27 Best Travel Destinations Worldwide to Visit in 2027

Being a travel journalist means asking yourself the same question, over and over: “and now, where to?” And, thanks to the wonderful planet we live on, the options are endless. That’s why, once a year, we bring together our reporters, travel specialists, and most seasoned editors to create a definitive guide to the world’s best destinations for the year ahead. We spend months researching, cross-checking information, sifting the results, and, in the end, hunting for the finest and most up-to-date experiences available across the globe. And finally, the curtain is about to rise.

Our list of the best destinations for 2027 is much more than a roll call of breathtaking places. It is a reflection on travel, about how, where, and why we embark on adventures. In it, we explore the most current reasons (yes, they keep appearing) to visit timeless places such as Luxor or Aswan; we highlight how incredible the coming year will be for cities like Shanghai, with the upcoming surge of art and culture; and we remind ourselves how to be good travelers and the potential for vacations to benefit local communities with destinations like Jamaica, at a moment when the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa are still felt. But we haven’t forgotten destinations that invite us to slow down and truly, without hurry, take in what surrounds us. Hiking in Armenia, sailing along the coast of the Cook Islands, winemaking experiences in the central Chile… We haven’t forgotten that traveling is not only about seeing; it’s also about surrendering to all the other pleasures.

The world opens up before us as soon as we step over the threshold of our front door, but these are the 27 destinations at the top of our travel wish list for the year ahead. Read on to discover the best destinations in the world to travel to in 2027. —Arati Menon & Megan Spurrell

This list is part of our global guide to the best destinations in 2027.