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Argentina

budget
Buenos Aires — Argentina's elegant, passionate capital — tango, steak and faded grandeur

Buenos Aires

from €60–130/night
Argentina's elegant, passionate capital — tango, steak and faded grandeur19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Australia

expensive
Melbourne — Australia's arty, coffee-mad culture capital

Melbourne

from €170–280/night
Australia's arty, coffee-mad culture capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Sydney — Australia's harbour city — Opera House, surf beaches and sunshine

Sydney

from €190–310/night
Australia's harbour city — Opera House, surf beaches and sunshine20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Austria

expensive
Salzburg — Mozart's baroque city in the Alps

Salzburg

from €140–230/night
Mozart's baroque city in the Alps20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Vienna — Austria — imperial palaces, coffee houses and world-class music

Vienna

from €140–230/night
Austria — imperial palaces, coffee houses and world-class music20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 5 events

Belgium

mid-range
Bruges — Flanders' fairy-tale canal city, walkable end to end

Bruges

from €90–130/night
Flanders' fairy-tale canal city, walkable end to end20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 4 events
Brussels — Belgium's grand, quirky capital of Europe

Brussels

from €120–200/night
Belgium's grand, quirky capital of Europe20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Ghent — Belgium's grand, buzzing medieval canal city

Ghent

from €120–200/night
Belgium's grand, buzzing medieval canal city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Brazil

mid-range
Rio de Janeiro — Brazil's beach-and-mountain city of Christ, samba and Carnival

Rio de Janeiro

from €80–170/night
Brazil's beach-and-mountain city of Christ, samba and Carnival20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Cambodia

budget
Siem Reap — The gateway to the temples of Angkor

Siem Reap

from $45–110/night
The gateway to the temples of Angkor20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Canada

expensive
Montreal — Canada's romantic, French-flavoured cultural capital

Montreal

from €120–210/night
Canada's romantic, French-flavoured cultural capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Toronto — Canada's diverse, dynamic lakeside metropolis

Toronto

from €170–290/night
Canada's diverse, dynamic lakeside metropolis20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Vancouver — Canada's Pacific city — mountains, sea and forest at the city's edge

Vancouver

from €170–290/night
Canada's Pacific city — mountains, sea and forest at the city's edge20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Chile

mid-range
Santiago — Chile's modern, Andes-backed capital

Santiago

from €85–160/night
Chile's modern, Andes-backed capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

China

mid-range
Beijing — China's imperial capital — the Forbidden City and the Great Wall

Beijing

from €80–170/night
China's imperial capital — the Forbidden City and the Great Wall19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Shanghai — China's dazzling, futuristic metropolis on the Huangpu

Shanghai

from €80–170/night
China's dazzling, futuristic metropolis on the Huangpu20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Colombia

budget
Bogotá — Colombia's high-altitude, cultural capital

Bogotá

from €25–50/night
Colombia's high-altitude, cultural capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Cartagena — Colombia's walled Caribbean jewel

Cartagena

from €55–120/night
Colombia's walled Caribbean jewel19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Medellín — Colombia's reborn city of eternal spring

Medellín

from €25–50/night
Colombia's reborn city of eternal spring19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Croatia

mid-range
Dubrovnik — The Pearl of the Adriatic — a walled marble city on the sea

Dubrovnik

from €80–120/night
The Pearl of the Adriatic — a walled marble city on the sea20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Split — Dalmatia's buzzing port city, built inside a Roman emperor's palace

Split

from €70–110/night
Dalmatia's buzzing port city, built inside a Roman emperor's palace20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Cuba

mid-range
Havana — Cuba's time-warped, music-filled Caribbean capital

Havana

from $25–45/night
Cuba's time-warped, music-filled Caribbean capital19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Czechia

mid-range
Prague — Bohemia — a hundred spires, a castle, and the best beer in Europe

