NEW YORK, Dec 13 — Editors at Travel + Leisure magazine have released their picks for the top destinations to visit in 2019, a list that includes destinations like India's Andaman Islands, Hungary's under-the-radar wine regionEtyek, and emerging capitals of culture like Nairobi and Panama City.
The US travel magazine is the latest to throw in their two cents on the top places to visit in 2019, after media outlets like Lonely Planet, National Geographic Travel and Fodor's among others.
For theirlist of 50 best places to visit in 2019, Travel + Leisure editors studied press releases, tourism statistics, marquee hotel, restaurant and museum openings and new flight routes. They also consideredanecdotaltrends from Instagram, friends and family and consulted their network of travel experts around the globe.
Some places on the list will be familiar and no-brainer favorites — New York City, Los Cabos, Mexico, Berlin, Seychelles and Santiago, Chile.Otherplaces may be lesser known in some parts of the world and pique curiosity.
The Andaman Islands, for instance, is a chain of more than 300 islands strung betweenIndia and Thailand, and feature unspoiled beaches, coconut trees and tropical mangroves.
Nairobi, Kenya is cited as an emerging design capital, while Panama City has become an exciting food city.
And the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates is a rich spot for art and history, while Hungary'sEtyekis a fertile wine region.
Here are the best places to visit in 2019, according to Travel + Leisure:
NORTH AMERICA
Adirondacks, NY
Houston, TX
New York City
Florida Keys, FL
Montecito, CA
Jackson, WY
Grand Canyon National Park
Georgia
Los Cabos, Mexico
San Cristobalde lasCasas, Mexico
Toronto, Canada
Alberta, Canada
Puerto Rico
TheGrenadines
SOUTH AMERICA
Guanacaste Province,Costa Rica
Elqui Valley,Chile
Panama City,Panama
Guatemala
Santiago, Chile
AFRICA
Rwanda
Tunisia
Namibia
Egypt
Nairobi, Kenya
Seychelles
ASIA/MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Oman
Sharjah, UAE
Singapore
Cambodia
Andaman Islands
Hoi An,Vietnam
Uttarakhand,India
Langkawi,Malaysia
EUROPE
Berlin, Germany
Helsinki, Finland
Etyek,Hungary
Ischia,Italy
Cambridge, England
Matera,Italy
Scotland
Prague, Czech Republic
Alsace,France
Tisvildelejeand the Danish Riviera
Armenia
Madeira,Portugal
Turquoise Coast,Turkey
OCEANIA
South Island,New Zealand
Brisbane, Australia
Northern Territory,Australia — AFP-Relaxnews
