Top destinations and maps: World's Best Places

Summary

Discover the world’s best destinations, cities and natural wonders from the Americas, including the Caribbean, Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina; from Europe including France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece; from Africa including Egypt, Morocco, Madagascar, South Africa; from Asia including Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Japan , India, Maldives, UAE; and finally from Oceania including Australia and New Zealand.

Introduction

Our blue planet is packed with must visit places, at least once in a lifetime.  From the idyllic beaches and islands of Thailand to the Canadian Mountains, passing y the French Riviera, there are plenty of destinations that will you blow your mind.  We have divided our top destinations  list into the various continents including from west to east: Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.  Each section will contain the best destinations including the top countries, vibrant cities and most amazing natural wonders.  We’ve also included a full list of the world’s most fabulous place in an alphabetic order towards the bottom of the page.

Hilton Hotels and Resorts

Hilton Hotels & Resorts is a well known international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and currently owned by Hilton Worldwide.  It has more than 540 Hilton branded hotels in 76 countries across the world.

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Topics

1. Introduction
2. World’s Top destinations Map
3. Top destinations in the Americas
4. Top destinations in Europe
5. Top destinations in Africa
6. Top destinations in Asia
7. Top destinations places in Oceania
8. World’s Top 100 destinations

World’s Top destinations Map

Discover the World’s top destinations on our Interactive World Map.  The map includes all the countries of the world, the best places to visit, top cities to explore, most remarkable natural wonders and the most beautiful beach regions. 

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Sofitel

The Sofitel is one of the most known and luxurious chain of hotels and resorts in the world.  It established itself on all 5 continent, in some of the world’s most sought after destinations by offering some 131 hotels in 40 countries.

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Top Destinations in the Americas

The Americas is a vast continent referring to the landmasses of both North, South, Central America and often including the idyllic islands of the Caribbean’s.  It represent about a third of all the world land mass and some 13% of the world population.  It is a place of great diversity, from the Rockies mountains in the North West of Canada, to the beaches of Brazil, passing by some of the worlds’ greatest cities such as NYC, LA and Buenos Aires.

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Some of the top destinations in the Americas include:

1. British Columbia Province and the Rockies Mountains in Canada including Banff, Victoria and Vancouver
2. Niagara Falls and the Toronto region in Ontario, Canada
3. The Great Lakes
4. Quebec Province in Canada including Montreal, Quebec City and The Gaspe Peninsula
5. California, Nevada and the Grand Canyon on the US west coast (LA, San Francisco and Las Vegas)
6. East Coast of the US including Boston, NYC and Washington DC
7. Florida State and Florida Keys in the South East of the US
8. Mexico East Coast including Cancun and the Playa del Carmen
9. Mexico West Coast including Puerto Vallarta
10. The Caribbean’s including Cuba, Jamaica, and the lesser Antilles (Antigua and Barbuda)
11. Central America including Panama and Costa Rica
12. Brazil Coast including Rio de Janeiro and
13. Argentina coast including Buenos Aires
14. Columbia and their national parks
15. Eastern Island off the coast of Chile
16. Machu Picchu in Peru
17. Chile and the West Coast of South America

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Marriott International

Marriott International is a worldwide operator and franchisor of hotels and related lodging facilities with more than 3,150 lodging properties within the US and in some 68 other countries and territories. It has a variety of brands including but not limited to Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels and the Ritz-Carlton.

Top Destinations in Europe

Europe also called the old continent refers to both a cultural and political distinction as well as a physiographic one.  It is, and especially Ancient Greece, the birthplace of Western civilization and still offers today a very rich cultural heritage.  Europe can be divided into a variety of regions, but a common grouping is between the North and South , East and West.  Some of the best destination in Northern Europe includes the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Baltic Countries.  As for the top Western countries it includes France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany,  Switzerland, Austria and Poland, the Czech republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria , Hungary and Russia for the East subcontinent.  Finally some of the key places in Southern Europe includes Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and the Balkans countries.

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Some of the top destinations in the Europe include:

1. Scotland’s beauty including Edinburg
2. England including London, Bath, Cumbria, Oxford, Cambridge
3. Ireland rocky cliffs coasts and the great cities including Dublin
4. Iceland island
5. Amsterdam and the Netherlands
6. Belgium and the cities of Bruges and Brussels
7. Northern Europe with Norway and Sweden and their Aurora Boreal
8. Paris and Iles de France région
9. French Riviera from Marseille to Monaco passing by Nice, Cannes and St-Tropez
10. The Balearic Islands including Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza
11. The Mediterranean islands including Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
12. East Europe including Poland, Czech republic and Hungary
13. Spanish Coast from Barcelona to Costa del Sol
14. Portugal Atlantic coast
15. Alps mountains across France, Switzerland, Austria and Switzerland
16. Northern Italy from Milan to Florence passing through Venice and San Marino
17. Roma and Vatican City
18. Greek Islands
19. Croatian Riviera with Dubrovnik
20. West Russia with St-Petersburg and Moscow
21. Turkey and the Istanbul region, a mix of east and west

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Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express is one of the world’s most famous mid-priced hotel chain part of the larger InterContinental Hotels Group.  It offers a selection of 1,500 hotels worldwide at very competitive prices and is ideal for business travelers and short-term stays.  The official site offers the worldwide locations and a reservations system.