Prague

from €100–170/night
Bohemia — a hundred spires, a castle, and the best beer in Europe20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Denmark

expensive
Copenhagen — Denmark's design-led, bike-happy harbour capital

Copenhagen

from €150–250/night
Denmark's design-led, bike-happy harbour capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Ecuador

budget
Quito — the Andes' spectacular colonial capital

Quito

from $25–50/night
the Andes' spectacular colonial capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Egypt

budget
Cairo — Egypt's chaotic megacity — the pyramids on the edge of the Nile

Cairo

from €55–120/night
Egypt's chaotic megacity — the pyramids on the edge of the Nile20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Estonia

mid-range
Tallinn — Estonia's fairy-tale medieval Baltic capital

Tallinn

from €80–150/night
Estonia's fairy-tale medieval Baltic capital20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Finland

expensive
Helsinki — Finland's design-loving Baltic seafront capital

Helsinki

from €140–230/night
Finland's design-loving Baltic seafront capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

France

expensive
Bordeaux — Elegant wine capital of grand stone façades and a mirror plaza

Bordeaux

from €130–220/night
Elegant wine capital of grand stone façades and a mirror plaza20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Cannes — The French Riviera's glamorous film-festival city — the Croisette, beach clubs, yachts and an old town above

Cannes

from €150–260/night
The French Riviera's glamorous film-festival city — the Croisette, beach clubs, yachts and an old town above20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Lyon — France's food capital of Renaissance lanes, Roman hills and bouchons

Lyon

from €130–220/night
France's food capital of Renaissance lanes, Roman hills and bouchons19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Marseille — France's gritty, sun-soaked Mediterranean port — bouillabaisse and the calanques

Marseille

from €110–180/night
France's gritty, sun-soaked Mediterranean port — bouillabaisse and the calanques20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Nice — Côte d'Azur — a warm-water city with an Italian soul

Nice

from €150–250/night
Côte d'Azur — a warm-water city with an Italian soul20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Paris — Capital — the one everyone measures against

Paris

from €100–170/night
Capital — the one everyone measures against20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Germany

mid-range
Berlin — Germany — 20th-century history, world-class art and all-night clubs

Berlin

from €120–200/night
Germany — 20th-century history, world-class art and all-night clubs20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Cologne — Rhineland city of a colossal Gothic cathedral, Kölsch beer and Carnival

Cologne

from €100–160/night
Rhineland city of a colossal Gothic cathedral, Kölsch beer and Carnival20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Hamburg — Germany's maritime, red-brick harbour city

Hamburg

from €120–200/night
Germany's maritime, red-brick harbour city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Munich — Bavaria's beer-and-baroque capital, gateway to the Alps

Munich

from €130–220/night
Bavaria's beer-and-baroque capital, gateway to the Alps19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Greece

mid-range
Athens — Capital — ancient meets city life

Athens

from €45–80/night
Capital — ancient meets city life20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Chania — Crete's beautiful Venetian harbour town

Chania

from €80–140/night
Crete's beautiful Venetian harbour town20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Mykonos — Cycladic party-and-beach island of white lanes, windmills and blue sea

Mykonos

from €100–180/night
Cycladic party-and-beach island of white lanes, windmills and blue sea20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Rhodes — The Dodecanese's big island — Europe's finest medieval old town, clifftop Lindos and endless beaches

Rhodes

from €80–140/night
The Dodecanese's big island — Europe's finest medieval old town, clifftop Lindos and endless beaches20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 2 events
Santorini — Greece's iconic caldera island of white villages and blue domes

Santorini

from €100–180/night
Greece's iconic caldera island of white villages and blue domes19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Thessaloniki — Macedonia — Greece's second city, Byzantine and full of food

Thessaloniki

from €65–110/night
Macedonia — Greece's second city, Byzantine and full of food19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Hong Kong

expensive
Hong Kong — The dazzling vertical city where East meets West

Hong Kong

from HK$1,100–2,400/night
The dazzling vertical city where East meets West20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Hungary

mid-range
Budapest — Hungary — thermal baths, grand boulevards, and ruin bars

Budapest

from €95–160/night
Hungary — thermal baths, grand boulevards, and ruin bars20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Iceland

expensive
Reykjavík — The world's northernmost capital, gateway to fire and ice

Reykjavík

from €180–300/night
The world's northernmost capital, gateway to fire and ice20 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 4 events

India

budget
Agra — home of the Taj Mahal and Mughal splendour

Agra

from €20–45/night
home of the Taj Mahal and Mughal splendour19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Delhi — India's vast, layered, chaotic capital

