
OCEANIA
Brisbane,
Australia
North Island, New Zealand
Tasmania
EUROPE
Austria
The Douro River, Portugal
Klitmøller, Denmark
Lille, France
Manchester, U.K.
North Macedonia
Paros, Greece
Rijeka, Croatia
Rome's EUR District
Tbilisi, Georgia
MIDDLE EAST &
AFRICA
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Botswana
Caesarea, Israel
Doha, Qatar
Dubai
Durban, South Africa
Istanbul
Malawi
Rwanda
NORTH AMERICA &
CARIBBEAN
Asheville, North Carolina
Baja Sur's East Cape, Mexico
Barbados
Big Island, Hawaii
Boston
California's Central Coast
Maine
Dominica
Jalisco, Mexico
New Brunswick, Canada
Oklahoma City
St. Bart's
The Great Lakes
Turks & Caicos
SOUTH & CENTRAL
AMERICA
Arequipa, Peru
Chilean Lakes District
Costa Rica
Guyana
Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Quito, Ecuador
Share your 2019 travel plans with Travel + Leisure editors on
social media using #TLBestPlaces. Follow Travel + Leisure on
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@TravelLeisure; and Facebook: Facebook.com/travelandleisure.
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