NEW YORK, Dec 4 — Conde Nast Traveler has released its picks for the top 20 most exciting destinations to visit in 2020 which includes the far reaches of the Canadian Arctic to one of the most underrated destinations in Europe.
Destinations on the “20 Best Places to Go in 2020” offer “big reasons” to visit in the year 2020, editors say.
They include predictable choices like Japan, which hosts the 2020 summer Olympic games, and Dubai, which hosts World Expo Dubai next year, alongside destinations that will celebrate historic milestones or open new, highly anticipated cultural institutions.
For example, the opening of the National Museum of African American Music puts Nashville on the list as does the 800th anniversary of the the St Etienne Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture in Metz, France.
The opening of the Northwest Passage has paved the way for new tours in the Canadian Arctic, “the world's last and most pristine wilderness” while Slovenia is described as a low-key hideaway in Europe perfect for crowd-averse travellers and nature lovers.
Here are the top 20 destinations to visit in 2020 according to CN Traveler (in alphabetical order)
1. Armenia
2. Bahia, Brazil
3. Botswana's Salt Pans
4. Canadian Arctic
5. Canary Islands, Spain
6. Copenhagen
7. Dominica
8. Dubai
9. El Chalten, Argentina
10. Guyana
11. Metz, France
12. Mokpo, South Korea
13. Nashville, USA
14. Okinawa, Japan
15. Rwanda
16. Slovenia
17. Sri Lanka's Southern Coast
18. Southeastern Australia
19. Southwest Michigan
20. Tangier, Morocco — AFP-Relaxnews