Delhi

from €25–55/night
India's vast, layered, chaotic capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Jaipur — Rajasthan's 'Pink City' — forts, palaces and bazaars

Jaipur

from €20–45/night
Rajasthan's 'Pink City' — forts, palaces and bazaars19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 4 events
Mumbai — India's electric city of dreams

Mumbai

from €60–150/night
India's electric city of dreams20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Indonesia

budget
Bali — Indonesia's temple island of rice terraces, surf and spirit

Bali

from €60–150/night
Indonesia's temple island of rice terraces, surf and spirit20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Jakarta — Indonesia's sprawling, energetic capital

Jakarta

from €25–55/night
Indonesia's sprawling, energetic capital19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Lombok — Bali's wilder, quieter neighbour

Lombok

from €20–45/night
Bali's wilder, quieter neighbour19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Ireland

expensive
Dublin — Ireland's easy, boozy, literary capital on the Liffey

Dublin

from €160–260/night
Ireland's easy, boozy, literary capital on the Liffey20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Italy

mid-range
Amalfi Coast — Italy's most beautiful coastline — cliff-clinging pastel towns, lemon groves and impossible sea views

Amalfi Coast

from €130–220/night
Italy's most beautiful coastline — cliff-clinging pastel towns, lemon groves and impossible sea views20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Bologna — Italy's red-brick food capital of porticoes and towers

Bologna

from €100–170/night
Italy's red-brick food capital of porticoes and towers20 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events
Capri — The glamorous jewel of the Bay of Naples

Capri

from €190–380/night
The glamorous jewel of the Bay of Naples19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Cinque Terre — Five candy-coloured fishing villages clinging to the Ligurian cliffs, linked by trail, train and boat

Cinque Terre

from €125–210/night
Five candy-coloured fishing villages clinging to the Ligurian cliffs, linked by trail, train and boat20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 2 events
Florence — Tuscany — the Renaissance in one walkable city

Florence

from €110–190/night
Tuscany — the Renaissance in one walkable city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Lake Como — Italy's glamorous Alpine lake — villa gardens, pastel villages and mountains mirrored in the water

Lake Como

from €130–220/night
Italy's glamorous Alpine lake — villa gardens, pastel villages and mountains mirrored in the water20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Milan — Italy's capital of fashion, design and finance — with a Gothic wonder at its heart

Milan

from €110–190/night
Italy's capital of fashion, design and finance — with a Gothic wonder at its heart20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Naples — Italy's chaotic, soulful southern city — pizza, Pompeii and the bay

Naples

from €80–140/night
Italy's chaotic, soulful southern city — pizza, Pompeii and the bay20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Rome — Capital — the eternal city, still living

Rome

from €65–110/night
Capital — the eternal city, still living20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Turin — Italy's regal café city of arcades, the Mole and Egyptian treasures

Turin

from €80–140/night
Italy's regal café city of arcades, the Mole and Egyptian treasures20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Venice — Veneto — canals, palaces and no cars at all

Venice

from €130–220/night
Veneto — canals, palaces and no cars at all20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Verona — Romeo & Juliet's romantic city of a Roman arena and opera

Verona

from €100–170/night
Romeo & Juliet's romantic city of a Roman arena and opera20 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events

Japan

mid-range
Kyoto — Japan's ancient capital — a thousand temples, geisha and gardens

Kyoto

from €130–250/night
Japan's ancient capital — a thousand temples, geisha and gardens20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Nara — Japan's first capital — the Great Buddha, old temples and bowing deer

Nara

from €100–180/night
Japan's first capital — the Great Buddha, old temples and bowing deer19 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events
Osaka — Japan's food-mad, fun-loving second city

Osaka

from €120–220/night
Japan's food-mad, fun-loving second city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Tokyo — Japan's vast, electric capital — a galaxy of neighbourhoods

Tokyo

from €130–250/night
Japan's vast, electric capital — a galaxy of neighbourhoods20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Jordan

mid-range
Amman — Capital, city life

Amman

from 20–40 JD/night
Capital, city life20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Kenya

mid-range
Nairobi — East Africa's dynamic safari-gateway capital

Nairobi

from €80–170/night
East Africa's dynamic safari-gateway capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Laos

budget
Luang Prabang — UNESCO old royal capital on the Mekong

Luang Prabang

from $20–45/night
UNESCO old royal capital on the Mekong20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Malaysia

budget
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia's multicultural skyscraper capital