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Top Destinations in Africa

Africa is the second largest continent in terms of both land area and population and is best known to as the cradle of human civilization.  It is a land of breathtaking natural wonders, from infinite deserts to amazing falls passing by safaris, friendly and genuine people as well as a variety of bustling metropolises.  It is home to the longest river, the 6,650km-long Nile River running from Burundi to Egypt and home to the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, the 5,890m Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. 

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Some of the top destinations in Africa include:

1. North Egypt including the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo and Alexandria
2. South Egypt including Luxor
3. Morocco and the cities of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakesh
4. Zimbabwe Victoria Falls region
5. The Seychelles islands
6. Island of Mozambique
7. Gondar region in Ethiopia
8. Kilimanjaro National Park
9. Ancient Thebes
10. Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
11. Southern Africa Region
12. Tunis region in Tunisia
13. Ethiopia and where it all begins
14. Dakar region in Senegal
15. Dar es Salaam region in Tanzania

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Skyscanner

Skyscanner is one ofthe best flight reservation tool on the web, comparing hundred of airlines across various dates.

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor.com is the biggest travel site when it comes to customers reviews and opinions, making it the perfect place to gather travel information. 

Top Destinations in Asia

Asia is perhaps one of the most diverse and intriguing continent on Earth offering an abundance of cultural and historical heritage, and a variety of natural wonders.  It comes to no surprise that Asia has become one of the most sought after destination in the world with millions of tourist flocking in each year.  From the idyllic beaches of Thailand to the Himalayas , the world’s biggest mountains, passing by some of the 21st century biggest cities include Shanghai, Hong Kong or Bangkok, it really has everything to blow your mind away.

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Some of the top destinations in Asia include:

1. Taj Mahal in the Agra region in India
2. Mumbai region
3. Goa beaches Region
4. Mohenjo-Daro Region in Pakistan
5. Thailand including Bangkok Phucket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai
6. Great Wall of China
7. Hong Kong region
8. Macau region
9. Singapore region
10. Indonesia region
11. Philippines Islands
12. East Coast of Vietnam
13. Tokyo and the Japanese Islands
14. Taiwan Island
15. Mongolia region
16. Maldives region
17. Himalaya mountains in Nepal
18. Himalaya mountains in Bhutan
19. Tibet and the land of the snow and once the home of the Dalai Lama.
20. Sri Lanka Island
21. The United Emirates regions including Dubai
22. Bahrain region
23. Jerusalem region home of the world’s religion
24. Lebanon’s coast
25. Saudi Arabia region
26. Shibam, the Manhattan of the deserts in Yemen
27. Istanbul region in Turkey where the west meets the east
28. Bosra’s region in Syria
29. Qatar’s region
30. Band-emir Lakes in Oman
31. Kuwait’s region

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Asia Top 10

The Top 10 currently hot destinations in Asia according to Agoda include:

Bangkok, Thailand, Singapore, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Phuket, Thailand, Bali, Indonesia, Pattaya, Thailand, Manila, Philippines, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Tokyo, Japan.

Top Destinations in Oceania

Oceania is a geographical and geopolitical region consisting of numerous lands and islands in the Pacific Ocean.  The most important and biggest country is by far Australia followed by New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.  The remainder of the continent is divided between the smaller nation groupings of Melanesia in the west, Micronesia to the north and Polynesia the far east, and home to some of the world’s most idyllic islands destinations.

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Some of the top destinations in Oceania include:

1. North East of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef
2. Visit the Ayers Rock of Uluru in Australia
3. Kakadu National Park in Australia
4. New Zealand and Milford Sound and cities such Auckland
5. Maori villages and the bubbling mud pools in Rotorua in New Zealand
6. The bay of island maritime park and watch for the dolphins and whales in New Zealand
7. Papua New Guinea region
8. Diving spots in Rangiroa in French Polynesia
9. Crystal clear blue waters on a glass bottom boat in French Polynesia
10. Paradisiacal beach of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesa islands (Cook Islands)
11. Island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
12. Hawaii islands in the Pacific
13. Bora Bora regions including Tahiti and French Polynesia
14. Guam and the Pacific islands
15. Fiji islands
16. Micronesia islands
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Accorhotels

The Accor group is one of the world’s largest hotel chain offering over 4,000 hotels in 90 countries. It has something for every taste and budget across all the world’s regions from the Americas to Australia and New Zealand passing by Europe, Africa and Asia. It has a variety of well known brands from the high end luxury hotels such as the known Sofitel to more budget accommodations such as Europe’s low cost leaders, the Etap Hotel and Formule1.

