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National Geographic released its top 35 travel destinations in the world Wednesday for 2023, revealing the choices are inspired by “sustainability” and “respect.”
As respecting culture and supporting local businesses has become more relevant in the past year or two, National Geographic believes it is important to highlight this in its choices for the list and represent places that have proved to be substantial in these areas.
National Geographic is hopeful that they can encourage this through the list by inspiring the travel choices readers make in the next year and help broaden their knowledge and interaction with other cultures.
“Because when you are awed by something, you treat it with respect. And that spirit is something we want to encourage with this list,” Amy Alipio, senior editor for National Geographic Travel noted in an interview with CNN Wednesday.
“It’s about broadening the focus on the people striving for sustainable destinations and the various ways that manifests, from making travel more accessible to supporting local businesses,” she added.
According to a 2023 travel predictions report from American Automobile Association released earlier this month, trends show people plan to travel more overall next year and that their “appetite for international travel has returned.”
The list has five different themed categories including, “adventure, culture, nature, family and community.”
25 of the locations were picked by the global editors of National Geographic Traveler while10 were chosen from the UK edition.
Here is National Geographic’s Best of the World 2023 list:
CULTURE
Appian Way, Italy
Busan, South Korea
Longmen Grottoes, Henan Province, China
Egypt
Charleston, South Carolina
Vilnius, Lithuania
Hauts-de-France, France
NATURE
Scottish Highlands
Botswana
Slovenia
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Azores
Guyana
Tanzania
ADVENTURE
New Zealand
Choquequirao, Peru
Utah
Austrian Alps
Revillagigedo National Park, Mexico
Sierra Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico
Bhutan
COMMUNITY
Dodecanese Islands, Greece
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alberta, Canada
Laos, Asia
Ghana, West Africa
Nova Scotia, Canada
Aboriginal, Australia
FAMILY
Trinidad & Tobago
San Francisco Crosstown Trail, California
Colombia
Manchester, United Kingdom
Switzerland
Bath, UK
Wicklow, Ireland
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