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    Grab your passport and your sunscreen, Lonely Planet has just revealed its 30 must-visit destinations for 2025 as well as a brand-new rundown of top 10 travel trends.

    The travel publishing giant鈥檚 list is spread over cities, countries and regions, with Bansko in Bulgaria, Osaka in Japan and Edmonton in Canada all making the cut as urban hot spots.

    Cameroon, Lithuania and Fiji got nods as country destinations and Chiriqui in Panama and Valais in Switzerland were classed as regions with rizz.

    For cities, 鈥渘umber one on the list this year is Toulouse, France,鈥 Nitya Chambers, Lonely Planet鈥檚 SVP, content and executive editor, tells CNN. It鈥檚 鈥渁 perfect weekend break destination, a real labyrinth of a city with art galleries, upcycled industrial venues (and) cafes.鈥

    It鈥檚 a perfect addition to a travel itinerary around France, says Chambers, and the Indian city of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry) is similarly an ideal add-on, being as it is an easy train journey from the better-known tourist destination of Chennai.

    Puducherry is reimagining itself as 鈥渁 top destination for sand and surf, with an extensive project that鈥檚 reclaiming the beaches that eroded into the sea,鈥 says Chambers.

    Train-hopping is the top travel trend identified by Lonely Planet in this 15th edition of its best-selling 鈥淏est in Travel鈥 book. Best beaches is at No.10, although as Lonely Planet admits in its press release, 鈥淥ffering relaxation, unspoiled beauty and a connection with nature, beach vacations will always be on trend.鈥

    Local flavors and outdoor adventure

    The northern Thai city of Chiang Mai weaves into Lonely Planet鈥檚 local flavors travel trend. 鈥淲hether you鈥檙e a seasoned food traveler or just curious and eager to taste, there is a culinary landscape there that is just fresh and new and exciting,鈥 says Chambers.

    The country of Vanuatu is not the first name that springs to mind when travelers think of Pacific Islands, but, says Chambers, 鈥渇or us, that rawness was really key to its appeal.鈥 The archipelago has a National Sustainable Development Plan 鈥渢hat is prioritizing the protection of nature and travelers can dive wrecks and watch lava spew from an active volcano, but also know that there is a huge effort underway there to protect the natural environment for future generations.鈥

    In England, the region of East Anglia is underexplored even by domestic tourists, but Chambers says, it鈥檚 a 鈥渟ampling platter of old England, with villages (and) unexpected art towns, against a coastline that鈥檚 studded with beaches and bird reserves.鈥

    On the Vanuatu island of Ambrym, you can marvel at its rare open lava lakes. (Christopher Horsley/Getty Images via CNN Newsource)Extreme birdwatching 鈥 which Lonely Planet defines as vacations entirely planned around observing our feathered friends 鈥 is No.4 on the trends list. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people 鈥減icked up hobbies like bird watching, like hiking, that continue to this day. And I think we鈥檙e seeing it in how and where people travel,鈥 says Chambers.

    Regions less visited

    In northern Turkey, the seaside cities of Giresun and Ordu are a 鈥済ateway to the coast and the mountains鈥 in the lesser visited Black Sea region, says Chambers.

    Finally, one of Chambers鈥 favorite U.S. picks is Low Country and Coastal Georgia. It鈥檚 鈥渟o picturesque,鈥 she enthuses, 鈥渕arked by beaches and marshes and old-fashioned towns.鈥 It鈥檚 now home to one of the nation鈥檚 best African-American museums and its unique food culture 鈥渢ells a story of not just the region, and the nature and the landscape, but also its history,鈥 says Chambers.

    Lonely Planet鈥檚 Best in Travel 2025:

    Cities

    • Toulouse, France
    • Pondicherry, India
    • Bansko, Bulgaria
    • Chiang Mai, Thailand
    • Genoa, Italy
    • Pittsburgh, USA
    • Osaka, Japan
    • Curitiba, Brazil
    • Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • Edmonton, Canada

    Countries

    • Cameroon
    • Lithuania
    • Fiji
    • Laos
    • Kazakhstan
    • Paraguay
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Vanuatu
    • Slovakia
    • Armenia

    Regions

    • Low Country and Coastal Georgia
    • The Terai, Nepal
    • Chiriqui, Panama
    • Launceston and the Tamar Valley, Australia
    • Valais, Switzerland
    • Giresun and Ordu, Turkiye
    • Bavaria, Germany
    • East Anglia, England
    • Jordan Trail
    • Mount Hood and the Columbia River Gorge region, Oregon

    Trends

    • Train-hopping
    • Taking it easy
    • Following the music
    • Extreme birdwatching
    • Marvelous markets
    • What a drag
    • Underrrated parks
    • Local flavors
    • Arboreal adventures
    • Best beaches

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