Kuala Lumpur

from €55–110/night
Malaysia's multicultural skyscraper capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Mexico

budget
Cabo San Lucas — Baja's party-beach playground at land's end

Cabo San Lucas

from €110–240/night
Baja's party-beach playground at land's end20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Cancún — Mexico's Caribbean beach-and-ruins capital

Cancún

from €45–90/night
Mexico's Caribbean beach-and-ruins capital20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Mexico City — Mexico's vast, cultured high-altitude capital — Aztec ruins, art and world-class food

Mexico City

from €80–160/night
Mexico's vast, cultured high-altitude capital — Aztec ruins, art and world-class food19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Tulum — Bohemian Caribbean beach town over Maya ruins

Tulum

from €45–90/night
Bohemian Caribbean beach town over Maya ruins19 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events

Morocco

budget
Fez — Morocco's medieval spiritual and craft capital

Fez

from €40–70/night
Morocco's medieval spiritual and craft capital20 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events
Marrakech — Morocco's red-walled imperial city at the foot of the Atlas

Marrakech

from €80–160/night
Morocco's red-walled imperial city at the foot of the Atlas20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Nepal

budget
Kathmandu — Nepal's chaotic, temple-filled Himalayan capital

Kathmandu

from €18–40/night
Nepal's chaotic, temple-filled Himalayan capital20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Netherlands

expensive
Amsterdam — Canals, bikes and big museums

Amsterdam

from €100–160/night
Canals, bikes and big museums20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Rotterdam — South Holland — bold modern architecture and a working port

Rotterdam

from €140–230/night
South Holland — bold modern architecture and a working port20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

New Zealand

expensive
Auckland — New Zealand's harbour-and-volcano city

Auckland

from NZ$190–320/night
New Zealand's harbour-and-volcano city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Queenstown — New Zealand's adventure capital — bungy, jet-boats and Alpine lake beauty

Queenstown

from NZ$210–360/night
New Zealand's adventure capital — bungy, jet-boats and Alpine lake beauty20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Norway

expensive
Oslo — Norway's green fjord-side capital, forest and water all around

Oslo

from €170–280/night
Norway's green fjord-side capital, forest and water all around19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 4 events

Peru

budget
Cusco — The Inca capital in the Andes — gateway to Machu Picchu

Cusco

from €30–60/night
The Inca capital in the Andes — gateway to Machu Picchu20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Lima — Peru's gastronomic capital on the Pacific

Lima

from €25–55/night
Peru's gastronomic capital on the Pacific19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Philippines

budget
Manila — The Philippines' chaotic, warm-hearted capital

Manila

from €30–55/night
The Philippines' chaotic, warm-hearted capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Poland

budget
Kraków — Poland's old royal capital — Europe's grandest market square, unbombed and alive

Kraków

from €45–75/night
Poland's old royal capital — Europe's grandest market square, unbombed and alive20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 4 events
Warsaw — Poland's phoenix capital — rebuilt, resilient and buzzing

Warsaw

from €45–75/night
Poland's phoenix capital — rebuilt, resilient and buzzing20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Portugal

mid-range
Funchal — Madeira's flower-filled capital, a garden island in the Atlantic

Funchal

from €60–110/night
Madeira's flower-filled capital, a garden island in the Atlantic20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Lagos — The Algarve's golden-cliff beach town — grottoes, a walled old town and a big summer night out

Lagos

from €75–130/night
The Algarve's golden-cliff beach town — grottoes, a walled old town and a big summer night out20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Lisbon — Capital — hills, tiles and Atlantic light

Lisbon

from €50–85/night
Capital — hills, tiles and Atlantic light20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Porto — Northern Portugal — port wine, tiled churches and the Douro

Porto

from €75–130/night
Northern Portugal — port wine, tiled churches and the Douro20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Romania

budget
Bucharest — Romania's grand, gritty, fast-rising capital

Bucharest

from €70–130/night
Romania's grand, gritty, fast-rising capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Singapore

expensive
Singapore — Asia's gleaming garden city-state where cultures and cuisines collide