World’s Top 100 destinations

The following is the world’s top 100 destinations in an alphabetic order compiled from the best places in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

1. Alps mountains across France, Switzerland, Austria and Switzerland
2. Amsterdam and the Netherlands
3. Ancient Thebes
4. Argentina coast including Buenos Aires
5. Bahrain region
6. Band-emir Lakes in Oman
7. Belgium and the cities of Bruges and Brussels
8. Bora Bora regions including Tahiti and French Polynesia
9. Bosra’s region in Syria
10. Brazil Coast including Rio de Janeiro
11. British Columbia Province and the Rockies Mountains in Canada including Banff, Victoria and Vancouver
12. California, Nevada and the Grand Canyon on the US west coast (LA, San Francisco and Las Vegas)
13. Central America including Panama and Costa Rica
14. Chile and the West Coast of South America
15. Columbia and their national parks
16. Croatian Riviera with Dubrovnik
17. Crystal clear blue waters on a glass bottom boat in French Polynesia
18. Dakar region in Senegal
19. Dar es Salaam region in Tanzania
20. Diving spots in Rangiroa in French Polynesia
21. East Coast of the US including Boston, NYC and Washington DC
22. East Coast of Vietnam
23. East Europe including Poland, Czech republic and Hungary
24. Eastern Island off the coast of Chile
25. England including London, Bath, Cumbria, Oxford and Cambridge
26. Ethiopia and where it all begins
27. Fiji islands
28. Florida State and Florida Keys in the South East of the US
29. French Riviera from Marseille to Monaco passing by Nice, Cannes and St-Tropez
30. Goa beaches Region
31. Gondar region in Ethiopia
32. Great Wall of China
33. Greek Islands
34. Guam and the Pacific islands
35. Hawaii islands in the Pacific
36. Himalaya mountains in Bhutan
37. Himalaya mountains in Nepal
38. Hong Kong region
39. Iceland island
40. Indonesia region
41. Ireland rocky cliffs coasts and the great cities including Dublin
42. Island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands
43. Island of Mozambique
44. Istanbul region in Turkey where the west meets the east
45. Jerusalem region home of the world’s religion
46. Kakadu National Park in Australia
47. Kilimanjaro National Park
48. Kuwait’s region
49. Lebanon’s coast
50. Macau region
51. Machu Picchu in Peru
52. Maldives region
53. Maori villages and the bubbling mud pools in Rotorua in New Zealand
54. Mexico East Coast including Cancun and the Playa del Carmen
55. Mexico West Coast including Puerto Vallarta
56. Micronesia islands
57. Mohenjo-Daro Region in Pakistan
58. Mongolia region
59. Morocco and the cities of Casablanca, Agadir and Marrakesh
60. Mumbai region
61. New Zealand and Milford Sound and cities such Auckland
62. Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
63. Niagara Falls and the Toronto region in Ontario, Canada
64. North East of Australia and the Great Barrier Reef
65. North Egypt including the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo and Alexandria
66. Northern Europe with Norway and Sweden and their Aurora Boreal
67. Northern Italy from Milan to Florence passing through Venice and San Marino
68. Papua New Guinea region
69. Paradisiacal beach of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesa islands (Cook Islands)
70. Paris and Iles de France région
71. Philippines Islands
72. Portugal Atlantic coast
73. Qatar’s region
74. Quebec Province in Canada including Montreal, Quebec City and The Gaspe Peninsula
75. Roma and Vatican City
76. Saudi Arabia region
77. Scotland’s beauty including Edinburg
78. Shibam, the Manhattan of the deserts in Yemen
79. Singapore region
80. South Egypt including Luxor
81. Southern Africa Region
82. Spanish Coast from Barcelona to Costa del Sol
83. Sri Lanka Island
84. Taiwan Island
85. Taj Mahal in the Agra region in India
86. Thailand including Bangkok Phucket, Koh Samui and Chiang Mai
87. The Balearic Islands including Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza
88. The bay of island maritime park and watch for the dolphins and whales in New Zealand
89. The Caribbean’s including Cuba, Jamaica, and the lesser Antilles (Antigua and Barbuda)
90. The Great Lakes
91. The Mediterranean islands including Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily
92. The Seychelles islands
93. The United Emirates regions including Dubai
94. Tibet and the land of the snow and once the home of the Dalai Lama.
95. Tokyo and the Japanese Islands
96. Tunis region in Tunisia
97. Turkey and the Istanbul region, a mix of east and west
98. Visit the Ayers Rock of Uluru in Australia
99. West Russia with St-Petersburg and Moscow
100. Zimbabwe Victoria Falls region

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