Tourism professionals are starting to make predictions about what will be the must-visit destinations of 2024. Given its role as host of the summer Olympics, Paris is set to be a top draw next year, but it risks being outshone by other trending locations such as Mexico and Japan.
Here are the top destinations for 2024 according to National Geographic:
Europe
- Belfast (Northern Ireland)
- Galloway and Southern Ayrshire (Scotland)
- Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
- Nordland (Norway)
- Pompeii (Italy)
- Europe by train
- Albanian Alps (Albania)
- Tartu (Estonia)
- Wales
- North Yorkshire (England)
- Saimaa (Finland)
- Valletta (Malta)
- Germany
- Wild Atlantic Way (Ireland)
Americas
- Texas (United States)
- Dominica
- Nova Scotia (Canada)
- Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
- New York State (United States)
- Miami (United States)
- Atacama Desert (Chile)
- Lima (Peru)
- Ibera Wetlands (Argentina)
Africa
- Akagera (Rwanda)
- Andrefana Dry Forests, Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
Asia
- Sikkim (India)
- Tainan (Taiwan)
- Xi’An (China)
Oceania
- Victoria (Australia)
Meanwhile, here are the top-trending country destinations for 2024 according to Skyscanner:
- Cayman Islands
- French Polynesia
- Osaka (Japan)
- Tokyo (Japan)
- US Virgin Islands
- Bucharest, Romania
- Bermuda
- Taipei, Taiwan
- St Maarten
- Oranjestad, Aruba
The top-trending destinations for 2024 according to Lonely Planet:
- Mongolia
- India
- Morocco
- Chile
- Benin
- Mexico
- Uzbekistan
- Pakistan
- Croatia
- St Lucia
The 10 destinations most booked by travellers next year via online tour operator eDreams Odigeo:
- Paris
- London
- Bangkok
- Barcelona
- Rome
- Madrid
- New York
- Palma de Mallorca
- Dublin
- Lisbon
And the top-trending destinations for 2024 according to Booking.com:
- Beppu (Japan)
- Vlorë (Albania)
- Mérida (Mexico)
- Portland, Oregon (United States)
- Valkenberg (Netherlands)
- Buenos Aires (Argentina)
- Chemnitz (Germany)
- Rotorua (New Zealand)
- Panglao (Philippines)
- Cairns (Australia)
Into the unknown
Meanwhile, Booking.com has revealed that travellers will also be in the mood for adventure and surprises, as they prepare to surrender to the experience and head where the wind takes them.
The platform’s annual survey of over 27,000 travellers in 33 countries and territories demonstrates how travel escapism can be a means of letting go of everyday worries and living in the moment.
More than half of respondents (52%) say they’re keen to book a trip they know nothing about, not even the destination. Similarly, 55% would like to go where the wind takes them, having no predefined plans when they set out.
Meanwhile, 69% prefer to travel with loose plans, so they can change things easily according to their mood, even if this requires great flexibility and last-minute bookings.
There are other ways to step out of the ordinary while travelling: 34% of those surveyed would not mind travelling with strangers; while 58% of parents would consider heading off on their own to take time out from everyday life.