Singapore

from €150–280/night
Asia's gleaming garden city-state where cultures and cuisines collide20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

South Africa

mid-range
Cape Town — The Mother City — Table Mountain, beaches and winelands

Cape Town

from €90–180/night
The Mother City — Table Mountain, beaches and winelands20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

South Korea

mid-range
Busan — South Korea's beach-and-mountain second city

Busan

from ₩120,000–250,000/night
South Korea's beach-and-mountain second city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Seoul — South Korea's historic, hyper-modern mega-capital

Seoul

from ₩134400–280000/night
South Korea's historic, hyper-modern mega-capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Spain

mid-range
Barcelona — Seaside city — Gaudí, beaches, appetite

Barcelona

from €60–100/night
Seaside city — Gaudí, beaches, appetite20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Bilbao — Basque city reborn around the Guggenheim, pintxos and green hills

Bilbao

from €90–150/night
Basque city reborn around the Guggenheim, pintxos and green hills18 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events
Granada — Andalusia's Moorish jewel beneath the Sierra Nevada

Granada

from €45–75/night
Andalusia's Moorish jewel beneath the Sierra Nevada19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Ibiza — The Balearic party island — superclubs and beach clubs, but also a boho north of hidden coves

Ibiza

from €120–200/night
The Balearic party island — superclubs and beach clubs, but also a boho north of hidden coves20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 2 events
Madrid — Capital — art, tapas, very late nights

Madrid

from €100–170/night
Capital — art, tapas, very late nights20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Málaga — Andalusia's sunny coastal capital — Picasso, tapas and a city beach

Málaga

from €90–150/night
Andalusia's sunny coastal capital — Picasso, tapas and a city beach20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Marbella — The Costa del Sol's glamorous resort — old-town charm, Puerto Banús yachts and beach clubs

Marbella

from €100–170/night
The Costa del Sol's glamorous resort — old-town charm, Puerto Banús yachts and beach clubs20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Palma — Mallorca's elegant island capital — cathedral, coves and mountains

Palma

from €100–170/night
Mallorca's elegant island capital — cathedral, coves and mountains19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
San Sebastián — Basque beach city of pintxos, a perfect bay and Michelin stars

San Sebastián

from €100–170/night
Basque beach city of pintxos, a perfect bay and Michelin stars20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Seville — Andalucía — Moorish palaces, flamenco, orange trees

Seville

from €75–120/night
Andalucía — Moorish palaces, flamenco, orange trees20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Valencia — Spain's sunny third city — paella, futuristic architecture and a city beach

Valencia

from €90–150/night
Spain's sunny third city — paella, futuristic architecture and a city beach20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Sri Lanka

budget
Colombo — Sri Lanka's cosmopolitan coastal capital

Colombo

from €25–50/night
Sri Lanka's cosmopolitan coastal capital19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Sweden

expensive
Stockholm — Sweden's beautiful capital, spread across fourteen islands

Stockholm

from €160–260/night
Sweden's beautiful capital, spread across fourteen islands20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Switzerland

expensive
Zürich — Switzerland's lake-and-banking capital, with a medieval old town and an edge

Zürich

from €200–320/night
Switzerland's lake-and-banking capital, with a medieval old town and an edge19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

Taiwan

mid-range
Taipei — Taiwan's friendly, food-obsessed capital

Taipei

from €65–120/night
Taiwan's friendly, food-obsessed capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Tanzania

mid-range
Zanzibar — Tanzania's spice island of white sand and Stone Town

Zanzibar

from $60–140/night
Tanzania's spice island of white sand and Stone Town20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Thailand

budget
Bangkok — Thailand's steamy temple-and-street-food capital

Bangkok

from €25–50/night
Thailand's steamy temple-and-street-food capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
Chiang Mai — Thailand's laid-back northern cultural capital

Chiang Mai

from €40–100/night
Thailand's laid-back northern cultural capital20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Koh Samui — Thailand's polished resort island

Koh Samui

from €30–65/night
Thailand's polished resort island19 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Krabi — Thailand's limestone-cliff beach paradise

Krabi

from €25–50/night
Thailand's limestone-cliff beach paradise20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Pattaya — Thailand's brash, buzzing Gulf beach city

Pattaya

from €40–100/night
Thailand's brash, buzzing Gulf beach city20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Phuket — Thailand's biggest island of beaches and islands

Phuket

from €30–55/night
Thailand's biggest island of beaches and islands20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events

Turkey

budget
Antalya — Turkey's Mediterranean beach-and-ruins gateway

Antalya

from €40–70/night
Turkey's Mediterranean beach-and-ruins gateway20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Bodrum — Turkey's whitewashed Aegean resort — a crusader castle, superyacht marinas and party beaches

Bodrum

from €80–160/night
Turkey's whitewashed Aegean resort — a crusader castle, superyacht marinas and party beaches20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 2 events
Cappadocia — Turkey's surreal valley of fairy chimneys and balloons

Cappadocia

from €55–110/night
Turkey's surreal valley of fairy chimneys and balloons20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Istanbul — The city on two continents — Byzantine and Ottoman capital on the Bosphorus

Istanbul

from €45–80/night
The city on two continents — Byzantine and Ottoman capital on the Bosphorus20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

United Arab Emirates

expensive
Abu Dhabi — the UAE's grand, cultured capital on the Gulf

Abu Dhabi

from €280–600/night
the UAE's grand, cultured capital on the Gulf20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Dubai — The Gulf's record-breaking city of towers, beaches and desert

Dubai

from €100–170/night
The Gulf's record-breaking city of towers, beaches and desert20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

United Kingdom

expensive
Edinburgh — Scotland — a castle, a volcano and a whisky in the mist

Edinburgh

from £140–240/night
Scotland — a castle, a volcano and a whisky in the mist20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
London — Capital — museums, markets, pubs

London

from £180–310/night
Capital — museums, markets, pubs20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events

United States

expensive
Boston — America's walkable history city — the Freedom Trail, Fenway and Harvard

Boston

from $310–500/night
America's walkable history city — the Freedom Trail, Fenway and Harvard20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Chicago — America's grand city of architecture and the lake

Chicago

from $230–370/night
America's grand city of architecture and the lake20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Las Vegas — America's neon playground — the Strip, shows, and the desert beyond

Las Vegas

from $230–370/night
America's neon playground — the Strip, shows, and the desert beyond20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Los Angeles — the sprawling capital of sun, screen and surf

Los Angeles

from $310–500/night
the sprawling capital of sun, screen and surf20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Maui — Hawaii's magical Valley Isle

Maui

from $290–600/night
Hawaii's magical Valley Isle20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Miami — America's tropical, Latin-flavoured beach city

Miami

from $310–500/night
America's tropical, Latin-flavoured beach city20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
New Orleans — America's soulful capital of jazz, food and revelry

New Orleans

from $230–370/night
America's soulful capital of jazz, food and revelry20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
New York — The city that never sleeps — a hundred nations on one island

New York

from $360–580/night
The city that never sleeps — a hundred nations on one island20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 4 events
San Francisco — California's foggy, hilly bay city of cable cars and counterculture

San Francisco

from $360–580/night
California's foggy, hilly bay city of cable cars and counterculture20 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Seattle — Pacific Northwest city of coffee and water, under the eye of Mount Rainier

Seattle

from $280–450/night
Pacific Northwest city of coffee and water, under the eye of Mount Rainier20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Washington, DC — America's monumental capital — the Mall, marble memorials and free museums

Washington, DC

from $310–500/night
America's monumental capital — the Mall, marble memorials and free museums20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events

Vietnam

budget
Hanoi — Vietnam's ancient capital — motorbike chaos, street food and colonial charm

Hanoi

from €45–100/night
Vietnam's ancient capital — motorbike chaos, street food and colonial charm20 must-dos · 4 areas to stay · 3 events
Ho Chi Minh City — Vietnam's frenetic, fast-rising southern metropolis

Ho Chi Minh City

from €20–45/night
Vietnam's frenetic, fast-rising southern metropolis19 must-dos · 5 areas to stay · 3 events
Hoi An — Vietnam's lantern-lit ancient trading port

Hoi An

from €20–50/night
Vietnam's lantern-lit ancient trading port19 must-dos · 3 areas to stay · 3 events

More countries as they’re researched — depth beats breadth.